Claim the Firstborn
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Strixhaven Mystical ArchiveSTA · #37
- Card type
- Sorcery
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.18 € · ★ 0.47 € · 0.39 $ · ★ 0.30 $ · ★ E 0.58 $
- Mana value
- 1
- Colour
- Red
Card text
Gain control of target creature with mana value 3 or less until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn.
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PioneerLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Anato Finnstark
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2021-04-23
Flavour text
"Will! They have a copy of *Tales of the Fae* here! Want me to read you a bedtime story?" —Rowan Kenrith
Rulings
Claim the Firstborn can target any creature with mana value 3 or less, even one that's untapped or one you already control.
Gaining control of a creature doesn't cause you to gain control of any Auras or Equipment attached to it.
If a creature on the battlefield has in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
