Ray of Command
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Duel Decks: Jace vs. VraskaDDM · #29
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Common
- Indicative price
- 0.19 € · 0.28 $
- Mana value
- 4
- Colour
- Blue
Card text
Untap target creature an opponent controls and gain control of it until end of turn. That creature gains haste until end of turn. When you lose control of the creature, tap it.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PauperLegal
- PaupercommanderLegal
- PredhLegal
- PremodernLegal
- 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
- Andrew Robinson
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2014-03-14
Flavour text
"Heel."
Rulings
The creature returns to the opponent when the “until end of turn” effect wears off during the cleanup step. It taps during the Cleanup step (if it is not already tapped), so any abilities triggered off it tapping happen at that time.
You may target an untapped creature with Ray of Command.
You tap the creature when you lose control of it for any reason — because Ray of Command’s effect ends, or because a spell or ability causes another player to gain control of it.
