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◇ Catalog #126

Grab the Reins

c16·#126·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Michael Sutfin

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Nov '16

9 yr ago

Value

$0.27+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.28 · low $0.25

NM$0.27

LP—

MP—

HP—

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$0.25–$0.29modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.30low $0.27range 11.1%n 45

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #11,943 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.27

Gameplay

Instant

Choose one — • Until end of turn, you gain control of target creature and it gains haste. • Sacrifice a creature. Grab the Reins deals damage equal to that creature's power to any target. Entwine {2}{R} (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHlegal

Rulings · 3

2004-12-01wotc

If you cast this with Entwine, you don’t get priority in the middle of resolution. You can’t steal something, do anything (like attack with it), and then sacrifice it.

2004-12-01wotc

If you choose the “sacrifice a creature” mode, you choose the target of the damage on announcement, but don’t choose what to sacrifice until resolution. You must sacrifice a creature when Grab the Reins resolves, even if you don’t want to. If you don’t control any creatures at that time, Grab the Reins deals no damage.

2004-12-01wotc

If you pay the entwine cost, you can sacrifice the creature you gain control of with Grab the Reins.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.27. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.27 and $0.30 across 45 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from C16 — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #126 of *Commander 2016*, the set that shipped alongside the November 2016 Commander 2016 release.

Card type: Instant, color identity red, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {3}{R} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Entwine.

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #11,943 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Michael Sutfin. Rarix catalogs 276 other cards credited to this artist.