wotc
If you Commandeer a spell for which buyback has been paid, the card returns to its owner's hand.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #29
Commandeer
csp·#29·rare·nonfoil
Illus. John Matson
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Jul '06
20 yr ago
Value
$9.50+$2 (+32.8%)
30 days high $8.50 · low $6.40
Volatility · high
EUR€3.57USD$8.50TIX0.14 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #2,272 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Instant
You may exile two blue cards from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Gain control of target noncreature spell. You may choose new targets for it. (If that spell is an artifact, enchantment, or planeswalker, the permanent enters under your control.)
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 8
wotc
You may change any of the targeted spell's targets. If you change a target, you must choose a legal target for the spell. If you can't, you must leave the target the same (even if that target is now illegal).
wotc
If the targeted spell has a triggered ability that copies it (for example, replicate or storm), the copies will be controlled by the player who cast that spell.
Context
Last observed at $8.50, up from $6.40 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $8.50 across 34 observations. Headline volatility reads high. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 22 hours ago at $8.50.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from CSP — the lineup includes Foil and 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.
This card belongs to *Coldsnap* (released July 2006).
Card #29 in Coldsnap.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Instant. Color identity: blue. Mana cost: {5}{U}{U} (7 converted).
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Brawl. Banned in Historic.
EDHrec ranks this card #2,272 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by John Matson. Rarix tracks 294 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. John Matson
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