Ray of Command
Fifth Edition (5ED) #114 · Common · Instant
Mana cost: {3}{U}
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.
Illustrated by Harold McNeill · Released March 24, 1997
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.19 USD · €0.17 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.02 USD (9.5%) to $0.19 USD; low $0.18 USD, high $0.21 USD.
Printings
- Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska #29 (DDM) · Common · 2014 · $0.28 USD
- Commander 2011 #56 (CMD) · Common · 2011 · $0.36 USD
- Masters Edition II #61 (ME2) · Uncommon · 2008
- Battle Royale Box Set #56 (BRB) · Common · 1999 · $0.68 USD
- Fifth Edition #114 (this printing) · Common · 1997 · $0.19 USD
- Mirage #86 (MIR) · Common · 1996 · $0.22 USD
- Ice Age #92 (ICE) · Common · 1995 · $0.27 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Not legal
- Modern: Not legal
- Brawl: Not legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Not legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Not legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2004-10-04 · wotc — You may target an untapped creature with Ray of Command.
- 2004-10-04 · wotc — 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.
- 2008-10-01 · wotc — 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.