Claim the Firstborn
Throne of Eldraine (ELD) #118 · Uncommon · Sorcery
Mana cost: {R}
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.
"The deal was struck and the favor had been done. And so, under the cover of night, the debt was paid."
—*Tales of the Fae*
Illustrated by Iain McCaig · Released October 4, 2019
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.20 USD · €0.16 EUR
- Foil: $0.35 USD · €0.81 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.06 USD (23.1%) to $0.20 USD; low $0.20 USD, high $0.26 USD.
Printings
- Secret Lair Drop #2837 (SLD) · Rare · 2026
- Strixhaven Mystical Archive #37 (STA) · Uncommon · 2021 · $0.35 USD
- Throne of Eldraine #118 (this printing) · Uncommon · 2019 · $0.20 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Legal
- Historic: Legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2019-10-04 · wotc — Gaining control of a creature doesn't cause you to gain control of any Auras or Equipment attached to it.
- 2019-10-04 · wotc — Claim the Firstborn can target any creature with mana value 3 or less, even one that's untapped or one you already control.
- 2019-10-04 · wotc — If a creature on the battlefield has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
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