Expropriate

Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2396 · Mythic · Sorcery

Mana cost: {7}{U}{U}

Council's dilemma — Starting with you, each player votes for time or money. For each time vote, take an extra turn after this one. For each money vote, choose a permanent owned by the voter and gain control of it. Exile Expropriate.

Could be worse. You had a choice.

Illustrated by Skinner · Released February 23, 2026

Prices

Printings

  1. Secret Lair Drop #2396 (this printing) · Mythic · 2026 · $14.11 USD foil
  2. Special Guests #66 (SPG) · Mythic · 2024 · $16.28 USD
  3. The List #CN2-30 (PLST) · Mythic · 2019 · $13.55 USD
  4. Treasure Chest #65785 (PZ2) · Mythic · 2016
  5. Conspiracy: Take the Crown #30 (CN2) · Mythic · 2016 · $15.87 USD

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2016-08-23 · wotc — No player votes until the spell or ability resolves. Any responses to that spell or ability must be made without knowing the outcome of the vote.
  2. 2016-08-23 · wotc — If a creature with an enters-the-battlefield council's dilemma ability leaves the battlefield before that ability resolves, players can still vote for any option that would put +1/+1 counters on that creature, even though—or perhaps especially because—those votes won't generate an effect.
  3. 2016-08-23 · wotc — Players can't do anything between voting and finishing the resolution of the spell or ability that included the vote.
  4. 2016-08-23 · wotc — The effects of each council's dilemma ability happen in the stated order. First the vote occurs, then the first effect, and finally the second effect.
  5. 2016-08-23 · wotc — Unlike the will of the council cards from the original Conspiracy set, where a majority of votes determined what happened, each vote made for a council's dilemma card adds to the ultimate effect.
  6. 2016-08-23 · wotc — You must vote for one of the available options. You can't abstain.
  7. 2016-08-23 · wotc — Because the votes are made in turn order, each player will know the votes of players who voted beforehand.
  8. 2024-09-20 · wotc — No player votes until Expropriate resolves. Any responses to the spell must be made without knowing the outcome of the vote.
  9. 2024-09-20 · wotc — Each player must vote for one of the available options. They can't abstain.
  10. 2024-09-20 · wotc — Votes are cast in turn order, and each player will know the votes of players who voted beforehand.

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