Claim the Firstborn
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2837 · Rare · 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.
"Go back to your room. Play with your toys and your costumes. Forget about the baby."
—Jareth
Illustrated by Justyna Dura · Released October 12, 2026
Printings
- Secret Lair Drop #2837 (this printing) · Rare · 2026
- Strixhaven Mystical Archive #37 (STA) · Uncommon · 2021 · $0.35 USD
- Throne of Eldraine #118 (ELD) · 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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