Claim the Firstborn
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA) #37 · 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.
"Will! They have a copy of *Tales of the Fae* here! Want me to read you a bedtime story?"
—Rowan Kenrith
Illustrated by Anato Finnstark · Released April 23, 2021
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.35 USD · €0.16 EUR
- Foil: $0.33 USD · €0.46 EUR
- Etched: $0.58 USD
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.06 USD (20.7%) to $0.35 USD; low $0.29 USD, high $0.47 USD.
Printings
- Secret Lair Drop #2837 (SLD) · Rare · 2026
- Strixhaven Mystical Archive #37 (this printing) · 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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