Commandeer
Breaking News 9 • rare
- Set
- Breaking News
- Collector number
- 9
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Magnus Jansson
- Market price
- $3.69
What it does
You may exile two blue cards from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Gain control of target noncreature spell. You may choose new targets for it. (If that spell is an artifact, enchantment, or planeswalker, the permanent enters under your control.)
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricBanned
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Commandeer was released as part of the Breaking News bonus sheet, a specialized subset of cards featured in the 2024 Outlaws of Thunder Junction set. The set draws heavy inspiration from classic Western tropes and pulp cinema aesthetics, and the Breaking News cards were specifically designed to mimic the high-contrast, sensationalist style of vintage newspaper headlines. This particular card reimagines a previously existing mechanical effect through this thematic lens, utilizing bold typography and gritty, ink-heavy illustrations to evoke the feeling of a 'wanted' poster or an urgent front-page report.
The visual direction for this series was handled by the internal Wizards of the Coast art team, who prioritized a monochromatic palette accented by signature red highlights to maintain visual cohesion across the subset. Upon release, the Breaking News cards were well-received by the player base for their distinct, cohesive identity that contrasted sharply with the standard cards in the set. By leaning into retro-print design elements, the card serves as both a functional game piece and an homage to the mid-century tabloid journalism that continues to inform modern Western storytelling.
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