Profane Command
Planechase 38 • rare
- Set
- Planechase
- Collector number
- 38
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Wayne England
- Market price
- $0.45
What it does
Choose two —
• Target player loses X life.
• Return target creature card with mana value X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
• Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn.
• Up to X target creatures gain fear until end of turn. (They can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Profane Command was originally released in the 2007 set Lorwyn, designed to showcase the strategic flexibility of 'choose two' modal spells. It was later reprinted in the 2012 Planechase release as card number 38, featuring the same evocative original illustration by Zoltan Boros and Gabor Szikszai. The card is grounded in the dark, high-fantasy aesthetic of the Lorwyn-Shadowmoor block, emphasizing the theme of necromantic power and battlefield control.
The design of the card captures a hallmark of black magic within the game's mechanics, offering players a versatile suite of options ranging from reanimation to direct life loss. Upon its initial debut, it was highly regarded by competitive players for its utility in the mid-to-late game, where its scalable mana cost allowed for significant swings in momentum. Its inclusion in the Planechase supplemental set helped cement its status as a staple for multiplayer formats, where its ability to interact with multiple graveyards remains tactically relevant.
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