Reins of Power
Commander 2016 96 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2016
- Collector number
- 96
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- John Severin Brassell
- Market price
- $3.23
What it does
Untap all creatures you control and all creatures target opponent controls. You and that opponent each gain control of all creatures the other controls until end of turn. Those creatures gain haste until end of turn.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Reins of Power was originally printed in the Stronghold expansion in 1998, designed by Mike Elliott as a blue instant that temporarily grants the caster control of all creatures owned by target opponent, while simultaneously forcing a swap with the opponent's creatures. The card was conceived as a high-impact political tool for multiplayer formats, capturing the essence of 'blue' magic's manipulative nature by turning an opponent's board state against them while protecting the caster from incoming damage.
The Commander 2016 printing, featuring collector number 96, updated the card’s frame to the modern Magic: The Gathering layout. This version was included in the 'Stalwart Unity' preconstructed deck, which focused on the Group Hug archetype. The artwork by Kev Walker remains a defining feature of the card, depicting a spectral, ethereal influence over a battlefield, a style that reflects the chaotic and tide-turning nature of the spell's effect in the commander format.
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