Word of Command
30th Anniversary Edition 133 • rare
- Set
- 30th Anniversary Edition
- Collector number
- 133
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Jesper Myrfors
- Market price
- €41.48
What it does
Look at target opponent's hand and choose a card from it. You control that player until Word of Command finishes resolving. The player plays that card if able. While doing so, the player can activate mana abilities only if they're from lands that player controls and only if mana they produce is spent to activate other mana abilities of lands the player controls and/or to play that card. If the chosen card is cast as a spell, you control the player while that spell is resolving.
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
Word of Command was originally designed by Richard Garfield and released as an instant card in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993. It was intended to represent the flavor of a powerful planeswalker exerting mental control over their opponent, allowing the caster to manipulate the opponent's hand and play a spell for them. Mechanically, it is one of the most complex cards in the game's history, often requiring significant rule clarifications due to the unique way it accesses another player's hidden information.
The 30th Anniversary Edition, released in 2022, serves as a non-tournament legal commemorative reprint of the original 1993 cards. This edition was created to celebrate the history of the game by featuring the original artwork by Christopher Rush, who was a foundational artist for the early years of the franchise. While the cards retain the iconic look of the early nineties era, they are distinguished by a special back design and updated foiling techniques, intended strictly for collectors and nostalgia enthusiasts rather than competitive play.
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