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Magic: The Gathering · Limited Edition Alpha · Rare

Word of Command

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Market price

2

Public decks

Word of Command
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Rules Text

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.

Card Facts

Mana value
2
Colors
Color identity
EDHREC rank
#19,358
Reserved list
Yes
Rarity

Legality

Commander

Legal

Duel Commander

Legal

Legacy

Legal

Oathbreaker

Legal

Old School

Legal

PreDH

Legal

TLR

Legal

Vintage

Legal

Alchemy

Not legal

Brawl

Not legal

Competitive Brawl

Not legal

Future

Not legal

Gladiator

Not legal

Historic

Not legal

Modern

Not legal

Pauper

Not legal

Pauper Commander

Not legal

Penny Dreadful

Not legal

Pioneer

Not legal

Premodern

Not legal

Standard

Not legal

Standard Brawl

Not legal

Timeless

Not legal

Rulings

  1. Jul 13, 2016 · Wizards of the Coast

    Controlling a player doesn't allow you to look at that player's sideboard. If an effect instructs that player to choose a card from outside the game, you can't have that player choose any card.

  2. Jul 13, 2016 · Wizards of the Coast

    While controlling another player, you can see all cards in the game that player can see. This includes cards in that player's hand, face-down cards that player controls, and any cards in that player's library the player may look at.

  3. Jan 1, 2011 · Wizards of the Coast

    You must order your opponent to play the chosen card if it is possible to do so.

  4. Jan 1, 2011 · Wizards of the Coast

    Your opponent can't counter the Word of Command after letting you look at their hand, but they can attempt to counter the spell you force them to cast.

  5. Jan 1, 2011 · Wizards of the Coast

    If there is a non-mana way to cast a spell, as with Pitch Spells, you may require that way to be used if it is possible to do so.

  6. Jan 1, 2011 · Wizards of the Coast

    You control the player while this spell is resolving, which means you get to see anything they can see. If that player is required to search their library as part of playing the card or as part of its resolution if it's cast as a spell, then you can see the cards in that player's library as well.

  7. Jan 1, 2011 · Wizards of the Coast

    Since this spell is an instant, your opponent gets a chance to respond to it as normal. Once this spell resolves, you look at your opponent's hand and choose a card. Note that it is common practice to respond to Word of Command by using up any spells or mana you have prior to letting it resolve.

  8. Jan 1, 2011 · Wizards of the Coast

    During the resolution of this spell, that player plays the chosen card.

  9. Jan 1, 2011 · Wizards of the Coast

    Word of Command can't be used to force a player to play a card that isn't in their hand.

  10. Jan 1, 2011 · Wizards of the Coast

    You may Command your opponent to play a land (if they have not already done so this turn).

  11. Oct 1, 2009 · Wizards of the Coast

    You do get to choose which lands get tapped. You can make them choose an optional mana generating ability of the land that they tap, such as making them tap and sacrifice the land instead of just tap it.

  12. Oct 4, 2004 · Wizards of the Coast

    To "play a card" is to either cast a spell or to put a land onto the battlefield using the main phase special action.

Printings

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8 printings
30th Anniversary Edition
30th Anniversary Edition30A
30th Anniversary Edition
30th Anniversary Edition30A
Masters Edition IV
Masters Edition IVME4
Collectors' Edition
Collectors' EditionCED · $63.36
Intl. Collectors' Edition
Intl. Collectors' EditionCEI · $49.99
Unlimited Edition
Unlimited Edition2ED · $386.00
Limited Edition Beta
Limited Edition BetaLEB
Limited Edition Alpha
Limited Edition AlphaLEA
Community

Decks using this card

2 public decks run Word of Command.


MTGCommanderB2

Sakashima Smasher

xedeon
xedeon13 days ago
900
MTGCommanderB3

Deck Democratie

SE
SeliSelo9 months ago
100