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Aethersnatch

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Aethersnatch, Commander 2015 printing
Commander 2015 C15 · No. 9 2015-11-13

Card text

{4}{U}{U}
Instant
Gain control of target spell. You may choose new targets for it. (If that spell becomes a permanent, it enters under your control.)
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EDHREC rank #14223 Rare Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ∅ Not legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ∅ Not legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

5 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

If you gain control of a commander spell, the commander’s owner chooses whether to put it in the command zone if it later leaves the battlefield.

2015-11-04 · Wizards of the Coast

You may change any or none of the spell’s targets. If you change a target, you must choose a legal target for the spell. If you can’t, you must leave the target unchanged (even if the current target is illegal). Notably, if you were originally chosen as a “target opponent” for a spell you gain control with Aethersnatch, you are now an illegal target as you aren’t your own opponent.

2015-11-04 · Wizards of the Coast

Aethersnatch can target any spell, even one without targets.

2015-11-04 · Wizards of the Coast

If you gain control of an instant or sorcery spell, it will be put into its owner’s graveyard as it resolves.

2015-11-04 · Wizards of the Coast

Combat damage dealt by a commander is tracked without regard to who controlled the commander at the time it dealt damage. For example, say a commander deals 10 combat damage to a player, leaves the battlefield, is recast, and you gain control of it with Aethersnatch. If it deals another 11 combat damage to that same player, they will lose the game.

2015-11-04 · Wizards of the Coast

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