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Command Beacon

15 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Command Beacon, Star Trek Commander printing
Star Trek Commander TRC · No. 373 2026-11-13

Card text

Land
{T}: Add {C}. {T}, Sacrifice this land: Put your commander into your hand from the command zone.
Federation worlds house endless diversity, bound by a simple truth: we are better together.
EDHREC rank #183 Rare Not on the Reserved List
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The 15 printings

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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 ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ∅ Not legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

6 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

If your commander isn't in the command zone (or you're not playing Commander) as the last ability resolves, nothing happens.

2015-11-04 · Wizards of the Coast

If you cast a commander from your hand, the additional cost based on the number of times you've cast it from your command zone (sometimes referred to as the "commander tax") doesn't apply. Additionally, that casting won't add to the tax if you later cast the commander from the command zone.

2015-11-04 · Wizards of the Coast

If you have two commanders with the partner ability in the command zone, Command Beacon's effect puts one of your choice into your hand, not both.

2016-11-08 · Wizards of the Coast

If you have two commanders with the partner ability in the command zone, Command Beacon's effect puts one of your choice into your hand, not both.

2020-11-10 · Wizards of the Coast

If your commander isn't in the command zone (or you don't have a commander) as the last ability resolves, nothing happens.

2020-11-10 · Wizards of the Coast

If you cast a commander from your hand, the commander tax doesn't apply. Additionally, that casting won't add to commander tax if you later cast the commander from the command zone.

2020-11-10 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

Command Beacon, The List printing
The List
PLST · #OTC-279
Rare
∅ No QC price
Command Beacon, Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander printing
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander
OTC · #279
Rare
Tapt's Canadian calculation. How to read these prices
Fetch & Shock Games
Command Beacon, Secret Lair Drop printing
Secret Lair Drop
SLD · #1533★
Rare
∅ No QC price
Command Beacon, The List printing
The List
PLST · #C15-56
Rare
∅ No QC price