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Grab the Reins

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

The List PLST · No. MRD-95 2024-08-02

Card text

Instant

Choose one — • Until end of turn, you gain control of target creature and it gains haste. • Sacrifice a creature. Grab the Reins deals damage equal to that creature's power to any target. Entwine

(Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

Keywords: Entwine

EDHREC rank #12456 Uncommon Not on the Reserved List

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The 3 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal

Pioneer ∅ Not legal

Modern ✓ 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

3 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

If you cast this with Entwine, you don’t get priority in the middle of resolution. You can’t steal something, do anything (like attack with it), and then sacrifice it.

2004-12-01 · Wizards of the Coast

If you choose the “sacrifice a creature” mode, you choose the target of the damage on announcement, but don’t choose what to sacrifice until resolution. You must sacrifice a creature when Grab the Reins resolves, even if you don’t want to. If you don’t control any creatures at that time, Grab the Reins deals no damage.

2004-12-01 · Wizards of the Coast

If you pay the entwine cost, you can sacrifice the creature you gain control of with Grab the Reins.

2004-12-01 · Wizards of the Coast