Grab the Reins
- Mana cost
- {3}{R}
- Type
- Instant
- Set
- Commander 2016 #126 (uncommon)
- Price
- $0.24 USD
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 {2}{R} (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)
Grab the Reins has 3 printings, first in Mirrodin (2003). EDHREC ranks it #12,466 among Commander cards. It appears most in Brion Stoutarm decks (1,363 on EDHREC). 1 public deck on TCG runs it. It has 3 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Public decks that run Grab the Reins
- Open Hostility - Commander 2016, led by Saskia the Unyielding
Commanders that run Grab the Reins most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Brion Stoutarm: 1,363 decks
- Zidane, Tantalus Thief: 259 decks
- Yasova Dragonclaw: 169 decks
- The Beast, Deathless Prince: 156 decks
- Thromok the Insatiable: 147 decks
- Hofri Ghostforge: 140 decks
- Plargg, Dean of Chaos // Augusta, Dean of Order: 116 decks
- Kethek, Crucible Goliath: 109 decks
Often played with Grab the Reins
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : 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.
- : 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.
- : If you pay the entwine cost, you can sacrifice the creature you gain control of with Grab the Reins.