Reins of Power
- Mana cost
- {2}{U}{U}
- Type
- Instant
- Set
- Commander 2016 #96 (rare)
- Price
- $3.32 USD
Untap all creatures you control and all creatures target opponent controls. You and that opponent each gain control of all creatures the other controls until end of turn. Those creatures gain haste until end of turn.
Reins of Power has 6 printings, first in Stronghold (1998). EDHREC ranks it #3,960 among Commander cards. It appears most in Zedruu the Greathearted decks (3,368 on EDHREC). 4 public decks on TCG run it. It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Public decks that run Reins of Power
- Draconic Dissent - Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate, led by Firkraag, Cunning Instigator
- Political Puppets - Commander 2011, led by Zedruu the Greathearted
- Seize Control - Commander 2015, led by Mizzix of the Izmagnus
- Stalwart Unity - Commander 2016, led by Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis
Commanders that run Reins of Power most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Zedruu the Greathearted: 3,368 decks
- Jon Irenicus, Shattered One: 3,190 decks
- Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis: 2,235 decks
- Phelddagrif: 1,855 decks
- Kros, Defense Contractor: 1,199 decks
- Firkraag, Cunning Instigator: 1,098 decks
- Pramikon, Sky Rampart: 771 decks
- Ian Malcolm, Chaotician: 676 decks
Often played with Reins of Power
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : It is perfectly legal for either or both players to have zero creatures. They give control of all their zero creatures as instructed.
- : You only untap creatures controlled by you and the targeted opponent, not all creatures.