Harness by Force
- Mana cost
- {1}{R}{R}
- Type
- Sorcery
- Set
- Journey into Nyx #100 (rare)
- Price
- $0.34 USD
Strive — This spell costs {2}{R} more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Gain control of any number of target creatures until end of turn. Untap those creatures. They gain haste until end of turn.
Harness by Force has 1 printing, first in Journey into Nyx (2014). EDHREC ranks it #14,161 among Commander cards. It appears most in Marchesa, the Black Rose decks (697 on EDHREC). It has 7 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Commanders that run Harness by Force most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Marchesa, the Black Rose: 697 decks
- Herigast, Erupting Nullkite: 347 decks
- Brion Stoutarm: 328 decks
- The Beast, Deathless Prince: 300 decks
- Kethek, Crucible Goliath: 251 decks
- Hofri Ghostforge: 238 decks
- Zidane, Tantalus Thief: 190 decks
- Khârn the Betrayer: 177 decks
Often played with Harness by Force
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : You choose how many targets each spell with a strive ability has and what those targets are as you cast it. It's legal to cast such a spell with no targets, although this is rarely a good idea. You can't choose the same target more than once for a single strive spell.
- : If all of the spell's targets are illegal when the spell tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. If one or more of its targets are legal when it tries to resolve, the spell will resolve and affect only those legal targets. It will have no effect on any illegal targets.
- : If a spell or ability allows you to cast a strive spell without paying its mana cost, you must pay the additional costs for any targets beyond the first.
- : If such a spell is copied, and the effect that copies the spell allows a player to choose new targets for the copy, the number of targets can't be changed. The player may change any number of the targets, including all of them or none of them. If, for one of the targets, the player can't choose a new legal target, then it remains unchanged (even if the current target is illegal).
- : Gaining control of a creature doesn't cause you to gain control of any Auras or Equipment attached to it.
- : The mana cost and mana value of strive spells don't change no matter how many targets they have. Strive abilities affect only what you pay.
- : Harness by Force can target any creature, even one that's untapped or one you already control.