Call for Aid
- Mana cost
- {4}{R}
- Type
- Sorcery
- Set
- Tales of Middle-earth Commander #432 (rare)
- Price
- $1.61 USD
Gain control of all creatures target opponent controls until end of turn. Untap those creatures. They gain haste until end of turn. You can't attack that player this turn. You can't sacrifice those creatures this turn.
Call for Aid has 3 printings, first in Tales of Middle-earth Commander (2023). EDHREC ranks it #7,476 among Commander cards. It appears most in Éowyn, Shieldmaiden decks (4,995 on EDHREC). 1 public deck on TCG runs 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 Call for Aid
- Riders of Rohan - Tales of Middle-earth Commander, led by Éowyn, Shieldmaiden
Commanders that run Call for Aid most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Éowyn, Shieldmaiden: 4,995 decks
- Zidane, Tantalus Thief: 1,979 decks
- Aragorn, King of Gondor: 1,919 decks
- Don Andres, the Renegade: 730 decks
- Norin, Swift Survivalist: 366 decks
- Edea, Possessed Sorceress: 267 decks
- Red Death, Shipwrecker: 262 decks
- Iroh, Tea Master: 213 decks
Often played with Call for Aid
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If an effect instructs you to sacrifice a creature, and you control any creatures other than the ones you gained control of with Call for Aid this turn, you must sacrifice one of them. You can't try to sacrifice one of the creatures you gained control of, fail, and therefore ignore the effect.
- : You can't sacrifice the creatures you gained control of with Call for Aid this turn for any reason. If an effect instructs you to sacrifice one of them, you can't and it remains on the battlefield. You also can't sacrifice any of them to pay a cost that requires you to sacrifice a creature.