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Word of Command 30A

Other printings of "Word of Command": ME4 #103 30A #133 LEA #136 2ED #137 CED #137 CEI #137 LEB #137 30A #430

Card

id1908
artistJesper Myrfors
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asciiName
attractionLights
availabilitypaper
boosterTypes
borderColorblack
colorIdentityB
colorIndicator
colorsB
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank18441
edhrecSaltiness0.55
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frameVersion2015
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isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint1
isReserved1
isStarter1
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords
languageEnglish
layoutnormal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost{B}{B}
manaValue2
nameWord of Command
number133
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalText
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power
printings2ED, 30A, CED, CEI, LEA, LEB, ME4
promoTypes
rarityrare
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStampoval
setCode30A
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subsets
subtypes
supertypes
textLook at target opponent's hand and choose a card from it. You control that player until Word of Command finishes resolving. The player plays that card if able. While doing so, the player can activate mana abilities only if they're from lands that player controls and only if mana they produce is spent to activate other mana abilities of lands the player controls and/or to play that card. If the chosen card is cast as a spell, you control the player while that spell is resolving.
toughness
typeInstant
typesInstant
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watermark
setName30th Anniversary Edition

Identifiers

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Legalities

id1908
alchemy
brawl
commander
duel
future
gladiator
historic
legacy
modern
oathbreaker
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
penny
pioneer
predh
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timeless
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vintage

Purchase URLs

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cardKingdomhttps://mtgjson.com/links/54900aaf50918965
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Foreign Data (per language)

No foreign data.

Rulings

datetext
2004-10-04To "play a card" is to either cast a spell or to put a land onto the battlefield using the main phase special action.
2009-10-01You do get to choose which lands get tapped. You can make them choose an optional mana generating ability of the land that they tap, such as making them tap and sacrifice the land instead of just tap it.
2011-01-01During the resolution of this spell, that player plays the chosen card.
2011-01-01If there is a non-mana way to cast a spell, as with Pitch Spells, you may require that way to be used if it is possible to do so.
2011-01-01Since this spell is an instant, your opponent gets a chance to respond to it as normal. Once this spell resolves, you look at your opponent's hand and choose a card. Note that it is common practice to respond to Word of Command by using up any spells or mana you have prior to letting it resolve.
2011-01-01Word of Command can't be used to force a player to play a card that isn't in their hand.
2011-01-01You control the player while this spell is resolving, which means you get to see anything they can see. If that player is required to search their library as part of playing the card or as part of its resolution if it's cast as a spell, then you can see the cards in that player's library as well.
2011-01-01You may Command your opponent to play a land (if they have not already done so this turn).
2011-01-01You must order your opponent to play the chosen card if it is possible to do so.
2011-01-01Your opponent can't counter the Word of Command after letting you look at their hand, but they can attempt to counter the spell you force them to cast.
2016-07-13Controlling a player doesn't allow you to look at that player's sideboard. If an effect instructs that player to choose a card from outside the game, you can't have that player choose any card.
2016-07-13While controlling another player, you can see all cards in the game that player can see. This includes cards in that player's hand, face-down cards that player controls, and any cards in that player's library the player may look at.

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