How does Commandeer work?
Asked by AwesomeDude7113 3 months ago
I get the gist of the card, but I do not know how/when to play it.
AwesomeDude7113 says... #2
That does help a lot. I just have one follow up question. It says non-creature spell, so could I take like a Sol Ring that an opponent has on their battlefield? In other words, can I only take something from the stack or can I steal an artifact/enchantment from the battlefield?
July 24, 2024 12:16 p.m.
Noire_Samhain says... Accepted answer #3
It must be on the stack. It no longer exists as a spell once it has resolved, it's now a permanent. If you wanted to steal said hypothetical Sol Ring with Commandeer, it would have needed to have been cast in response to them casting it.
Noire_Samhain says... #1
Commandeer is exactly what it says on the tin. By taking control of the non-creature spell, if its a permanent it enters the battlefield under your control, or if it's say, Beacon of Tomorrows you can choose it to target you (when it resolves any cast instants/sorceries will still go into the opponent's deck/graveyard). The Commandeered spell can still be countered. It's a niche form of counterplay. You play it to turn an opponent's advantage into yours, whether its removal like Anguished Unmaking or whatever noncreature spell you'd like for yourself.
Does that help a bit?
July 23, 2024 4:15 p.m.