Card text
Look 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.
Cheapest
US$52.99
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Cheapest · the United States
US$52.99
In stock at · US
1 store
Mana cost
{B}{B}
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Card text
Look 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.
Format legality
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- AlchemyNot legal
Price history (USD · lowest price)
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About Word of Command
This page covers the collector's edition printing of Word of Command (137), an Black Instant from Collector's Edition (CED). It is printed at Rare rarity. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander and Oathbreaker.
We track no other printing of 137 in this set, so there is no base card here to compare its price with.
The cheapest listing we track in the United States is US$52.99, 16% below TCGplayer's US$63.36 market price. Only one store has it in the United States, so the price is whatever that shop asks and there is no second quote to check it against.
The market price moved +0% over the last 7 days; there is not yet a 30-day window to set that against. It is trading at its 90-day high of US$63.36.
Collector's Edition is a gold-bordered collector set, not legal in sanctioned play, released December 1993. Word of Command has 5 other cards in the database, listed further down the page.
Look 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.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does Word of Command (Collector's Edition) 137 cost?
- The cheapest listing for Word of Command (137) in the United States is US$52.99, from a marketplace rather than one of the stores we track. TCGplayer's market price is US$63.36.
- What set is Word of Command from?
- Word of Command is card 137 from Collector's Edition (CED) in Magic: The Gathering. It is a rare Black instant.
- Where can I buy Word of Command?
- Compare every store selling Word of Command across the US, Australia, the UK, Singapore, Canada and the EU on this page, then buy from whichever seller offers the lowest total including postage. MTG Compare links straight through to each store.
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Card details
- Card number
- 137
- Set
- Collector's Edition (CED)
- Set type
- Collector's & gold border
- Released
- 3 December 1993
- Rarity
- Rare (R)
- Printing
- Collector's Edition
- Type line
- Instant
- Colour
- Black
- Colour identity
- Black
- Mana cost
- {B}{B}
- Finish
- Non-foil
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