Grab the Reins magic the gathering card art
Mirrodin (mrd)
#95uncommon English Foil

Grab the Reins
3
mountain

Instant

Choose one —

• Until end of turn, you gain control of target creature and it gains haste.

• Sacrifice a creature. Grab the Reins deals damage equal to that creature's power to any target.

Entwine
2
mountain (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

Illustrated by Michael Sutfin
Links
Legalities
Not Legal
standard
Not Legal
historic
Not Legal
pioneer
Legal
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Not Legal
pauper
Legal
vintage
Legal
Commander
Not Legal
brawl
Not Legal
alchemy
Rulings
If you pay the entwine cost, you can sacrifice the creature you gain control of with Grab the Reins.
2004-12-01wotc
If you choose the “sacrifice a creature” mode, you choose the target of the damage on announcement, but don’t choose what to sacrifice until resolution. You must sacrifice a creature when Grab the Reins resolves, even if you don’t want to. If you don’t control any creatures at that time, Grab the Reins deals no damage.
2004-12-01wotc
If you cast this with Entwine, you don’t get priority in the middle of resolution. You can’t steal something, do anything (like attack with it), and then sacrifice it.
2004-12-01wotc


Alternate Printings

Grab the Reins magic the gathering card art
Normal: $0.20 | Foil: N/A
Grab the Reins magic the gathering card art
Normal: $0.37 | Foil: N/A
Grab the Reins magic the gathering card art
Normal: $0.29 | Foil: $2.58





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