- Word of Command
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Word of Command
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Near Mint
$63.36
L: $62.71
Lightly Played
$53.73
L: $52.99
Moderately Played
$36.15
L: $64.99
Heavily Played
$59.99
L: $59.99
Damaged
$39.04
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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.
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Number
137
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Artist
Jesper Myrfors
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Language
English
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(EN)
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Expansion
Collectors' Edition
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Rulings
To "play a card" is to either cast a spell or to put a land onto the battlefield using the main phase special action.
2004/10/04
You 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.
2009/10/01
During the resolution of this spell, that player plays the chosen card.
2011/01/01
If 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.
2011/01/01
Since 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.
2011/01/01
Word of Command can't be used to force a player to play a card that isn't in their hand.
2011/01/01
You 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.
2011/01/01
You may Command your opponent to play a land (if they have not already done so this turn).
2011/01/01
You must order your opponent to play the chosen card if it is possible to do so.
2011/01/01
Your 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.
2011/01/01
Controlling 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.
2016/07/13
While 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.
2016/07/13
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id
stringThe id of the card
CED-137
name
stringThe name of the card
Word of Command
mana_cost
stringThe cost to cast the card
{B}{B}
types
string[]The types of card, such as Creature.
[Instant]
color_identity
stringThe color identity of the card (the colors that appear on the card)
[B]
variants
object[]The variants the card is available in, such as normal or foil, and their prices.
variants.name
stringThe variant name, such as normal or foil
normal
variants.prices
object[]The variant name, such as normal or coldFoil
rarity
stringThe rarity of the card
Rare
number
stringThe card number
137
artist
stringThe artist of the card
Jesper Myrfors
language
stringThe language of the card, such as English.
English
language_code
stringThe language code, such as EN.
EN
images
object[]The images of the card
images.large
stringThe large url of the image
https://images.scrydex.com/magicthegathering/CED-137/large
expansion
objectThe expansion the card belongs to
expansion.name
stringThe name of the expansion
Collectors' Edition

