First printed in Coldsnap (2006)

All 6 prints

Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2749, 2026
Breaking News (OTP) #9, 2024
Commander Masters (CMM) #484, 2023
Commander Masters (CMM) #80, 2023
The List (PLST) #CSP-29, 2023
Coldsnap (CSP) #29, 2006

Commandeer

Instant

You may exile two blue cards from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Gain control of target noncreature spell. You may choose new targets for it. (If that spell is an artifact, enchantment, or planeswalker, the permanent enters under your control.)

In the last 30 days 3.7% of Modern decks played it (5 of 135). Most played in WUBRG (unclassified). In the last 30 days 1.0% of Legacy decks played it (1 of 104). Most played in Affinity.

Staple

Modern staples: sideboard, 4% of decks (#67)
Blue, Instants

Last 120 days of MTGO results.

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Banned
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Legal
Premodern Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Not legal
PreDH Legal
Tiny Leaders Not legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Modern Other periods →

In 5 of 135 decks (3.7%).

Share of decks

3.7%

vs previous 30 days

Decks

0 main, 5 sideboard

Avg. copies

–

in the main deck

Win rate

62%

1 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
WUBRG (unclassified)	5.2%	29%
Mono-Blue (unclassified)	1.5%	100%
UG (unclassified)	0.7%	100%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

Deck	Record
UG FakeShaver in Modern Challenge 32	7-2 78%
Mono-Blue E90_DeliveryBoy in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Mono-Blue E90_DeliveryBoy in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%
WUBRG MeninooNey in Modern Challenge 32	3-3 50%
WUBRG MeninooNey in Modern Challenge 32	3-3 50%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Mono-Blue E90_DeliveryBoy, 28 Oct	1 side	#15 4-2
WUBRG MeninooNey, 28 Oct	1 side	#21 3-3
Mono-Blue E90_DeliveryBoy, 27 Oct	1 side	#13 4-2
WUBRG MeninooNey, 27 Oct	1 side	#26 3-3
UG FakeShaver, 27 Oct	1 side	#2 7-2

Legacy Other periods →

In 1 of 104 decks (1.0%).