Grab the Reins 
Instant
Oracle text (EN)
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 
(Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)
Printing details
- Set
- MRD · 95
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Language
- ZHT
- Artist
- Michael Sutfin
- Released
- 2003-10-02
- Prices
- – · –
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
Show the data
| Date | Cardmarket, trend |
|---|---|
| November 2, 2026 | €0.23 |
| November 1, 2026 | €0.20 |
| October 29, 2026 | €0.16 |
| October 28, 2026 | €0.17 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low – trend €0.23 30-day avg €0.16 | low – trend €1.21 30-day avg €0.97 |
| CardTrader (ZHT) | NM from – | NM from €1.40 with Zero from €1.40 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.13 | NM from €0.55 |
Cardmarket updated Nov 2, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 2, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Not legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Not legal
- competitivebrawl Not legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Not legal
- historic Not legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Not legal
- predh Legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Not legal
- tlr Not legal
Rulings
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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.
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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.
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If you pay the entwine cost, you can sacrifice the creature you gain control of with Grab the Reins.