Binding Negotiation
Binding Negotiation: Sorcery, Outlaws of Thunder Junction. Target opponent reveals their hand. You may choose a nonland card from it. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ)
- Released
- 2024-04-19
- Collector number
- 78
- Artist
- Caroline Gariba
- Commander rank
- 18,352 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Binding Negotiation
Binding Negotiation is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black sorcery from Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ), an expansion set released in April 2024. It is collector number 78 in that set, with art by Caroline Gariba. It costs {1}{B} (one generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. Outlaws of Thunder Junction is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.21 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).
Card text
Target opponent reveals their hand. You may choose a nonland card from it. If you do, they discard it. Otherwise, you may put a face-up exiled card they own into their graveyard.
"The tighter I bind them, the looser their tongues become."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.21 (as of 2026-11-11).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Binding Negotiation by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Similar cards
Other sorcery cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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