Control Magic

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Control Magic: Enchantment - Aura, Commander Anthology. Enchant creature. You control enchanted creature. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{U}{U}
Mana value
4
Type
Enchantment - Aura
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Commander Anthology (CMA)
Released
2017-06-09
Collector number
34
Artist
Clint Cearley
Commander rank
6,960 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Enchant

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About Control Magic

Control Magic is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon blue enchantment from Commander Anthology (CMA), a Commander product released in June 2017. It is collector number 34 in that set, with art by Clint Cearley. It costs {2}{U}{U} (two generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 22 sets, from Limited Edition Alpha (1993) to Commander Anthology (2017). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.03 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Enchant creature

You control enchanted creature.

"Do as I think, not as I do." -Jace Beleren

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.03 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Control Magic by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PremodernLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Control Magic

Control Magic has been printed in 22 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2151Uncommon2025
Arena Anthology 2 (AA2) #3Uncommon2025
30th Anniversary Edition (30A) #349Uncommon2022
30th Anniversary Edition (30A) #52Uncommon2022
Eternal Masters (EMA) #42Rare2016
Vintage Masters (VMA) #63Rare2014
Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska (DDM) #30Uncommon2014
Commander 2013 (C13) #35Uncommon2013
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #43594Rare2012
Masters Edition IV (ME4) #43Rare2011
Battle Royale Box Set (BRB) #14Uncommon1999
Pro Tour Collector Set (PTC) #ml64Uncommon1996

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Control Magic.

  • Gaining control of a creature doesn't cause you to gain control of any Auras or Equipment attached to it.

Similar cards

Other enchantment cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.

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