Dictate of the Twin Gods

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Dictate of the Twin Gods: Enchantment, Starter Commander Decks. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{R}{R}
Mana value
5
Type
Enchantment
Colour identity
Red (R)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Starter Commander Decks (SCD)
Released
2022-12-02
Collector number
131
Artist
Jaime Jones
Commander rank
2,404 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Double, Flash

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About Dictate of the Twin Gods

Dictate of the Twin Gods is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red enchantment from Starter Commander Decks (SCD), a Commander product released in December 2022. It is collector number 131 in that set, with art by Jaime Jones. It costs {3}{R}{R} (three generic and two red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Journey into Nyx (2014) to Starter Commander Decks (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.64 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Flash

If a source would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals double that damage to that permanent or player instead.

Iroas and Mogis are as different in appearance as they are in personality.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.64 (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 Dictate of the Twin Gods by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Dictate of the Twin Gods

Dictate of the Twin Gods has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #52334Rare2017
Journey into Nyx (JOU) #93Rare2014
Journey into Nyx Promos (PJOU) #93★Rare2014

Official rulings

Four official rulings apply to Dictate of the Twin Gods, newest first.

  • Dictate of the Twin Gods applies to any damage, not just combat damage. It also doesn't matter who controls the source of the damage that's being dealt.
  • If more than one Dictate of the Twin Gods is on the battlefield, damage dealt will double for each one (two of them will end up multiplying the damage by four, three of them by eight, and four of them by sixteen).
  • If multiple effects modify how damage will be dealt, the player being dealt damage or the controller of the permanent being dealt damage chooses the order to apply the effects. For example, the ability of Decorated Griffin says “Prevent the next 1 combat damage that would be dealt to you this turn.” Suppose you would be dealt 3 combat damage and you activate the ability of Decorated Griffin. You can either (a) prevent 1 damage first and then let Dictate of the Twin Gods's effect double the remaining 2 damage, for a result of being dealt 4 damage, or (b) double the damage to 6 and then prevent 1 damage, for a result of being dealt 5 damage.
  • The source of the damage doesn't change. A spell that deals damage will specify the source of the damage, often the spell itself. An ability that deals damage will also specify the source of the damage, although the ability itself will never be that source. Often the source of the ability is also the source of the damage.

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