Dovin, Hand of Control
Dovin, Hand of Control: Legendary Planeswalker - Dovin, War of the Spark. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{W/U}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Legendary Planeswalker - Dovin
- Colour identity
- White and blue (WU)
- Loyalty
- 5
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- War of the Spark (WAR)
- Released
- 2019-05-03
- Collector number
- 229
- Artist
- Kieran Yanner
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About Dovin, Hand of Control
Dovin, Hand of Control is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon white and blue legendary planeswalker from War of the Spark (WAR), an expansion set released in May 2019. It is collector number 229 in that set, with art by Kieran Yanner. It costs {2}{W/U} to cast, for a mana value of 3. It enters with 5 loyalty. Its colour identity is white and blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 4 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.27 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Artifact, instant, and sorcery spells your opponents cast cost {1} more to cast.
[−1]: Until your next turn, prevent all damage that would be dealt to and dealt by target permanent an opponent controls.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.27 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Dovin, Hand of Control by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Dovin, Hand of Control
Dovin, Hand of Control has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #529 | Uncommon | 2020 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #77961 | Uncommon | 2019 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #72227 | Uncommon | 2019 |
| War of the Spark Promos (PWAR) #229s | Uncommon | 2019 |
| War of the Spark Promos (PWAR) #229s★ | Uncommon | 2019 |
| War of the Spark (WAR) #229★ | Uncommon | 2019 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Dovin, Hand of Control, newest first.
- Once Dovin’s loyalty ability resolves, the damage prevention continues to apply even if Dovin leaves the battlefield.
- In a multiplayer game, if you leave the game after Dovin’s last ability resolves but before your next turn begins, its effect lasts until your next turn would have begun. It neither expires immediately nor lasts indefinitely.
- Dovin’s loyalty ability can target any permanent an opponent controls, not just one that can deal or be dealt damage.
Similar cards
Other planeswalker cards with a white and blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.