Entrancing Melody
Entrancing Melody: Sorcery, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. Gain control of target creature with mana value X. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {X}{U}{U}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Collector number
- 196
- Artist
- Winona Nelson
- Commander rank
- 11,489 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Entrancing Melody
Entrancing Melody is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue sorcery from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 196 in that set, with art by Winona Nelson. It costs {X}{U}{U} (X and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Ixalan (2017) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.28 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Gain control of target creature with mana value X.
The stronger the will, the more bewitching the song.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.28 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Entrancing Melody 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 |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Entrancing Melody
Entrancing Melody has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Ixalan Promos (PXLN) #55p | Rare | 2017 |
| Ixalan Promos (PXLN) #55s | Rare | 2017 |
| Ixalan (XLN) #55 | Rare | 2017 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Entrancing Melody, newest first.
- If a permanent has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
- In a multiplayer game, if a player leaves the game, all cards that player owns leave as well, and any effects that give the player control of permanents immediately end.
- The control-change effect of Entrancing Melody lasts indefinitely. It doesn't wear off during the cleanup step.
Similar cards
Other sorcery cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Entrancing Melody is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.