Man-o'-War
Man-o'-War: Creature - Jellyfish, Dominaria Remastered. When this creature enters, return target creature to its owner's hand. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{U}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Jellyfish
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Dominaria Remastered (DMR)
- Released
- 2023-01-13
- Collector number
- 58
- Artist
- Jon J Muth
- Commander rank
- 8,078 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Man-o'-War
Man-o'-War is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common blue creature from Dominaria Remastered (DMR), a Masters set released in January 2023. It is collector number 58 in that set, with art by Jon J Muth. It costs {2}{U} (two generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 19 sets, from Visions (1997) to Dominaria Remastered (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.17 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
When this creature enters, return target creature to its owner's hand.
"Beauty to the eye does not always translate to the touch." -Naimah, Femeref philosopher
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.17 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Man-o'-War by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Man-o'-War
Man-o'-War has been printed in 19 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #POR-59 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Jumpstart: Historic Horizons (J21) #212 | Common | 2021 |
| The List (PLST) #VIS-37 | Common | 2020 |
| The List (PLST) #A25-64 | Common | 2019 |
| Modern Horizons (MH1) #55 | Common | 2019 |
| Masters 25 (A25) #64 | Common | 2018 |
| Eternal Masters (EMA) #59 | Common | 2016 |
| Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Kiora (DDO) #38 | Common | 2015 |
| Duel Decks Anthology: Jace vs. Chandra (JVC) #8 | Common | 2014 |
| Vintage Masters (VMA) #79 | Common | 2014 |
| Magic Online Theme Decks (TD0) #A26 | Common | 2010 |
| Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (DD2) #8 | Common | 2008 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Man-o'-War.
- If there are no other creatures on the battlefield when Man-o'-War enters the battlefield, its ability must target itself.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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These card lists include Man-o'-War.