Order of Succession

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Order of Succession: Sorcery, Commander 2013. Choose left or right. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{U}
Mana value
4
Type
Sorcery
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Commander 2013 (C13)
Released
2013-11-01
Collector number
52
Artist
Magali Villeneuve
Commander rank
16,646 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Order of Succession

Order of Succession is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue sorcery from Commander 2013 (C13), a Commander product released in November 2013. It is collector number 52 in that set, with art by Magali Villeneuve. It costs {3}{U} (three generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Commander 2013 is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.56 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Choose left or right. Starting with you and proceeding in the chosen direction, each player chooses a creature controlled by the next player in that direction. Each player gains control of the creature they chose.

"Long live . . . me."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.56 (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 Order of Succession by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Official rulings

Four official rulings apply to Order of Succession, newest first.

  • Order of Succession doesn’t target any players or creatures. You can choose and gain control of a creature with protection from blue, for example.
  • It doesn’t matter whether the next player is a teammate or an opponent.
  • If the next player in the chosen direction controls no creatures, you won’t gain control of anything.
  • All players will gain control of the creatures they chose simultaneously.

Similar cards

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Order of Succession is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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