Spreading Insurrection
Spreading Insurrection: Sorcery, Modern Horizons 2. Gain control of target creature you don't control until end of turn. Untap that creature. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {4}{R}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Modern Horizons 2 (MH2)
- Released
- 2021-06-18
- Collector number
- 142
- Artist
- Johann Bodin
- Commander rank
- 12,654 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Storm
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About Spreading Insurrection
Spreading Insurrection is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon red sorcery from Modern Horizons 2 (MH2), a draft-focused set released in June 2021. It is collector number 142 in that set, with art by Johann Bodin. It costs {4}{R} (four generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 3 sets, from The List (2020) to Jumpstart: Historic Horizons (2021). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.22 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Gain control of target creature you don't control until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn.
Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.)
Everyone wants to be on the winning side.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.22 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Spreading Insurrection by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Spreading Insurrection
Spreading Insurrection has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #MH2-142 | Uncommon | 2026 |
| Jumpstart: Historic Horizons (J21) #518 | Uncommon | 2021 |
Official rulings
Five official rulings apply to Spreading Insurrection, newest first.
- The triggered ability that creates the copies can itself be countered by anything that can counter a triggered ability. If it is countered, no copies will be put onto the stack.
- Spells cast from zones other than a player's hand and spells that were countered or otherwise failed to resolve are counted by the storm ability.
- A copy of a spell can be countered like any other spell, but it must be countered individually. Countering a spell with storm won't affect the copies.
- The copies are put directly onto the stack. They aren't cast and won't be counted by other spells with storm cast later in the turn.
- If a spell with storm has targets, you may choose new targets for any of the copies. You can make different choices for each copy.
Similar cards
Other sorcery cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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