Take the Bait
Take the Bait: Instant, Murders at Karlov Manor Commander. Cast this spell only during combat on an opponent's turn. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{R}{W}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- White and red (WR)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC)
- Released
- 2024-02-09
- Collector number
- 43
- Artist
- Johan Grenier
- Keywords
- Goad
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About Take the Bait
Take the Bait is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white and red instant from Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC), a Commander product released in February 2024. It is collector number 43 in that set, with art by Johan Grenier. It costs {2}{R}{W} (two generic, one white and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is white and red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Murders at Karlov Manor Commander is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $5.97 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Cast this spell only during combat on an opponent's turn.
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to you and planeswalkers you control this turn. Untap all attacking creatures and goad them. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $5.97 (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 Take the Bait by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
Other printings of Take the Bait
The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) #353 | Rare | 2024 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Take the Bait, newest first.
- Take the Bait doesn't give the opponent whose turn it is an additional main phase. They will move directly from the end of combat step of one combat phase to the beginning of combat step of the next one.
- Untapping and goading the attacking creatures won't remove them from combat, even if they're attacking you.
Similar cards
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