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Aethersnatch

Commander 2015 (C15)

{4}{U}{U}

Instant

Gain control of target spell. You may choose new targets for it. (If that spell becomes a permanent, it enters under your control.)
Plays as
Theft
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal

Versions

1 printing · from $1.15

Commander 2015
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Rulings

5 · latest Nov 4, 2015
  • WotCNov 4, 2015

    Aethersnatch can target any spell, even one without targets.

  • WotCNov 4, 2015

    Combat damage dealt by a commander is tracked without regard to who controlled the commander at the time it dealt damage. For example, say a commander deals 10 combat damage to a player, leaves the battlefield, is recast, and you gain control of it with Aethersnatch. If it deals another 11 combat damage to that same player, they will lose the game.

  • WotCNov 4, 2015

    If you gain control of a commander spell, the commander’s owner chooses whether to put it in the command zone if it later leaves the battlefield.

  • WotCNov 4, 2015

    If you gain control of an instant or sorcery spell, it will be put into its owner’s graveyard as it resolves.

  • WotCNov 4, 2015

    You may change any or none of the spell’s targets. If you change a target, you must choose a legal target for the spell. If you can’t, you must leave the target unchanged (even if the current target is illegal). Notably, if you were originally chosen as a “target opponent” for a spell you gain control with Aethersnatch, you are now an illegal target as you aren’t your own opponent.