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Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)

{3}{U}

Instant

Choose one. If you control a commander as you cast this spell, you may choose both instead. • Move all counters from target nonland permanent you control onto another target nonland permanent you control. • Remove all counters from target nonland permanent you control. Draw a card for each counter removed this way.
Plays as
Card DrawCounter MoverModal Spell
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

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Rulings

5 · latest Mar 20, 2026
  • WotCMar 20, 2026

    Once you've announced that you're casting a spell, players can't take any actions until you've finished doing so. Notably, opponents can't try to remove your commander to change how many modes you may choose.

  • WotCMar 20, 2026

    Once you've chosen both modes for the spell, it doesn't matter whether you continue to control a commander. This is true even if you somehow no longer control a commander as you finish casting the spell.

  • WotCMar 20, 2026

    The commander you control doesn't have to be your commander.

  • WotCMar 20, 2026

    There's no extra bonus if you control more than one commander.

  • WotCMar 20, 2026

    To move a counter from one permanent to another, the counter is removed from the first permanent and put onto the second. Any abilities that care about a counter being removed from or placed on a permanent will apply.