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Controlled Instincts

{U}

Enchantment — Aura

CONConflux#23uncommon

Togk Manytooth struggled helplessly as the kathari circled above him. For a warrior, immobilization is a fate worse than death.

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 711
Illustrator
Ralph Horsley
Found in
Conflux MTGO Redemption · Conflux MTGO Redemption Foil · 3 more
Printings1EDHREC rank#30,447
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

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

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Enchant red or green creature Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
Plays as:
Is AuraPacifism
Market · per finishspark updated 20m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil0.0%
$0.07
$0.02 low$0.01 gapTCGplayer
Foil-20.0%
$0.20
$0.15 low$0.07 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.07· across 1 printing· you're viewing it

Rulings

2 · latest Feb 1, 2009
  • WotCFeb 1, 2009

    Controlled Instincts can enchant only a creature that’s red or green. If at any time the enchanted creature is neither red nor green, Controlled Instincts is put into its owner’s graveyard as a state-based action.

  • WotCFeb 1, 2009

    Controlled Instincts may target and may enchant an untapped creature.