Command Beacon Price
14 printings · 11 sets · first printed 2015
Command Beacon has been printed 14 times across 11 sets, first in 2015 and most recently in 2025. Right now the cheapest printing is Final Fantasy: Through the Ages #64 at $8.70, while the most expensive is Secret Lair Drop #470 at $40.84 — about 5× more. The median across 12 priced printings is $10.25. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 14x, including dedicated reprint sets like Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander, Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander.
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Every Command Beacon Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final Fantasy: Through the Ages #64 (R) Cheapest | 2025 | $8.70 | $5.00 |
| Commander Legends #349 (R) | 2020 | $8.86 | $8.00 |
| Commander 2015 #56 (R) | 2015 | $9.44 | $10.00 |
| Commander Legends Promos #349p (R) | 2024 | $9.47 | $11.00 |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander #352 (R) | 2025 | $9.65 | $6.50 |
| Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander #279 (R) | 2024 | $9.89 | $5.00 |
| The List #C15-56 (R) | 2020 | $10.61 | $8.00 |
| Commander Legends #704 (R) | 2020 | $14.05 | $11.50 |
| Secret Lair Drop #1533 (R) | 2024 | $14.33 | $9.50 |
| Secret Lair Drop #1533★ (R) Foil | 2024 | $15.66 | — |
| Judge Gift Cards 2016 #4 (R) Foil | 2016 | $25.06 | $22.00 foil |
| Secret Lair Drop #470 (R) Foil | 2022 | $40.84 | $27.00 foil |
| Magic Online Promos #86062 (R) | 2020 | — | — |
| Legendary Cube Prize Pack #136 (U) | 2015 | — | — |
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., Sacrifice this land: Put your commander into your hand from the command zone.Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 14 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
6 PrecedentsIf your commander isn't in the command zone (or you're not playing Commander) as the last ability resolves, nothing happens.
If you cast a commander from your hand, the additional cost based on the number of times you've cast it from your command zone (sometimes referred to as the "commander tax") doesn't apply. Additionally, that casting won't add to the tax if you later cast the commander from the command zone.
If you have two commanders with the partner ability in the command zone, Command Beacon's effect puts one of your choice into your hand, not both.
If you have two commanders with the partner ability in the command zone, Command Beacon's effect puts one of your choice into your hand, not both.
If your commander isn't in the command zone (or you don't have a commander) as the last ability resolves, nothing happens.
If you cast a commander from your hand, the commander tax doesn't apply. Additionally, that casting won't add to commander tax if you later cast the commander from the command zone.