Ray of Command Price
7 printings · 7 sets · first printed 1995
Ray of Command has been printed 7 times across 7 sets, first in 1995 and most recently in 2014. Right now the cheapest printing is Fifth Edition #114 at $0.19, while the most expensive is Battle Royale Box Set #56 at $0.68 — about 4× more. The median across 6 priced printings is $0.28. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 7x, including dedicated reprint sets like Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska, Commander 2011.
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Every Ray of Command Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth Edition #114 (C) Cheapest | 1997 | $0.19 | — |
| Mirage #86 (C) | 1996 | $0.22 | — |
| Ice Age #92 (C) | 1995 | $0.27 | $0.01 |
| Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska #29 (C) | 2014 | $0.28 | $0.01 |
| Commander 2011 #56 (C) | 2011 | $0.36 | $0.03 |
| Battle Royale Box Set #56 (C) | 1999 | $0.68 | $0.02 |
| Masters Edition II #61 (U) | 2008 | — | — |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 7 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
3 PrecedentsYou may target an untapped creature with Ray of Command.
The creature returns to the opponent when the “until end of turn” effect wears off during the cleanup step. It taps during the Cleanup step (if it is not already tapped), so any abilities triggered off it tapping happen at that time.
You tap the creature when you lose control of it for any reason — because Ray of Command’s effect ends, or because a spell or ability causes another player to gain control of it.