Grab the Reins
Instant
Choose one —
• Until end of turn, you gain control of target creature and it gains haste.
• Sacrifice a creature. Grab the Reins deals damage equal to that creature's power to any target.
Entwine 
(Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)
- Set
- Mirrodin (MRD #95)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana value
- 4
- Released
- 2003-10-02
- Artist
- Michael Sutfin
- EDHREC rank
- #12,225
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Nonfoil, Foil
- Served from
- Local database
Commander bracket
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Combos 4
Format legality
Rulings
- 2004-12-01
If you cast this with Entwine, you don’t get priority in the middle of resolution. You can’t steal something, do anything (like attack with it), and then sacrifice it.
- 2004-12-01
If you choose the “sacrifice a creature” mode, you choose the target of the damage on announcement, but don’t choose what to sacrifice until resolution. You must sacrifice a creature when Grab the Reins resolves, even if you don’t want to. If you don’t control any creatures at that time, Grab the Reins deals no damage.
- 2004-12-01
If you pay the entwine cost, you can sacrifice the creature you gain control of with Grab the Reins.