Gaining control of permanents
Beyond creatures: lands, artifacts, enchantments and planeswalkers. The best of these answer a problem permanent and give you the upside.
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| Card | Cost | Type | What it does | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hellkite Tyrant | {4}{R}{R} | Creature — Dragon | Flying, trample Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, gain control of all artifacts that player controls. At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control twenty or more artifacts, you win the game. | $4.27 |
| 2 | Treasure Nabber | {2}{R} | Creature — Goblin Rogue | Whenever an opponent taps an artifact for mana, gain control of that artifact until the end of your next turn. | $2.63 |
| 3 | It That Betrays | {12} | Creature — Eldrazi | Annihilator 2 (Whenever this creature attacks, defending player sacrifices two permanents of their choice.) Whenever an opponent sacrifices a nontoken permanent, put that card onto the battlefield under your control. | $14.30 |
| 4 | Seize the Spotlight | {2}{R} | Sorcery | Each opponent chooses fame or fortune. For each player who chose fame, gain control of a creature that player controls until end of turn. Untap those creatures and they gain haste until end of turn. For each player who chose fortune, you… | $16.25 |
| 5 | Agent of Treachery | {5}{U}{U} | Creature — Human Rogue | When this creature enters, gain control of target permanent. At the beginning of your end step, if you control three or more permanents you don't own, draw three cards. | $6.54 |
| 6 | Thieving Skydiver | {1}{U} | Creature — Merfolk Rogue | Kicker {X}. X can't be 0. (You may pay an additional {X} as you cast this spell.) Flying When this creature enters, if it was kicked, gain control of target artifact with mana value X or less. If that artifact is an Equipment, attach it … | $0.31 |
| 7 | Zealous Conscripts | {4}{R} | Creature — Human Warrior | Haste When this creature enters, gain control of target permanent until end of turn. Untap that permanent. It gains haste until end of turn. | $0.33 |
| 8 | Emrakul, the World Anew | {12} | Legendary Creature — Eldrazi | When you cast this spell, gain control of all creatures target player controls. Flying, protection from spells and from permanents that were cast this turn When Emrakul leaves the battlefield, sacrifice all creatures you control. Madness… | $5.80 |
| 9 | Expropriate | {7}{U}{U} | Sorcery | Council's dilemma — Starting with you, each player votes for time or money. For each time vote, take an extra turn after this one. For each money vote, choose a permanent owned by the voter and gain control of it. Exile Expropriate. | $15.61 |
| 10 | Captivating Vampire | {1}{B}{B} | Creature — Vampire | Other Vampire creatures you control get +1/+1. Tap five untapped Vampires you control: Gain control of target creature. It becomes a Vampire in addition to its other types. | $3.85 |
| 11 | Kellogg, Dangerous Mind | {1}{B}{R} | Legendary Creature — Human Mercenary | First strike, haste Whenever Kellogg attacks, create a Treasure token. Sacrifice five Treasures: Gain control of target creature for as long as you control Kellogg. Activate only as a sorcery. | $5.07 |
| 12 | Gilded Drake | {1}{U} | Creature — Drake | Flying When this creature enters, exchange control of this creature and up to one target creature an opponent controls. If you don't or can't make an exchange, sacrifice this creature. This ability still resolves if its target becomes il… | $210.14 |
| 13 | Piper of the Swarm | {1}{B} | Creature — Human Warlock | Rats you control have menace. {1}{B}, {T}: Create a 1/1 black Rat creature token. {2}{B}{B}, {T}, Sacrifice three Rats: Gain control of target creature. | $2.14 |
| 14 | Flayer of Loyalties | {8}{C}{C} | Creature — Eldrazi | When you cast this spell, gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. Until end of turn, it has base power and toughness 10/10 and gains trample, annihilator 2, and haste. Annihilator 2 (Whenever this creature… | $14.09 |
| 15 | Captivating Crew | {3}{R} | Creature — Human Pirate | {3}{R}: Gain control of target creature an opponent controls until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery. | $0.34 |
| 16 | Dihada, Binder of Wills | {1}{R}{W}{B} | Legendary Planeswalker — Dihada | +2: Up to one target legendary creature gains vigilance, lifelink, and indestructible until your next turn. −3: Reveal the top four cards of your library. Put any number of legendary cards from among them into your hand and the rest into… | $12.97 |
| 17 | Coercive Recruiter | {4}{R} | Creature — Orc Pirate | Whenever this creature or another Pirate you control enters, gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. Until end of turn, it gains haste and becomes a Pirate in addition to its other types. | $0.32 |
| 18 | Hideous Taskmaster | {6}{R} | Creature — Eldrazi | Devoid (This card has no color.) When you cast this spell, for each opponent, gain control of up to one target creature that player controls until end of turn. Untap those creatures. They gain trample, haste, and annihilator 1 until end … | $3.39 |
| 19 | Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools | {4}{B} | Legendary Planeswalker — Szat | +2: Create two 0/1 black Thrull creature tokens. +1: You may sacrifice another creature or planeswalker. If you do, draw two cards, then draw another card if the sacrificed permanent was a commander. −10: Gain control of all commanders. … | $6.83 |
| 20 | Reins of Power | {2}{U}{U} | Instant | Untap all creatures you control and all creatures target opponent controls. You and that opponent each gain control of all creatures the other controls until end of turn. Those creatures gain haste until end of turn. | $2.29 |
| 21 | Roil Elemental | {3}{U}{U}{U} | Creature — Elemental | Flying Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you may gain control of target creature for as long as you control this creature. | $13.13 |
| 22 | Nazgûl Battle-Mace | {5} | Artifact — Equipment | Equipped creature has menace, deathtouch, annihilator 1, and "Whenever an opponent sacrifices a nontoken permanent, put that card onto the battlefield under your control unless that player pays 3 life." (Whenever a creature with annihila… | $20.70 |
| 23 | In the Darkness Bind Them | {2}{U}{B}{R} | Enchantment — Saga | (As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after IV.) I, II, III — Create a 3/3 black Wraith creature token with menace. The Ring tempts you. IV — For each opponent, gain control of up to one target crea… | $1.47 |
| 24 | Keiga, the Tide Star | {5}{U} | Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit | Flying When Keiga dies, gain control of target creature. | $0.41 |
| 25 | New Blood | {2}{B}{B} | Sorcery | As an additional cost to cast this spell, tap an untapped Vampire you control. Gain control of target creature. Change the text of that creature by replacing all instances of one creature type with Vampire. | $0.36 |
| 26 | Mind Flayer | {3}{U}{U} | Creature — Horror | Dominate Monster — When this creature enters, gain control of target creature for as long as you control this creature. | $0.39 |
| 27 | Kiora Bests the Sea God | {5}{U}{U} | Enchantment — Saga | (As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I — Create an 8/8 blue Kraken creature token with hexproof. II — Tap all nonland permanents target opponent controls. They don't untap during their … | $8.75 |
| 28 | Blatant Thievery | {4}{U}{U}{U} | Sorcery | For each opponent, gain control of target permanent that player controls. | $5.50 |
| 29 | Act of Treason | {2}{R} | Sorcery | Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn. (It can attack and {T} this turn.) | $0.23 |
| 30 | Scroll of Isildur | {2}{U} | Enchantment — Saga | (As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I — Gain control of up to one target artifact for as long as you control this Saga. The Ring tempts you. II — Tap up to two target creatures. Put a … | $0.59 |
30 of 867 cards the search scored for "gain control of any permanent". Ordered by how much each card is played, among the cards that matched. Prices and legality come from Scryfall; the list was last refreshed on 2026-09-23.
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