---
name: "Act of Aggression"
mana_cost: "{3}{R/P}{R/P}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "C15"
set_name: "Commander 2015"
collector_number: "141"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Whit Brachna"
oracle_id: "9d7624ea-ffff-470b-928b-bbac66ddbd1c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/act-of-aggression-c15"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Act of Aggression
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R/P}{R/P}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
({R/P} can be paid with either {R} or 2 life.)
Gain control of target creature an opponent controls until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Traitorous Greed](/printing/traitorous-greed-m21.md) — Sorcery
2. [Blind with Anger](/printing/blind-with-anger-chk.md) — Instant — Arcane
3. [Unwilling Recruit](/printing/unwilling-recruit-eve.md) — Sorcery
4. [Traitorous Instinct](/printing/traitorous-instinct-mm3.md) — Sorcery
5. [Act of Treason](/printing/act-of-treason-m12.md) — Sorcery
6. [Mark of Mutiny](/printing/mark-of-mutiny-m13.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2015 (C15) #141
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Whit Brachna
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`