---
name: "Act of Treason"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: []
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "JMP"
set_name: "Jumpstart"
collector_number: "289"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Scott Murphy"
oracle_id: "9d08af23-9f4a-4097-9abc-3b17475ab744"
printings_count: 17
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/act-of-treason-jmp"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Act of Treason
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
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.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Traitorous Instinct](/printing/traitorous-instinct-mm3.md) — Sorcery
2. [Traitorous Greed](/printing/traitorous-greed-m21.md) — Sorcery
3. [Traitorous Blood](/printing/traitorous-blood-isd.md) — Sorcery
4. [Mark of Mutiny](/printing/mark-of-mutiny-ima.md) — Sorcery
5. [Threaten](/printing/threaten-10e.md) — Sorcery
6. [Bloody Betrayal](/printing/bloody-betrayal-vow.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Jumpstart (JMP) #289
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Scott Murphy
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2019-07-12)* Act of Treason can target any creature, even one that's untapped or one you already control.
- *(2019-07-12)* Gaining control of a creature doesn't cause you to gain control of any Auras or Equipment attached to it.