---
name: "Claim the Firstborn"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "STA"
set_name: "Strixhaven Mystical Archive"
collector_number: "37"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Anato Finnstark"
oracle_id: "9bb82829-05e8-4cdd-91e4-b837a620bfc8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/claim-the-firstborn-sta"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Claim the Firstborn
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Gain control of target creature with mana value 3 or less until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn.

> *"Will! Qui c'è una copia dei *Racconti delle Fate*! Vuoi che ti legga una favola della buonanotte?"
—Rowan Kenrith*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Unwilling Recruit](/printing/unwilling-recruit-eve.md) — Sorcery
2. [Kari Zev's Expertise](/printing/kari-zevs-expertise-paer.md) — Sorcery
3. [Traitorous Greed](/printing/traitorous-greed-m21.md) — Sorcery
4. [Mark of Mutiny](/printing/mark-of-mutiny-m13.md) — Sorcery
5. [Vengeful Possession](/printing/vengeful-possession-dsk.md) — Sorcery
6. [Evil's Thrall](/printing/evils-thrall-msh.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA) #37
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Anato Finnstark
- **Total Printings:** 23 across all historical editions

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