---
name: "Exert Influence"
mana_cost: "{4}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Converge"]
set: "BFZ"
set_name: "Battle for Zendikar"
collector_number: "77"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Magali Villeneuve"
oracle_id: "feb9cce1-6c3c-4e04-93ee-d646a888bc29"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/exert-influence-bfz"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Exert Influence
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Converge

## Oracle Text
Converge — Gain control of target creature if its power is less than or equal to the number of colors of mana spent to cast this spell.

> *«Я не могу управлять его разумом. Не уверена даже, что у него вообще есть разум. Но я могу подавить его волю».*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Battle for Zendikar (BFZ) #77
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Magali Villeneuve
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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