---
name: "Grab the Reins"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Entwine"]
set: "MRD"
set_name: "Mirrodin"
collector_number: "95"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Michael Sutfin"
oracle_id: "3ceda405-8175-416a-beda-9a95f5acc60c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/grab-the-reins-mrd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Grab the Reins
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Entwine

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Until end of turn, you gain control of target creature and it gains haste.
• Sacrifice a creature. Grab the Reins deals damage equal to that creature's power to any target.
Entwine {2}{R} (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Traitorous Greed](/printing/traitorous-greed-m21.md) — Sorcery
2. [Traitorous Instinct](/printing/traitorous-instinct-mm3.md) — Sorcery
3. [Wrangle](/printing/wrangle-aer.md) — Sorcery
4. [Unwilling Recruit](/printing/unwilling-recruit-eve.md) — Sorcery
5. [Vengeful Possession](/printing/vengeful-possession-dsk.md) — Sorcery
6. [Reins of Power](/printing/reins-of-power-sth.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirrodin (MRD) #95
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Michael Sutfin
- **Total Printings:** 18 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`