---
name: "Harness by Force"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Strive"]
set: "JOU"
set_name: "Journey into Nyx"
collector_number: "100"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Yefim Kligerman"
oracle_id: "8c7e2596-6c21-4ce0-95dc-5b4dccb4090a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/harness-by-force-jou"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Harness by Force
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Strive

## Oracle Text
Strive — This spell costs {2}{R} more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Gain control of any number of target creatures until end of turn. Untap those creatures. They gain haste until end of turn.

## 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. [Wrangle](/printing/wrangle-aer.md) — Sorcery
4. [Evil's Thrall](/printing/evils-thrall-msh.md) — Sorcery
5. [Desperate Stand](/printing/desperate-stand-jou.md) — Sorcery
6. [Traitorous Greed](/printing/traitorous-greed-m21.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Journey into Nyx (JOU) #100
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Yefim Kligerman
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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