---
name: "Overtaker"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Merfolk Spellshaper"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "MMQ"
set_name: "Mercadian Masques"
collector_number: "89"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Clyde Caldwell"
oracle_id: "71668016-cefb-43d2-a84c-47956cffd71e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/overtaker-mmq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Overtaker
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Merfolk Spellshaper
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{3}{U}, {T}, Discard a card: Untap target creature and gain control of it until end of turn. That creature gains haste until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Rootwater Matriarch](/printing/rootwater-matriarch-10e.md) — Creature — Merfolk
2. [Ray of Command](/printing/ray-of-command-mir.md) — Instant
3. [Empress Galina](/printing/empress-galina-inv.md) — Legendary Creature — Merfolk Noble
4. [Magus of the Unseen](/printing/magus-of-the-unseen-5ed.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Captivating Crew](/printing/captivating-crew-otc.md) — Creature — Human Pirate
6. [Old Man of the Sea](/printing/old-man-of-the-sea-me3.md) — Creature — Djinn

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #89
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Clyde Caldwell
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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