---
name: "Power of Persuasion"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "AFR"
set_name: "Adventures in the Forgotten Realms"
collector_number: "67"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Brian Valeza"
oracle_id: "5c615c99-77b7-4bea-9286-1e8d257153fb"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/power-of-persuasion-afr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Power of Persuasion
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Choose target creature an opponent controls, then roll a d20.
1—9 | Return it to its owner's hand.
10—19 | Its owner puts it on their choice of the top or bottom of their library.
20 | Gain control of it until the end of your next turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Beguiler of Wills](/printing/beguiler-of-wills-dka.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Wrong Turn](/printing/wrong-turn-cmr.md) — Instant
3. [Aberrant Mind Sorcerer](/printing/aberrant-mind-sorcerer-afr.md) — Creature — Human Elf Shaman Sorcerer
4. [Exert Influence](/printing/exert-influence-bfz.md) — Sorcery
5. [Myrkul's Edict](/printing/myrkuls-edict-clb.md) — Sorcery
6. [Invert Polarity](/printing/invert-polarity-mh3.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) #67
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Brian Valeza
- **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: `not_legal`