---
name: "Ray of Command"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "ICE"
set_name: "Ice Age"
collector_number: "92"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Harold McNeill"
oracle_id: "adf41d29-403d-4936-9689-3148d103e700"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ray-of-command-ice"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ray of Command
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Untap target creature an opponent controls and gain control of it until end of turn. That creature gains haste until end of turn. When you lose control of the creature, tap it.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Blind with Anger](/printing/blind-with-anger-chk.md) — Instant — Arcane
2. [Unwilling Recruit](/printing/unwilling-recruit-eve.md) — Sorcery
3. [Threaten](/printing/threaten-9ed.md) — Sorcery
4. [Call for Aid](/printing/call-for-aid-ltc.md) — Sorcery
5. [Mark of Mutiny](/printing/mark-of-mutiny-m13.md) — Sorcery
6. [Traitorous Instinct](/printing/traitorous-instinct-mm3.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ice Age (ICE) #92
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Harold McNeill
- **Total Printings:** 33 across all historical editions

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