---
name: "Sower of Temptation"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Faerie Wizard"
colors: []
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "SLD"
set_name: "Secret Lair Drop"
collector_number: "120"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Christopher Moeller"
oracle_id: "5881aac2-4f31-45cb-bdb5-64a29ec23316"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sower-of-temptation-sld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sower of Temptation
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Faerie Wizard
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
When this creature enters, gain control of target creature for as long as this creature remains on the battlefield.

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #120
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Christopher Moeller
- **Total Printings:** 4 across all historical editions

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2007-10-01)* If Sower of Temptation leaves the battlefield before the ability resolves, the ability will have no effect.
- *(2007-10-01)* You retain control of the targeted creature as long as Sower of Temptation remains on the battlefield, even if a different player gains control of Sower of Temptation itself.