---
name: "Take the Bait"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R", "W"]
color_identity: ["R", "W"]
keywords: ["Goad"]
set: "MKC"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor Commander"
collector_number: "43"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Johan Grenier"
oracle_id: "5d39cce9-afa1-422a-8e6c-8f50c710a681"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/take-the-bait-mkc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Take the Bait
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Goad

## Oracle Text
Cast this spell only during combat on an opponent's turn.
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to you and planeswalkers you control this turn. Untap all attacking creatures and goad them. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Restrain](/printing/restrain-inv.md) — Instant
2. [Marisi, Breaker of the Coil](/printing/marisi-breaker-of-the-coil-plst.md) — Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior
3. [Batwing Brume](/printing/batwing-brume-eve.md) — Instant
4. [Boros Fury-Shield](/printing/boros-fury-shield-rav.md) — Instant
5. [Disharmony](/printing/disharmony-me3.md) — Instant
6. [Savage Beating](/printing/savage-beating-cmm.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) #43
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Johan Grenier
- **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`