---
name: "Unwilling Recruit"
mana_cost: "{X}{R}{R}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "EVE"
set_name: "Eventide"
collector_number: "64"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Dave Allsop"
oracle_id: "03a0f7ac-de8a-43cf-be15-07d31e9d6188"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/unwilling-recruit-eve"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Unwilling Recruit
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{R}{R}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gets +X/+0 and gains haste until end of turn.

> *Frorn non voleva essere trattenuto, ma non voleva neanche essere rilanciato.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Traitorous Instinct](/printing/traitorous-instinct-mm3.md) — Sorcery
2. [Traitorous Greed](/printing/traitorous-greed-m21.md) — Sorcery
3. [Mark of Mutiny](/printing/mark-of-mutiny-m13.md) — Sorcery
4. [Threaten](/printing/threaten-9ed.md) — Sorcery
5. [Traitorous Blood](/printing/traitorous-blood-isd.md) — Sorcery
6. [Evil's Thrall](/printing/evils-thrall-msh.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eventide (EVE) #64
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Dave Allsop
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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