Alternate casting costs are always a good thing. In a pinch it can also be used as a very overpriced counterspell, in a control mirror match for example:
You: I cast Baneslayer Angel
Opponent: Hmm.. Well I'll cast Mana Leak.
You: Alright, I'll exile two blue cards, cast Commandeer, targetting your Mana Leak..and change the target to Commandeer.
Granted, that's a pretty rare case, but nonetheless exhibits the versatility of the card. Just make sure you never ever EVER target Phage The Untouchable with it.
Posted By:
tcollins
(4/12/2012 11:35:09 AM)
@tcollins
You can't target phage with this. It only works on noncreature spells.
Posted By:
adrian.malacoda
(5/12/2012 11:47:35 PM)
Spelljack on crack.
Posted By:
dberry02
(6/20/2012 9:29:48 AM)
Protip: get a couple of Rhystic Study (use some copy enchantments to get more!)
"You sure you don't want to pay {2}..?"
Combine with Elixir of Immortality so you don't deck yourself, troll the game into oblivion.
Posted By:
blurrymadness
(4/4/2013 8:51:59 AM)
It's interesting how they chose this set to try and do a new cycle of pitch-cards, like they did in Alliances with Force of Will and the other less-remembered cards that operated like it. Anyway, this card is pretty cool and could see limited use, but most of the time losing 2 blue cards from your hand is a price too high to pay.
Posted By:
Technetium
(5/2/2013 8:04:35 AM)
The issue here is that 3 cards is a hell of a price. I would only use this if my opponent had a game-winning (Non-creature)spell coming down. That limits it to only a few deck types. The card has certainly gotten better since planeswalkers happened.
This card is fun, but you are probably better off countering or destroying for a single card than commendeering for three. I mean, you cast this, then take their Elspeth, Knight Errant or whatever, then they Hero's Downfall (Or disenchant, or counterpell...) it and they still come out AHEAD in card advantage? How often do you even have 2 other non-land cards you can give up in hand? Even if you get their spell, you are left defenseless.
There is a time for this card, but its pretty rare. Too rare for me to use outside of EDH.
Posted By:
Enelysios
(5/11/2014 6:43:53 PM)