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Will of the Mardu

Card Name

Will of the Mardu

Mana Cost

2

Type

Instant

Rarity

Rare

rules Text

Choose one. If you control a commander as you cast this spell, you may choose both instead.• Create a number of 1/1 red Warrior creature tokens equal to the number of creatures target player controls.• Will of the Mardu deals damage to target creature equal to the number of creatures you control.

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Modern, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(4/4/2025)
The commander you control doesn’t have to be your commander.
(4/4/2025)
Once you’ve announced that you’re casting this spell, players can’t take any actions until you’ve finished doing so. Notably, opponents can’t try to remove your commander to change how many modes you may choose.
(4/4/2025)
Whether or not you control a commander is determined only once, as you choose the modes for this spell. If you somehow lose control of that commander before you finish casting the spell (perhaps because you sacrifice it to activate a mana ability), it won’t change the number of modes chosen.