Command the Chaff
CMB2Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2021/#18/2021RareReprint
Colour IDMV 6
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.35
Cardmarket€0.34
ManaPool$0.25
TCGplayer$0.34
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.01
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.35High $0.35Low $0.35▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.34TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▲ 6.3%90d▲ 70.0%
90d high
$0.34
90d low
$0.20
Paper printings priced
2
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.34
Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2021
- Up 6.3% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $0.34.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (2 priced in total).
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Gameplay and rules
Instant
Look at target opponent's sideboard. You may cast a card from that sideboard without paying its mana cost.
Exile Command the Chaff.
Card capabilities
Instant
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (5)
wotc12 Nov 2019
In a Limited event, each card a player opened (in a Sealed Deck event) or drafted (in a Booster Draft event) is their sideboard.
wotc12 Nov 2019
If a spell has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
wotc12 Nov 2019
You can’t play land cards from that sideboard.
wotc12 Nov 2019
If you cast a card “without paying its mana cost,” you can’t choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, such as that of Tormenting Voice, you must pay those to cast the card.
wotc12 Nov 2019
You must cast the sideboard card you wish to cast while Command the Chaff is resolving. You can’t cast it later in the turn.
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About this card
Command the Chaff
Command the Chaff is an Instant, with mana cost {4}{U}{U} (mana value 6). Printed 2 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: not_legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: not_legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.34 (up 6.3% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Command the Chaff FAQ
How much is Command the Chaff worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Command the Chaff is $0.34. It is up 6.3% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.20 to $0.34.
What is the cheapest printing of Command the Chaff?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2021 at $0.34 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Command the Chaff?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2019 at $1.18 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Command the Chaff are there?
Command the Chaff has been printed 2 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Command the Chaff first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from CMB1 #18, released 2019-11-07.
What is the newest printing of Command the Chaff?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from CMB2 #18, released 2021-08-20.
Is Command the Chaff legal in Commander?
Command the Chaff is not currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Command the Chaff legal in Modern?
Command the Chaff is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.