Domineering Will
Instant
Target player gains control of up to three target nonattacking creatures until end of turn. Untap those creatures. They block this turn if able.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Commander 2014
- Price
- $1.00
- EDHREC rank
- #8192
Domineering Will hands three of your opponents' creatures to three different players — temporarily wresting their best threats and redirecting aggression across the table for one turn. Four mana for that breadth of political disruption is a strong rate, and Firkraag, Cunning Instigator turns every forced attack into a free goad trigger, amplifying the chaos well beyond one turn.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Firkraag, Cunning Instigator
Firkraag, Cunning Instigator goads for value whenever creatures are forced to attack opponents, and Domineering Will forces exactly that — handing three creatures to three different players virtually guarantees multiple goad triggers and a dragon buff in the same turn.
Edea, Possessed Sorceress
Edea, Possessed Sorceress cares about opponents' creatures changing zones and switching sides, making Domineering Will a natural fit that fills her hand while destabilizing the board state she needs to exploit.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Domineering Will is a Commander card through and through — the three-player political spread only reaches full value in a multiplayer pod, where redirecting three creatures across three different opponents can unravel board states no single-target spell could touch. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but irrelevant; four mana for a one-turn borrowing effect is nowhere near the rate those formats demand. Oathbreaker can support it in the right goad or theft shell, though the two-player variance shrinks the ceiling considerably.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.00 cheap tier
At $1.00, Domineering Will sits comfortably in the cheap tier — easy to slot in without budget consideration. It sees enough play in goad and theft commanders to stay in print rotation, so the price is unlikely to spike unless a breakout commander pushes demand.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.