Exert Influence
Sorcery
Converge — Gain control of target creature if its power is less than or equal to the number of colors of mana spent to cast this spell.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Battle for Zendikar
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #25328
Exert Influence steals any creature with converted mana cost equal to the number of colors among permanents you control — hit five colors and nothing is off-limits. The five-mana sorcery speed cost is real, but in a five-color deck the ceiling is unconditional.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Exert Influence is a Commander card first and last — the five-color permanents requirement is trivially met in Esper, Naya, or full WUBRG builds, where it reads as a clean steal at sorcery speed. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it sits unplayed; dedicated control decks can't reliably hit the color threshold, and five mana at sorcery speed competes poorly against cheaper, unconditional options. Vintage has the card pool to abuse it but no incentive to — there are faster ways to take creatures there. Oathbreaker can support it in five-color shells, but the smaller starting life total and tighter game pace make the sorcery-speed clause hurt more.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Exert Influence is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a box rather than buy. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to move unless a high-profile five-color commander pushes it into the spotlight.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.