Flash Conscription
Instant
Untap target creature and gain control of it until end of turn. That creature gains haste until end of turn. If 
was spent to cast this spell, the creature gains "Whenever this creature deals combat damage, you gain that much life" until end of turn.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #28602
Flash Conscription steals any creature until end of turn, grants it haste, and can give it first strike or lifelink on the spot — all for six mana at instant speed. The rate is steep and the effect is temporary, which keeps it out of most competitive lists.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Flash Conscription sees essentially all of its play, and even there it sits on the fringe — six mana for a one-turn theft is hard to justify when Mob Rule and Insurrection end games outright. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant; the effect is nowhere near efficient enough for those formats. Modern has better options at lower costs. Flash Conscription is an occasional inclusion in casual red decks that want instant-speed interaction with the board, but it rarely makes the final cut.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Flash Conscription is deep bulk — easy to acquire and cheap to trade for. Demand is low enough that the price is unlikely to move without a reprint or a sudden Commander breakout, neither of which looks likely.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.