Give // Take
Sorcery // Sorcery
Put three +1/+1 counters on target creature.
Fuse (You may cast one or both halves of this card from your hand.)
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Pioneer Masters
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #15492
Give // Take puts a pile of +1/+1 counters on a creature immediately, then lets you cash in those counters for cards — the two halves chain into a draw engine the turn you cast them. In Pir, Imaginative Rascal // Toothy, Imaginary Friend decks specifically, fusing Give and Take triggers Toothy twice over and refills your hand in a single shot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Pir, Imaginative Rascal // Toothy, Imaginary Friend
Pir, Imaginative Rascal // Toothy, Imaginary Friend turns Give // Take into a one-card engine: Give inflates Toothy, Pir's replacement effect tacks on extra counters, and Take converts the whole stack into cards while Toothy's draw trigger fires again on top.
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 |
Commander is where Give // Take actually belongs — the fuse cost is steep for 60-card formats, and splitting the halves across two turns loses most of the value. In Modern and Legacy, neither half is efficient enough to compete on its own; a 3-mana pump spell or a draw spell tied to a creature you have to manage are both undercosted elsewhere. Pioneer offers the same verdict. Give // Take is a synergy card hunting a specific shell, and that shell is a 100-card counter-matters Commander deck.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available for Give // Take at the moment — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current buylist and retail numbers. Given its narrow appeal, it tends to sit in the bulk-rare range outside of dedicated counter-synergy demand.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Pir, Imaginative Rascal // Toothy, Imaginary Friend
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.