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Govern the Guildless

Sorcery

Gain control of target monocolored creature.
Forecast — {1}{U}, Reveal this card from your hand: Target creature becomes the color or colors of your choice until end of turn. (Activate only during your upkeep and only once each turn.)

CMC
6
Mana cost
{5}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
rare
Set
Dissension
Price
$0.25
EDHREC rank
#22437
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Govern the Guildless card art
Govern the Guildless takes permanent control of a colorless permanent — artifacts, Eldrazi, equipment, anything without a color identity — and the effect is unconditional and indefinite. Six mana is steep, but Seedcradle Witch and other colorless threats are everywhere in Commander, and paying six to permanently steal an Emrakul or a Blightsteel Colossus is not a bad deal.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Govern the Guildless does real work — the format is saturated with expensive colorless permanents, from Eldrazi to Sol Ring chains, and a permanent steal is far stronger than a temporary one. Legacy and Vintage are both legal on paper, but six mana for a sorcery-speed effect is unplayable in those formats regardless of what it targets. Oathbreaker is the one other constructed-adjacent format worth mentioning, and even there the effect is niche enough that most blue decks won't reach for it.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.25 bulk tier

At $0.25, Govern the Guildless is pure bulk — zero barrier to entry if the effect fits your deck. Bulk rares with narrow applications don't typically climb without a breakout moment, so treat this as a cheap role-player, not a sleeper.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.