Juxtapose
Sorcery
You and target player exchange control of the creature you each control with the greatest mana value. Then exchange control of artifacts the same way. If two or more permanents a player controls are tied for greatest, their controller chooses one of them.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Legends
- Price
- $11.00
- EDHREC rank
- #23797
Juxtapose swaps your worst permanent for an opponent's best one — at instant speed, for two mana. It's the most efficient theft effect blue has ever printed, and the only reason it isn't everywhere is that most players haven't found it yet.
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 |
In Commander, Juxtapose is at its best — three opponents means three potential targets, and at least one player usually has something on board that dwarfs whatever you're offloading. Legacy sees virtually no play from it; the format's threat density is high but the lack of reliable fodder to trade away makes the swap too inconsistent compared to straight-up counterspells or bounce. Vintage is theoretically legal but the card never appears there for the same reason — tempo decks want unconditional answers, not conditional trades. Juxtapose belongs in Commander, full stop, and specifically in blue decks that generate low-value tokens or artifact clutter worth giving away.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Steal Enchantment and Bribery cover the "take their best thing" half of what Juxtapose does, but neither dumps an unwanted permanent onto the opponent in the same transaction. Act of Treason effects are the closest functional cousins for a dollar or less, though they're sorcery-speed and temporary — you get the attack, not the permanent.
Price Context
Current price
$11.00 mid tier
At $11, Juxtapose sits in mid-tier pricing for a card with a small but devoted audience and no reprint in sight. The price reflects genuine scarcity rather than demand, which means it's unlikely to drop without a reprint — but also unlikely to spike unless a high-profile commander suddenly makes theft strategies mainstream.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.