Overtaker
Creature — Merfolk Spellshaper
, 
, Discard a card: Untap target creature and gain control of it until end of turn. That creature gains haste until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Price
- $0.80
- EDHREC rank
- #21732
Overtaker trades your blue mana at instant speed for permanent control of any creature — no enchantment attached, no expiration, just stolen. The activation cost scales with the target's power, which keeps it honest but rewards you for taking small, high-value creatures over raw beaters.
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 |
Commander is where Overtaker earns its slot — three opponents means a wide selection of targets, and permanent theft without an enchantment attached is resilient in ways that Control Magic effects are not. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but essentially invisible; the formats move too fast and demand too much efficiency for a three-mana creature with a repeatable activated ability to compete. Overtaker's real home is specifically blue creature-centric Commander builds where the Merfolk subtype matters or where repeated theft over a long game compounds into a decisive advantage.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.80 bulk tier
At $0.80, Overtaker sits in bulk-rare territory and is likely to stay there — it's a niche build-around with no competitive demand propping up the price. Pick it up freely; there's no meaningful financial risk at this price point.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.