Power of Persuasion
Sorcery
Choose target creature an opponent controls, then roll a d20.
1—9 | Return it to its owner's hand.
10—19 | Its owner puts it on their choice of the top or bottom of their library.
20 | Gain control of it until the end of your next turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #14264
Power of Persuasion steals a creature, an artifact, and an enchantment all at once — three permanents for one sorcery is a massive swing in any multiplayer game. Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Sword Coast Sailor turns every die roll on that trifecta into additional triggers, which makes this card dramatically better than its six-mana price tag suggests.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Sword Coast Sailor
Power of Persuasion is a near-auto-include in Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Sword Coast Sailor decks because the three separate die rolls each trigger Wyll's ability, converting what's already a three-for-one theft spell into a bonus three stat-pumps on Wyll himself.
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 |
Power of Persuasion is a Commander card through and through — six mana is a real cost in competitive formats, but in a multiplayer game where opponents have stocked the board with threats, stealing three permanents at once can swing the table in one action. In Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer, the cost is simply too high and the effect too conditional to compete with faster, more reliable threats. Oathbreaker allows it but the same logic applies: two-player games punish six-mana sorceries far more than pods of four. Stick to Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Power of Persuasion is pure bulk — you're picking this up out of a commons box or a dollar bin, not spending real money. Given how heavily it's played in Wyll lists, that price is unlikely to climb meaningfully, but it doesn't need to: the value is already on the board, not in the binder.
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Mentioned
- Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Sword Coast Sailor
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.