Threaten
Sorcery
Untap target creature and gain control of it until end of turn. That creature gains haste until end of turn. (It can attack and 
this turn.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Onslaught
- Price
- $0.33
- EDHREC rank
- #15414
Threaten steals a creature, gives it haste, and swings it at its owner's face — or sacrifices it to Brion Stoutarm before the end step takes it back. The single-use, sorcery-speed restriction is the real cost; Alena, Kessig Trapper and similar tap-for-value commanders squeeze more out of it than most, but in raw efficiency it sits below Act of Aggression and Hijack.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Brion Stoutarm
Brion Stoutarm turns Threaten into a two-for-one: steal the biggest creature on the board, attack with it, then fling it at a face before the end-step clause ever triggers — converting an opponent's threat into damage twice over.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Threaten is a role-player in sacrifice and fling strategies rather than a staple — the one-turn window is fine when you have a Brion Stoutarm or Viscera Seer waiting, but it does nothing to answer the threat permanently. In Legacy and Vintage it competes against faster, more flexible options and sees essentially no competitive play. Modern is legal but similarly unplayed; the format's threat density and tempo demands leave a sorcery-speed steal without a follow-up sacrifice outlet looking underpowered. Threaten is at its best in the 99 of a Commander deck specifically built to exploit the stolen creature on the same turn it arrives.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Alena, Kessig TrapperThreatenReiterate
Gain control of all creatures until end of turn; Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite red mana; Infinite storm count; Infinite untap of creatures you control
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Current price
$0.33 bulk tier
At $0.33, Threaten is deep bulk — easy to pick up from any trade binder or discount bin. Given that it's a straightforward reprint target with no competitive demand propping up the price, it's unlikely to appreciate, but you're not buying it to hold value anyway.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.