Does Word of Command give you complete control over your opponent?

Asked by The_Epic_Dog 5 years ago

Word of Command temporarily gives you control of your opponent to cast a spell from their hand while Word of Command is on the stack. Can you cast other spells from your opponent's hand if they had enough mana and the spells had flash/were instants? Can you sacrifice their creatures to Razaketh, the Foulblooded ? Can you make them concede the game?

pskinn01 says... #1

No, you can only make them cast one spell. And you get control of that spells decisions. You don't get to force him to do anything else.

January 15, 2019 10:57 p.m.

Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #2

Because you only control the player until Word of Command finishes resolving and while the spell you make them cast is resolving, you're more limited in what you're allowed to make them do. Players aren't allowed to cast spells in the middle of another spell/ability resolving unless that resolving spell/ability is specifically telling them to cast a spell. The only spell you can make the player cast while Word of Command is resolving is the one you chose for Word's effect. For a similar reason, you can't make them cast any more spells or activate any more abilities while you control them as that spell is resolving.

When you control another player you can only make decisions for them about game actions. Conceding is a decision that's made outside the game itself, so you can't force a player to concede while controlling them.

January 16, 2019 12:26 a.m.

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