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Gather Specimens - Shards of Alara #45 - Magic: The Gathering Single
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Gather Specimens is a rare blue instant from the Magic: The Gathering set Shards of Alara (ALA), collector number 45. English. Pick a finish above.
Instant, 3UUU. If a creature would enter the battlefield under an opponent's control this turn, it enters under your control instead.
"It's free to do whatever it wants. I've merely told it what that is." —Xorin, Architect of Will
- Card type: Instant
- Color: Blue
- Mana cost: 3UUU (mana value 6)
- What it does: Theft (as tagged by players on Scryfall).
- Commander: Color identity: blue. It fits a Commander deck whose commander has that color.
- Formats (as of November 2026): Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage and Commander. Not legal in Standard, Pioneer or Pauper.
- Printing: Shards of Alara (ALA) #45, rare, released October 2008.
The picture is the official card image. You get one copy of this exact printing per unit ordered. Art by Michael Bruinsma.
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