Tentative Connection
~$0.21 low · ~$0.22 high
Red. Sorcery
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths #138 · Illustrated by Kieran Yanner
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths #138 · Illustrated by Kieran YannerWhat is Tentative Connection worth?
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Oracle text
This spell costs less to cast if you control a creature with menace.
Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn.
Lukka was ordered to kill a threat. He chose to make a friend.
Format legality
The only printing of Tentative Connection
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths iko #138· 2020common· Cardmarket €0.11 · €0.20 foil | common | $0.22 | $0.21 | €0.11€0.20 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2020
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #16,746 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Kieran Yanner
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths card (#138).
138 · IKO · C · EN
- 138Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- IKOSet code for Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
- CCommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Card breakdown
The parts of Tentative Connection, read from the Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths printing. Tap a label to highlight its line. How to read any Magic card.
- Top: name and cost
- Art and type line
- Text box
- Bottom: stats and the info line
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Top: name and cost
Art and type line
Text box
Bottom: stats and the info line
Also on this card
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
Rulings (4)
2020-04-17
To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions (such as that of Tentative Connection). The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
2020-04-17
Once you announce that you're casting Tentative Connection, no player may take actions until the spell has been paid for. Notably, opponents can't try to change whether you control a creature with menace.
2020-04-17
Tentative Connection can target any creature, even one that you already control or that is already untapped.
2020-04-17
Tentative Connection is unaffected if you no longer control a creature with menace after you've cast it. You won't have to pay an additional
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