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Systems Override

Sorcery2 generic manaRed mana

Threaten effects have always been priced against the swing they enable: borrow something, untap it, give it haste, and point it back at its owner for a turn. This one keeps that math intact while widening the target line to include artifacts, so you can seize a mana rock or a problem artifact for the turn rather than only a body. The Spacecraft rider is what changes the card's character. Loading ten charge counters onto a borrowed Spacecraft brings it to full station immediately and lets it operate at capacity for the turn you hold it, then peels those same counters off before the permanent goes home, so the whole thing stays a loan and not a permanent leg up for whoever gets it back. The counter grant and the counter removal are welded into one conditional, so there is no cherry-picking the upside: you cannot pocket the counters and skip the giveback. Where older threaten effects were pure combat tempo, this one folds a mechanics-specific engine unlock into the same slot, rewarding a deck built to squeeze value out of whatever a fully charged Spacecraft does inside a single window. The floor is a fair sorcery-speed steal; the ceiling is measured entirely by what ten counters and one turn of haste let a Spacecraft accomplish before you hand it over.

Systems Override (eoe)
EOE · #161uncommon
Pricing
Normal: $0.14
Foil: $0.23
Oracle Text

Rules text

Gain control of target artifact or creature until end of turn. Untap that permanent. It gains haste until end of turn. If it's a Spacecraft, put ten charge counters on it. If you do, remove ten charge counters from it at the beginning of the next end step.
Legalities

Format Status

Standard
Legal
Pioneer
Legal
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Commander
Legal
Pauper
N/A
Brawl
Legal
Historic
Legal
Alchemy
Legal
Timeless
Legal
Standard Brawl
Legal
More formats
Old School
N/A
Premodern
N/A
PreDH
N/A
Pauper Commander
N/A
Oathbreaker
Legal
Gladiator
Legal
Penny Dreadful
N/A
Duel Commander
Legal
Future Standard
Legal
COMPETITIVEBRAWL
Legal
TLR
Legal
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