Command the Legion

About Command the Legion

Command the Legion, Action, designed by Jeff Laubenstein first released in september 2007 in the set Lords of the Night.

Command the Legion is best in a Dominate control or toolbox deck built around a large-capacity vampire, where one successful action can lock several opposing minions and create a decisive tempo swing; it is particularly attractive against ally-heavy decks or weenie swarms, although the age restriction and need to successfully pass an action make it unreliable against ordinary vampire-heavy tables. Better options usually exist: **Mind Numb** is more dependable for locking a key vampire, **Grave Robbing** or **Entrancement** can permanently remove or steal allies, and **Banishment** can handle a problematic vampire regardless of its age, while standard Dominate decks generally gain more from additional bleed, stealth, or wake/control cards. Command the Legion can be powerful as a one-of in a high-capacity Dominate toolbox or metagame-specific anti-ally deck, but it should not see broad competitive play because it is situational, gives no stealth or additional benefit, and spends your act