Les cinq cartes
Austere Command,
Cryptic Command,
Profane Command,
Incendiary Command et
Primal Command, de l'édition
Lorwyn, forment un cycle appelé
"Command" d'éphémères/rituels qui permettent de choisir deux effets parmi quatre.
Ce cycle a inspiré des cycles similaires, parus dans les éditions
Dragons of Tarkir,
Strixhaven School of Mages et
The Brothers' War (voir respectivement
cette anecdote,
celle-ci et
celle-là).
Les cartes
Kozilek's Command et
Your Wish Is My Command parues ensuite font référence à ce cycle.
Source (THE COMMAND CYCLE)
THE COMMAND CYCLE a écrit :
[...] In Lorwyn, [Aaron Forsythe] made a cycle of cards he originally called Super Charms. The original Charms from Mirage were instants that allowed you to choose one of three small effects. The Charms were much beloved and we've done them again and again in many different incarnations. The Super Charms gave you four choices instead of three and let you choose two effects instead of one. The Commands, as they ended up being called, were a huge hit; Cryptic Command , the blue one, became a staple in many formats.