First printed in Tempest (1997)
Instant
Buyback 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
Prevent the next 3 damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn.
- Illustrated by
- Eric David Anderson
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Prices
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
11 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite storm count, Infinite magecraft triggers: Anoint + Avatar Aang // Aang, Master of Elements
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Anoint + Samut, the Driving Force + Storm-Kiln Artist
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite copies of creatures you control…: Anoint + Orvar, the All-Form + Peregrine Drake
- Infinite storm count, Infinite magecraft triggers: Anoint + Chakram Retriever + Will, Scion of Peace
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Anoint + Phyrexian Altar + Stormsplitter
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite copies of creatures you control…: Anoint + Orvar, the All-Form + Palinchron
- Infinite turns, Lock: Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Anoint + Sage of Hours + The Thing
- Infinite charge counters on a permanent, Infinite colored mana…: Anoint + Empowered Autogenerator + Mind Over Matter + Shantotto, Tactician Magician
- Infinite storm count, Infinite magecraft triggers: Anoint + Displacer Kitten + Throne of Eldraine
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Anoint + Orvar, the All-Form + There and Back Again