First printed in Stronghold (1998)
Sorcery
Buyback 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
Target opponent loses 2 life. You gain 2 life.
- Illustrated by
- Stephen Daniele
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, 2 Nov 2026).
Combos
2 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite turns, Lock: Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Brush with Death + Sage of Hours + The Thing
- Infinite charge counters on a permanent, Infinite colored mana…: Brush with Death + Empowered Autogenerator + Mind Over Matter + Shantotto, Tactician Magician