First printed in Tempest (1997)

All 7 prints

Amonkhet Invocations (MP2) #32, 2017
Tempest Remastered (TPR) #42, 2015 (digital)
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #36040, 2013 (digital)
Magic Online Theme Decks (TD0) #A18, 2010 (digital)
Friday Night Magic 2003 (F03) #4, 2003
World Championship Decks 1998 (WC98) #rb55sb, 1998
Tempest (TMP) #55, 1997

Capsize

Instant

Buyback 3 generic (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
Return target permanent to its owner's hand.

MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).

In the last 30 days 0.1% of Commander decks played it (6 of 6150). Most played in Urza, Lord High Artificer.

Combos

24 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite turns, Skip your draw steps…: Capsize + Mystic Sanctuary + Time Warp
Infinite turns, Skip your draw steps…: Capsize + Mystic Sanctuary + Temporal Manipulation
Infinite turns, Skip your draw steps…: Capsize + Capture of Jingzhou + Mystic Sanctuary
Infinite turns, Skip your draw steps…: Capsize + Mystic Sanctuary + Walk the Aeons
Infinite colored mana, Infinite magecraft triggers…: Capsize + Gilded Lotus + Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Capsize + Doubling Cube
Infinite turns, Lock: Capsize + Darksteel Mutation + Medomai the Ageless
Lock, Infinite turns: Capsize + Medomai the Ageless + Witness Protection
Infinite turns, Lock: Capsize + Eaten by Piranhas + Medomai the Ageless
Infinite turns, Lock: Capsize + Orvar, the All-Form + Ugin's Nexus

See all 24 on Commander Spellbook

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Not legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Legal
PreDH Legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Not legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Commander Other periods →

In 6 of 6150 decks (0.1%).

Share of decks

0.1%

▼ 0.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

6 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

20%

1 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Urza, Lord High Artificer	0.6%	3%
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn	0.2%	31%
Teferi, Temporal Archmage	0.1%	17%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Grim Monolith	100%	3.4
Swan Song	100%	1.8
Rhystic Study	100%	1.6
Mystic Remora	100%	1.5
Lotus Petal	100%	1.1
Sol Ring	100%	1.0
Windfall	83%	11.2
Hullbreaker Horror	83%	6.6
Cyclonic Rift	83%	5.8
Fellwar Stone	83%	2.5

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn Toby Cotton in October cEDH - Win-A-Grim - Darlington - North East cEDH	2-3 40%
Urza, Lord High Artificer Dylan Jeremí Collao Vargas in 2do Clasificatorio Nacional cEDH 2026 Sede La Serena	0-5 0%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Teferi, Temporal Archmage Randy Fullmer, 25 Oct	1 main	#23 0-2
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn Viva La Rhystic Study! Lucas raynor, 24 Oct	1 main	#14 0-2
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn Toby Cotton, 18 Oct	1 main	#6 2-3
Urza, Lord High Artificer Dylan Jeremí Collao Vargas, 10 Oct	1 main	#39 0-5
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn Viva La Rhystic Study! Lucas raynor, 10 Oct	1 main	#9 1-2
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn Josh Rosenstein, 3 Oct	1 main	#34 0-4

No recent decks in: Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Premodern, Duel Commander.