First printed in Mercadian Masques (1999)
All 5 prints
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- Ninth Edition (9ED) #70, 2005 Michael Sutfin
- Ninth Edition (9ED) #70★, 2005 Michael Sutfin
- Eighth Edition (8ED) #71, 2003 Scott M. Fischer
- Eighth Edition (8ED) #71★, 2003 Scott M. Fischer
- Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #70, 1999 Scott M. Fischer
Enchantment
Whenever a creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, return that creature to its owner's hand. (It won't be affected by the spell or ability.)
Gerrard was the Mercadian soldiers' greatest hero; they followed him blindly. When he left, they stumbled around blindly.
- Illustrated by
- Scott M. Fischer
Cowardice legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Prices
Paper price: €0.28 / $0.54 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket, and TCGplayer, otherwise Mana Pool or Card Kingdom, through MTGJSON, 10 Nov 2026).
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 10 Nov 2026).
Combos
11 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens…: Cowardice + Genesis Chamber + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Mirage Mirror + Myr Battlesphere
- Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens…: Ashnod's Altar + Cowardice + Genesis Chamber + Mirage Mirror + Myr Battlesphere
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Cowardice + Lightning Greaves + Priest of Urabrask
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Burning-Tree Emissary + Cowardice + Lightning Greaves
- Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens…: Ashnod's Altar + Cowardice + Mirage Mirror + Myr Battlesphere + Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge
- Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens…: Cowardice + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Mirage Mirror + Mycosynth Golem + Myr Battlesphere
- Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens…: Ashnod's Altar + Cowardice + Mirage Mirror + Mycosynth Golem + Myr Battlesphere
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Cowardice + Dockside Extortionist + Lightning Greaves
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Cowardice + Lightning Greaves + Priest of Gix
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Cowardice + Hidden Herbalists + Lightning Greaves