First printed in Tempest (1997)
Sorcery
Buyback (You may pay an additional
as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
- Illustrated by
- Heather Hudson
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Prices
MTGO price: 0.06 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 30 Oct 2026).
Combos
10 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite creature tokens, Infinite death triggers…: Disturbed Burial + Doubling Season + Hooded Hydra + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature tokens…: Corpsejack Menace + Disturbed Burial + Hooded Hydra + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Branching Evolution + Disturbed Burial + Hooded Hydra + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite turns, Lock: Coretapper + Disturbed Burial + Magistrate's Scepter
- Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature tokens…: Disturbed Burial + Hooded Hydra + Phyrexian Altar + Primal Vigor
- Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature tokens…: Disturbed Burial + Hooded Hydra + Phyrexian Altar + Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Altar of Dementia + Disturbed Burial + Dockside Extortionist
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Blasting Station + Disturbed Burial + Dockside Extortionist
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Disturbed Burial + Dockside Extortionist + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Ashnod's Altar + Disturbed Burial + Dockside Extortionist