Release to the Wind

Name: Release to the Wind: tournament usage statistics
Creator: Land Drop

Instant

Exile target nonland permanent. For as long as that card remains exiled, its owner may cast it without paying its mana cost.

"Here and gone like a fleeting breeze."

Legality

Legal in: Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Not legal in: Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Standard Brawl

2018-01-19 If an exiled card has in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
2018-01-19 Casting the exiled card follows the normal timing rules for casting that card. For example, if the card is a creature card, you can cast that card only during your main phase while the stack is empty.
2018-01-19 If you cast a card “without paying its mana cost,” you can’t pay any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, such as that of Silvergill Adept, those must be paid to cast the card.
2018-01-19 If a token is exiled this way, it can’t be cast.

MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 30 Oct 2026).

7 combos, the most popular first:

Deck	Copies	Finish
Ral, Monsoon Mage Israel Sánchez, 25 Oct	1 main	#17 of 18 0-2
Ral, Monsoon Mage Kaine Shadory, 3 Oct	1 main	#34 of 84 1-4