First printed in Time Spiral (2006)
Instant
You may exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Return target creature to its owner's hand.
"If it returns years hence, our knowledge of how to combat it will be that much greater."
—Andorel, Tolarian sentinel
- Illustrated by
- Alan Pollack
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Ruling (1)
- To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as the alternative cost of Snapback), add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell is determined by only its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast that spell was.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 29 Oct 2026).
