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Banishing Knack

Magic: The GatheringEventide#17

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Mana cost

EventideEVE · #17

Card type: Instant
Rarity: Common
Indicative price: 0.87 € · ★ 22.43 € · 2.77 $ · ★ 64.25 $
Mana value: 1
Colour: Blue

Card text

Until end of turn, target creature gains ": Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand."

Format legality

CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PauperLegal
PaupercommanderLegal
PredhLegal
VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

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Printing information

Illustrator: Howard Lyon
Card language: English
Release date: 2008-07-25

Flavour text

Suddenly he realized that everything was connected by invisible strings, strings that could be pulled—or cut.

Rulings

2008-08-01

The targeted creature’s controller, not Banishing Knack’s controller, is the one who can activate the creature’s new ability.

2008-08-01

“Summoning sickness” applies. The new ability can’t be activated unless the targeted creature has been under its controller’s control since the beginning of that player’s most recent turn or it has haste.