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Repeal

{X}{U}

Instant

Return target nonland permanent with mana value X to its owner's hand. Draw a card.
Plays as:
BounceSpot RemovalX Spell
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal

EDHREC #12,275Played in Under 1% of cEDH decks with blue

Printings
8
Price range
$0.10to$0.54

Versions

Rulings

3 · latest Mar 19, 2021
  • WotCMar 19, 2021

    If a permanent on the battlefield has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.

  • WotCMar 19, 2021

    If the target permanent is an illegal target by the time Repeal tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. You don't draw a card.

  • WotCMar 19, 2021

    The mana value of a token that isn't a copy of another object is 0. A token that is a copy of another object has the same mana cost as that object.