Boomerang
The List MIR-56 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- MIR-56
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Richard Kane Ferguson
- Market price
- $0.22
What it does
Return target permanent to its owner's hand.
A lie always returns; be careful how you catch it.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Boomerang was originally released in the 1994 Mirage expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As a blue common spell, it served a foundational role in early competitive play by allowing players to return any permanent—including lands—to its owner's hand, offering a versatile tool for tempo management and disrupting an opponent's development.
The card features artwork by Quinton Hoover, whose signature whimsical and soft illustrative style was a hallmark of the game's formative years. The design was created during a period when the game's mechanics were still being explored, and Boomerang became a quintessential example of blue's ability to manipulate the board state. When the card was included in 'The List'—a rotating selection of reprints curated for modern booster packs—it highlighted the enduring utility of simple, flexible spells in the game's long-running history.
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