Boomerang
Ninth Edition 66★ • common
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 66★
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Arnie Swekel
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Return target permanent to its owner's hand.
"Returne from whence ye came. . . ."— Edmund Spenser, *The Faerie Queene*
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 introduced in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield as a staple blue utility spell. The card serves as a fundamental example of tempo-based play, allowing a player to return any permanent to its owner's hand. Its function has remained consistent throughout the game's history, representing the color blue's ability to manipulate the battlefield through displacement.
The Ninth Edition printing, released in 2005, features artwork by Melissa Benson. Her illustration depicts a surreal, swirling magical vortex that captures the kinetic, cyclical nature of the card's effect. This version is notable for its inclusion in the core set, which served as a bridge for players transitioning into the modern era of the game, maintaining the card's reputation as a simple yet potent strategic tool.
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