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
- Market price
- $0.24
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 first introduced in the Alpha set in 1993, solidifying its place as a quintessential blue utility spell in Magic: The Gathering. By the time it was reprinted in the Ninth Edition core set, the card had become a staple of control strategies, prized for its versatility in bouncing any permanent back to its owner's hand. Its inclusion in Ninth Edition marked a period where the game's core set was transitioning to modernize its visual language and streamline accessibility for new players.
The artwork for this iteration of Boomerang was crafted by artist Melissa A. Benson, whose contributions were instrumental in defining the early aesthetic of the game. Her design aimed to capture the kinetic, shifting nature of the spell through a surrealist lens, emphasizing the return of an object to its source. The card was well-received by the community for its strategic depth, remaining a favored tool for tempo-based playstyles throughout its long history in the core sets.
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