Call to Heel
Shards of Alara 32 • common
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Collector number
- 32
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Randy Gallegos
- Market price
- $0.06
What it does
Return target creature to its owner's hand. Its controller draws a card.
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Call to Heel was released in 2008 as part of the Shards of Alara expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set introduced the concept of the Alara multiverse, a world shattered into five distinct planes, each defined by a specific color philosophy. This card was designed as a common instant, serving a functional role in gameplay by allowing players to return a target creature to its owner's hand, a classic blue-aligned effect intended to provide tactical flexibility and temporary removal during fast-paced matches.
The artwork was created by Randy Gallegos, a long-time contributor to the game's visual identity known for his evocative, painterly approach to fantasy illustration. In this piece, Gallegos captured the sudden, kinetic displacement of a figure, visually reinforcing the card's mechanical utility of bouncing a permanent back to its origin. As a common card, it was widely distributed among players and recognized as a staple of the set's limited environment, appreciated for its straightforward yet effective contribution to deck building during the Shards of Alara era.
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