Recoil
Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas 61 • common
- Set
- Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas
- Collector number
- 61
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black · Blue
- Artist
- Alan Pollack
- Market price
- $0.09
What it does
Return target permanent to its owner's hand. Then that player discards a card.
Anything sent into a plagued world is bound to come back infected.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Recoil first appeared in the Invasion expansion in 2000, designed as an efficient blue-black tempo spell capable of bouncing a permanent while forcing a discard. When it was reprinted as card number 61 in the 2011 Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas set, the card was curated to represent the manipulation and control themes central to Nicol Bolas’s color identity. The artwork featured in the Duel Deck edition maintains the dark, swirling aesthetic established by original illustrator Greg Staples, emphasizing the overwhelming, chaotic nature of the spell.
The Duel Decks series was developed by Wizards of the Coast to provide balanced, ready-to-play experiences that highlighted iconic rivalries within the Magic: The Gathering multiverse. By including Recoil in the Bolas deck, the designers reinforced the character's strategy of disrupting an opponent's resources. The card has remained a staple in casual formats and niche Constructed play due to its versatile two-for-one potential, reflecting its status as a quintessential example of early-2000s gold-colored utility spells.
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