Repel
Odyssey 98 • common
- Set
- Odyssey
- Collector number
- 98
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Terese Nielsen
- Market price
- $0.15
What it does
Put target creature on top of its owner's library.
"I have a hunch we'll be seeing that one again soon."— Ambassador Laquatus
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Repel was released in 2001 as part of the Odyssey expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, the set marked a return to the game's core focus on its namesake plane, shifting away from the artifact-heavy themes of the preceding Urza and Masques cycles. As a blue common instant, the card reflects the color's thematic reliance on tempo-based disruption and defensive utility, specifically through its ability to return a creature to its owner's hand.
The card’s visual identity was crafted by artist Christopher Moeller, who provided the illustration for this printing. His work during this era often leaned into the high-fantasy aesthetic characteristic of early 2000s set design, prioritizing clarity and atmospheric tension. Upon its release, Repel was recognized as a functional, if understated, tool for Limited play, valued by players for its efficiency in managing board states and its straightforward application of blue mana interaction.
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