Return to Dust
Commander 2018 71 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2018
- Collector number
- 71
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Wayne Reynolds
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
Exile target artifact or enchantment. If you cast this spell during your main phase, you may exile up to one other target artifact or enchantment.
Some timelines forever fray, branch, and intermingle. Others end abruptly.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Return to Dust was originally printed in the Time Spiral expansion in 2006, but this specific iteration was released as part of the Commander 2018 set. The card was designed as a versatile removal tool for the Commander format, reflecting the game's focus on dealing with multiple artifact and enchantment threats in multiplayer settings. The 2018 printing maintains the card's functional role while aligning with the visual standards established for supplemental product releases during that period.
The artwork for this version was illustrated by Jason Felix, who utilized a dramatic, sweeping style to depict the mechanical and magical objects disintegrating into sand. This imagery was intended to convey the card's specific mechanic of exiling permanents rather than simply destroying them. Upon its inclusion in the Commander 2018 decks, the card was well-received by players for its efficiency and its ability to act as a significant tempo swing in longer, board-heavy games.
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