Call to Heel

Instant

Return target creature to its owner's hand. Its controller draws a card.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pauper	Legal
Pauper Duel Commander	Legal
Pauper EDH	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (12)

Azoth2099 on Chun - li countless tokens

4 months ago

DreadKhan

Ohh yeah man, Crystal Shard is great here for sure. As many economically feasible ways to reset Chun-Li as possible is a must here, certainly. Unsummon, Vapor Snag, Fading Hope, Rescue, Curfew, Chain of Vapor, Alchemist's Retrieval, Unsubstantiate, Familiar's Ruse, Geistwave, Call to Heel, Snapback & of course Capsize (so much utility here) are all worth a thought here imo, seeing as how they are also instants that can easily be recurred via the Commander's ability.

Other less synergistic synergies like Vedalken Mastermind, Waterfront Bouncer, Trusted advisors, Shrieking Drake, Faerie Impostor, Seal of Removal, Turbulent Dreams, Aether Spellbomb, Otawara, Soaring City & Sanctum of Eternity could potentially help the deck push through to victory as well!

And then there's Intuition, which is obviously just insane lol.

War_Machine_800 on Army of Allies

3 years ago

This looks like a fun deck! I would play it as is, but I'll still leave some card ideas in case anything sparks your interest. Since there are a couple of higher cost creatures, you might want to replace some with Veteran Warleader.

If you want to try to capitalize on your ETB triggers then you will want some cards that let you flicker your creatures. Essence Flux, Cloudshift, and Ephemerate are all one cost instants letting you do this. You might be able to save some creatures from dying using these as well.

If you're ok with just putting them back in your hand for extra benefits then Call to Heel lets you draw a card and Familiar's Ruse lets you counter a spell. There's also spells like Peel from Reality or Unsummon if you want to target the opponent.

Of course you could always replace some basics with multicolor pain lands or something like those Temple Gardens you got there. Other than that you might just want some more noncreature spells to give your deck some more versatility.

visland on Talrand vs Everybody *Live*

3 years ago

-Call to Heel

-Peel from Reality

-Skull Catapult

-Paradoxical Outcome

+Pongify

+Misdirection

+Murmuring Mystic

+Fact or Fiction

Brefin on Vadrok (Mutate/Tokens)

4 years ago

OMG. I had not even considered Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker. That said, much like the other cards that were mentioned, I think that's a higher tier of power than I'm aiming for. Even my testing and refining of the deck is demonstrating that Vadrok, Apex of Thunder has plenty of power and cards like Snap, Dockside Extortionist and Cloud of Faeries would definitely increase the power dramatically.

Release to the Wind was cute, but I've been drawing back from flicker effects. It lets me recast, but not remutate the creatures. I've been preferring Call to Heel and such that lets me draw the stack back to hand.

I have more comments on your deck, but I'll put them there. That said, I like Squee's Embrace in your Maybeboard as a type of card I hadn't considered and is kind of silly but also on theme for putting my mutate stack back where I want it.

lagotripha on Paradox Bell

7 years ago

Mind Stone is a practical mana rock with emergency draw- have you tested Isochron Scepter with Whispers of the Muse/Think Twice/Remand/Call to Heel/Twisted Image/Vision Skeins as alternatives- just remands in the outcome slot and whispers in the serum visons slot with conjourers and otherworld as isochrons would allow for some more resillience. also, remanding your own spells guarantees the combo.

HerculesMorse on Lawful Chaos

7 years ago

I'm such a Dick Head! I only just realized that Call to Heel can be used to activate Detain again if you cast it on your own creature! So sorry; in my defense I worked night shift and haven't had a good sleep yet. It's probably got more uses than say Essence Flux or Cloudshift.

HerculesMorse on Lawful Chaos

7 years ago

Cool idea and the low $ is awesome, +1! I haven't got much to suggest other than I'd swap out Call to Heel for either Voyage's End or Echoing Truth (I don't want you to give the opponent a card). Also if the budget can extend that far I'd recommend Remand over Cancel simply for the card-advantage. I'd probably look at swapping Prescient Chimera for Dungeon Geists too; if you go with the Geists (and have more Spirits in general) I'd really recommend Nebelgast Herald.

Also you definitely need some dual lands, such as Temple of Enlightenment or Glacial Fortress, because you're definitely going to have mana issues I think.

TheRedGoat on Fatal Return

7 years ago

Wait, so why not Remand in all of this? Also, while it is a higher cost, what about Repulse since it also nets you a card?

Regardless of those, I'd find space for Call to Heel since it has both offensive and defensive qualities to it.