Return to Dust

Instant

Exile target artifact or enchantment. If you played this spell during one of your main phases, you may exile up to one other target artifact or enchantment.

Discussion (51)

libraryjoy on Messing with Lore

2 weeks ago

I might put back in Boros Garrison, Hoard-Smelter Dragon, and/or Return to Dust from the original deck. If you put Zirda in the 99, you don't have to conform to the restriction. That only applies if you use Zirda as companion. My sweet spot on lands is 36, so you might be able to have extra room there, especially if you have lots of artifact ramp. My preference for your expensive card would be Unwinding Clock, Akroma's Memorial, Panharmonicon, Esper Sentinel or Darksteel Forge. I think they'll have utility in lots of different decks. Good luck!

stellarnear on Atraxa Friends Edition

2 weeks ago

Return to Dust>Heliod's Intervention

stellarnear on KikoolKaalia !

4 weeks ago

Return to Dust>Heliod's Intervention

Hawzy97 on God-Eternal Oketra

2 months ago

I also found some cards I might suggest

Riot Control , Brave the Sands , Congregate , Return to Dust , Oreskos Explorer

dpolatchek01 on Anowon, the Ruin Guy

2 months ago

Thanks so much for all these suggestions. Im not sure about cutting Talisman of Dominance as it helps me curve into a T3 Anowon. Skyclave Relic out for Commander's Sphere is interesting. I've been using relic because its indestructible nature means it'll 100% not get blown up by a Vandalblast or Return to Dust which always seems to happen. I feel you on Mesmeric Orb . It's probably not the smartest add considering I play against ppl who run mass recursion. The other side of the coin for me is that every single time orb comes out everyone almost dies to mill. The orb is degenerate and at least for the time being I <3 it. In terms of rogues being more of an aggro deck in EDH you are right. Maybe Sygg is the best rogues commander? My playgroup is not cEDH by any means. The decks that my playgroup plays are cheap tribal aggro like Elves/Goblins as well as Voltron decks. There is one reanimator deck in my group and one spells deck but for the most part what I play against is pretty one sided. Crux of Fate is what im running bc damnation is super expensive and I feel like I need wipes bc of all the tokens. Dauthi Voidwalker I agree I need to get immediately and I was also thinking about a Thassa, God of the Sea

multimedia on Wyleth, soul of combat card draw

3 months ago

Hey, nice changes. Boros Signet is an upgrade for Solemn Simulacrum which at 4 CMC is too high for a ramp source. You can abuse Sunforger with Mistveil Plains which is an upgrade for Temple of Triumph .

Some haste enablers to try out:

• Escape Velocity : Wyleth also works with auras and while they're not as reliable as equips there's some exceptions such as auras that can return themselves from your graveyard with escape.
• Lightning Greaves : is worth playing because of it's 0 equip cost. Just equip another creature before you want to add more equips to Wyleth and then when done equip Wyleth with Greaves.
• Ring of Valkas : after giving haste can grow Wyleth on your turn each turn.

The interaction of Puresteel Paladin + Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith is very good with Wyleth. Toggo creates equipment (Rocks) for free with landfall. Each time a Rock is created it triggers Puresteel to draw. Rocks help or three of them can activate metalcraft and can then 0 equip all Rocks to Wyleth.

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Some other cards that could be cut for better options:

• Oblivion Ring
• Duplicant
• Return to Dust
• Fires of Invention : only being able to cast spells during your turn is too much a drawback in Commander.
• Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• Sword of Body and Mind : the worst Sword when opponents have 99 card decks.
• Luminous Broodmoth
• Osgir, the Reconstructor : needs it own dedicated deck as Commander.
• Zirda, the Dawnwaker

DemonDragonJ on Strixhaven spoiler season

5 months ago

Black and white are my two favorite colors in this game, so, naturally, I am excited about the cards in the black and white deck.

Tempting contract is nice, but very unreliable, so I am not certain if I can put it into any of my current decks.

Felisa, fang of Silverquill is nice, but nothing spectacular, and I notice that many cards that are associated with Silverquill generate inkling tokens, just as many cards that are associated with Quandrix generate fractal tokens.

I do not like the wording on combat calligrapher; would it really have taken up too much space to write “whenever a creature attacks one of your opponents, its controller creates…etc.?”

Return to Dust has already been reprinted numerous times, so I dearly wish that WotC had instead reprinted Heliod's Intervention in this set, since that card has been printed only once, and is better in the majority of situations.

Guardian archon is definitely a great card, but its controller shall need to find a way to “flicker” it to truly get great value from it, but that should not be difficult to do, in white. I also like that this is the second card in the game with the text “secretly choose an opponent” and “activate this ability only once,” after Stalking Leonin .

Nils, discipline enforcer is a perfect example of white’s authoritarian nature, and he will definitely be annoying for many players whose decks rely upon putting +1/+1 counters on their creatures; I have a deck with Atraxa, Praetors' Voice as the general, so he could definitely hinder that deck, if I cannot deal with him, quickly. At least he does not have flash, because that would make him ridiculous.

Promise of loyalty will definitely lead to some very complicated political dealings in games that have more than two players, so I will be interested to see how it works.

Sponsorship scholar is another example of how card advantage works in white, and, even better, it allows players to search for any basic lands, not merely plains! Finally, WotC is making white more powerful and helping it to reach the other colors in terms of power!

I really like author of shadows; first, that artwork is amazing, and, second, the effect is very sinister, and will definitely turn the tide of a game, if used properly.

Bold plagiarist is the latest in a long line of cards that punish players who seek to gain advantage, but, at least, this one does not actually stop them from gaining advantage; it merely copies their advantage. Why is it that the opponent is the one who places the counters on the plagiarist, and not the controller of the plagiarist?

In a similar manner, cunning rhetoric is a continuation of black’s ability to discourage an opponent from attacking one’s self, and punishing them, if they do.

Fain, the broker, has serious potential for powerful combos, and could definitely lead to major shifts in games if used properly.

Incarnation technique would be good for either my Mimeoplasm or my Teneb, the Harvester decks, but I cannot remove and existing cards to make room for it.

With keen duelist, I first am very glad that there are still black wizards in this game, now that warlocks are a creature type, and, second, a symmetrical Dark Confidant will definitely lead to some major politics and bargains between players, and it should go without saying that the best way to use it is with the ability to manipulate your own deck, such as with Crystal Ball or Sensei's Divining Top .

Stinging study is a nice way to take advantage of a general with a higher casting cost, especially if that general has been sent back to the command zone at least once, and has become too expensive to reliably recast; given that that card costs 5 mana to cast, I say that a player should have a general with a converted mana cost of at least 5 to truly get good value from it.

Inkshield is like Batwing Brume on steroids, but its high mana cost does mean that it will require strategy and careful timing to be used most effectively; I personally think that it could have cost 4 mana and still have been perfectly balanced.

As for the reprints, did we really need another reprint of Zetalpa, Primal Dawn or Sun Titan ? However, the reprints of Utter End , Oblation , Magister of Worth , and Mikokoro, Center of the Sea are all welcome, and I am glad that WotC has finally reprinted Deathbringer Liege , because that card very badly needed to be reprinted.

Overall, WotC has really increased the quality of this year’s Commander product, compared to those from previous years, so I hope that every Commander product has this level of quality, from this point forward.

berserkerazn on Queen Marchesa

5 months ago

I spoke to iamhikari:

Plan: Pivot towards aristocrats, lower the CMC, maybe more taxing. Though I think going more into the Monarch theme might be more fun/unique. We can try this first:

For starters:

-1 Beseech the Queen
-1 Deliver Unto Evil
-1 Wild Ricochet
-1 Call the Coppercoats
-1 Assemble the Legion

Mana fix and ramp:

-1 Worn Powerstone
-1 Gilded Lotus
+1 Exotic Orchard
+1 Talisman of Conviction
+1 Wayfarer's Bauble
+1 Talisman of Hierarchy ...can also +1
Talisman of Indulgence , but it's slightly pricier.

Expand reach and lower CMC of your removal:

-1 Return to Dust
-1 Terminate
-1 Comeuppance
+1 Chaos Warp
+1 Generous Gift ....alternatively there are some 2 mana removal cards in Strixhaven that might be fun to try out.
+1 either Path to Exile or the cheaper Dire Tactics
+1 Soul-Guide Lantern

Fun monarch theme and control: +1 Court of Grace
+1 Court of Ambition
-1 Black Market
-1 Ixalan's Binding

Pivot to Aristocrats:

-1 Neheb, the Eternal
-1 Thief of Blood
-1 Tectonic Giant
+1 Cruel Celebrant
+1 Syr Konrad, the Grim
+1 Bastion of Remembrance

Still need to deal with your creatures and maybe do some more token generation or something. I'll keep thinking and get back to you.