Ephemerate
Instant
Exile target creature you control, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control.
Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)
"C'mon, Lockjaw, you left your favorite tennis ball in the Negative Zone again. Go fetch!"
โCrystal, Inhuman princess
Illustrated by Brooklyn Smith ยท Secret Lair Drop (SLD)
Legalities
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Duel Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
Printings
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Secret Lair Drop #2577 rare 2026-08-31
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Marvel Universe #44 mythic 2026-06-26
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Secret Lair Drop #1990 rare 2025-09-22
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Magic Online Promos #91221 rare 2021-11-25
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Modern Horizons 1 Timeshifts #1 uncommon 2021-06-18
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Strixhaven Mystical Archive #5 rare 2021-04-23
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The List #MH1-7 common 2019-11-07
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Modern Horizons #7 common 2019-06-14
Rulings
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Once the exiled creature returns, it's considered a new object with no relation to the object that it was. Auras attached to the exiled creature will be put into their owners' graveyards. Equipment attached to the exiled creature will become unattached and remain on the battlefield. Any counters on the exiled creature will cease to exist.
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If a token is exiled this way, it will cease to exist and won't return to the battlefield.
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Casting the card again due to rebound's delayed triggered ability is optional. If you choose not to cast the card, or if you can't (perhaps because there are no legal targets available), the card will stay exiled. You won't get another chance to cast it on a future turn. If you do cast the card, it's put into its owner's graveyard as normal once it resolves.
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If a spell with rebound that you cast from your hand is countered or doesn't resolve (most likely because its targets have become illegal), none of its effects will happen, including rebound. The spell will be put into its owner's graveyard and you won't get to cast it again on your next turn.
Archetypes that play this card
Duel Commander
- Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd 100.0% of lists
- Aang, Swift Savior 50.0% of lists
- Terra, Magical Adept 50.0% of lists
Show 1 more Duel Commander archetypes
- Brigid, Clachan's Heart 10.0% of lists
Modern
- Esper Reanimator 100.0% of lists
- Goryo's Vengeance 100.0% of lists
- Esper Blink 96.6% of lists
Show 3 more Modern archetypes
- Jeskai Blink 31.4% of lists
- Boros Energy 30.5% of lists
- Other 15.6% of lists
Pauper
- Familiars 100.0% of lists
- Jeskai Ephemerate 100.0% of lists
- Ephemerate Tron 70.0% of lists
Show 1 more Pauper archetypes
- Other 4.5% of lists