Ephara's Dispersal

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Ephara's Dispersal: Instant, Murders at Karlov Manor Commander. This spell costs 2 less to cast if it targets an attacking creature. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{U}
Mana value
3
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Rarity
Common
Set
Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC)
Released
2024-02-09
Collector number
103
Artist
Awanqi (Angela Wang)
Commander rank
10,913 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Surveil

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About Ephara's Dispersal

Ephara's Dispersal is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common blue instant from Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC), a Commander product released in February 2024. It is collector number 103 in that set, with art by Awanqi (Angela Wang). It costs {2}{U} (two generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 2 sets, from March of the Machine (2023) to Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.25 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

This spell costs {2} less to cast if it targets an attacking creature.

Return target creature to its owner's hand. Surveil 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.25 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Ephara's Dispersal by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Ephara's Dispersal

Ephara's Dispersal has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
March of the Machine (MOM) #55Common2023

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Ephara's Dispersal, newest first.

  • When you surveil, you may put all the cards you look at back on top of your library, you may put all of those cards into your graveyard, or you may put some of those cards on top and the rest of them into your graveyard.
  • You perform the actions stated on a card in sequence. For some spells and abilities, you'll surveil last. For others, you'll surveil and then perform other actions.
  • The cost reduction ability of Ephara's Dispersal doesn't affect its mana cost or mana value. It affects only the total cost you pay. Specifically, its mana value is always 3.

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