Repulse

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Repulse: Instant, Wilds of Eldraine Commander. Return target creature to its owner's hand. Draw a card. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{U}
Mana value
3
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Rarity
Common
Set
Wilds of Eldraine Commander (WOC)
Released
2023-09-08
Collector number
107
Artist
Aaron Boyd
Commander rank
8,349 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Repulse

Repulse is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common blue instant from Wilds of Eldraine Commander (WOC), a Commander product released in September 2023. It is collector number 107 in that set, with art by Aaron Boyd. 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 Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 10 sets, from Invasion (2000) to Breaking News (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.22 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).

Card text

Return target creature to its owner's hand.

Draw a card.

"You aren't invited."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.22 (as of 2026-11-03).

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

Format legality

Legality of Repulse by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
PremodernLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Repulse

Repulse has been printed in 10 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Breaking News (OTP) #13Uncommon2024
Game Night: Free-for-All (GN3) #36Common2022
The List (PLST) #CN2-119Common2019
Conspiracy: Take the Crown (CN2) #119Common2016
Duel Decks Anthology: Jace vs. Chandra (JVC) #25Common2014
Commander 2011 (CMD) #58Common2011
Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (DD2) #25Common2008
World Championship Decks 2002 (WC02) #cr70Common2002
World Championship Decks 2002 (WC02) #rl70sbCommon2002
Invasion (INV) #70Common2000

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Repulse.

  • If the target creature is an illegal target as Repulse tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't draw a card.

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