Bounce spells

Blue’s answer to anything: return it to hand. Tempo rather than removal, but the only clean answer to an indestructible problem.

Edit it and search again — it reads plain English, so cards that return permanents to their owner's hand under 3 mana works too.

30 of 1,849 cards the search scored · read as bounce
most-played first · refreshed 2026-09-23
Cyclonic Rift
96%

Cyclonic Rift InstantReturn target nonland permanent you don't control to its owner's hand. Overload {6}{U} (You may cast this spell for its overload c$39.32

Otawara, Soaring City
95%

Otawara, Soaring City Legendary Land{T}: Add {U}. Channel — {3}{U}, Discard this card: Return target artifact, creature, enchantment, or planeswalker to its owner's h$26.28

Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
93%

Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs Instant // LandSink into Stupor: Return target spell or nonland permanent an opponent controls to its owner's hand. // Soporific Springs: As this$8.16

Snap
95%

Snap InstantReturn target creature to its owner's hand. Untap up to two lands.$3.88

Hullbreaker Horror
90%

Hullbreaker Horror Creature — Kraken HorrorFlash This spell can't be countered. Whenever you cast a spell, choose up to one — • Return target spell you don't control to its $6.15

Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
87%

Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer Legendary Creature — Monkey PirateWhenever Ragavan deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token and exile the top card of that player's library. Until e$44.05

Aetherize
94%

Aetherize InstantReturn all attacking creatures to their owner's hand.$0.64

Simic Growth Chamber
93%

Simic Growth Chamber LandThis land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {G}{U}.$0.41

Golgari Rot Farm
93%

Golgari Rot Farm LandThis land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {B}{G}.$0.32

Dimir Aqueduct
92%

Dimir Aqueduct LandThis land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {U}{B}.$0.36

Orzhov Basilica
93%

Orzhov Basilica LandThis land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {W}{B}.$0.29

Izzet Boilerworks
94%

Izzet Boilerworks LandThis land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {U}{R}.$0.35

Gruul Turf
93%

Gruul Turf LandThis land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {R}{G}.$0.30

Azorius Chancery
93%

Azorius Chancery LandThis land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {W}{U}.$0.35

Boros Garrison
92%

Boros Garrison LandThis land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {R}{W}.$0.24

Rakdos Carnarium
92%

Rakdos Carnarium LandThis land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {B}{R}.$0.41

Selesnya Sanctuary
92%

Selesnya Sanctuary LandThis land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {G}{W}.$0.33

Into the Flood Maw
96%

Into the Flood Maw InstantGift a tapped Fish (You may promise an opponent a gift as you cast this spell. If you do, they create a tapped 1/1 blue Fish creat$2.50

Raise the Palisade
92%

Raise the Palisade SorceryChoose a creature type. Return all creatures that aren't of the chosen type to their owners' hands.$12.16

Chain of Vapor
96%

Chain of Vapor InstantReturn target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. Then that permanent's controller may sacrifice a land of their choice. If the$15.95

Teferi, Time Raveler
95%

Teferi, Time Raveler Legendary Planeswalker — TeferiEach opponent can cast spells only any time they could cast a sorcery. +1: Until your next turn, you may cast sorcery spells as th$7.22

Guildless Commons
90%

Guildless Commons LandThis land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {C}{C}.$2.80

Time Wipe
83%

Time Wipe SorceryReturn a creature you control to its owner's hand, then destroy all creatures.$0.24

Mystic Confluence
93%

Mystic Confluence InstantChoose three. You may choose the same mode more than once. • Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}. • Return target $1.05

Arid Archway
91%

Arid Archway Land — DesertThis land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. If another Desert was returned this$1.26

Wave Goodbye
94%

Wave Goodbye SorceryReturn each creature without a +1/+1 counter on it to its owner's hand.$1.88

Dour Port-Mage
92%

Dour Port-Mage Creature — Frog WizardWhenever one or more other creatures you control leave the battlefield without dying, draw a card. {1}{U}, {T}: Return another tar$4.30

Aether Channeler
96%

Aether Channeler Creature — Human WizardWhen this creature enters, choose one — • Create a 1/1 white Bird creature token with flying. • Return another target nonland perm$0.35

Desynchronization
93%

Desynchronization InstantReturn each nonland permanent that's not historic to its owner's hand. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)$6.02

Cryptic Command
96%

Cryptic Command InstantChoose two — • Counter target spell. • Return target permanent to its owner's hand. • Tap all creatures your opponents control. • $8.18

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