Barrin's Unmaking
Instant
Return target permanent to its owner's hand if that permanent shares a color with the most common color among all permanents or a color tied for most common.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Invasion
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #28459
Barrin's Unmaking bounces any nonland permanent to its owner's hand for two mana — full stop, no conditions. The catch is the discard rider, which almost never matters in Commander where hands empty fast and the board is what kills you.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Barrin's Unmaking is a clean, unconditional bounce spell that handles any permanent type — artifacts, enchantments, planeswalkers, creatures — which is rarer than it looks at two mana. The discard is a minor upside against opponents who are hellbent anyway, and occasionally punishing against someone sandbagging resources. In Pauper and Legacy it sits in the shadow of Unsummon and Vapor Snag for creatures, and most decks there aren't desperate to hit artifacts at common rarity. Vintage has better options at every angle. The card's home is Commander, where instant-speed catch-all interaction on a budget is always welcome.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Barrin's Unmaking is deep bulk — you'll find it in a common box before you'd bother ordering it. Bulk bounce spells at this price point don't move, so don't expect the number to change in either direction.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.