Beckon Apparition
Instant
Exile target card from a graveyard. Create a 1/1 white and black Spirit creature token with flying.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ultimate Masters
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #17945
Beckon Apparition trades any graveyard card — yours or an opponent's — for a 1/1 flying Spirit token at instant speed, all for a single hybrid mana. It's a narrow card that earns its slot only in dedicated Spirit-tribal or graveyard-hate builds; everywhere else, better options exist.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Beckon Apparition is a role-player, not a staple — it fits cleanly in Spirit-tribal decks led by commanders like Karador, Ghost Chieftain or Millicent, Restless Revenant, where the token has tribal relevance and the graveyard exile is a bonus. Pauper is where Beckon Apparition has seen the most competitive daylight, slotting into Orzhov and Dimir tempo lists that want cheap instant-speed threats and incidental graveyard disruption. In Legacy and Vintage the graveyard hate is too shallow to matter given dedicated options like Surgical Extraction, and the token is irrelevant at those power levels. Modern and Pioneer have enough efficient Spirit payoffs that the card sees occasional fringe play, but it rarely makes the final 60.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Beckon Apparition is deep bulk — you'll find copies in any common bin without looking hard. There's no realistic price pressure on this card; supply is enormous and demand is narrow enough that it will stay at or near floor indefinitely.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.