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Capsize

Instant

Buyback {3} (You may pay an additional {3} as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
Return target permanent to its owner's hand.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{1}{U}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
common
Set
Magic Online Theme Decks
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#5018
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Capsize card art
Capsize with buyback is a one-card lock — given enough mana, you return every permanent your opponents control and they never untap again. The cost is exactly that: you need a lot of mana, which means Capsize earns its slot only in decks that generate it reliably, with Mizzix of the Izmagnus and Mystic Sanctuary loops being the canonical homes.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Mizzix of the Izmagnus

Mizzix of the Izmagnus

24.9% of decks · synergy 0.24

Mizzix of the Izmagnus reduces Capsize's buyback cost as experience counters accumulate, eventually making the full loop affordable inside a normal turn — which is why it appears in roughly one in four Mizzix lists.

02
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea

Eluge, the Shoreless Sea

21.9% of decks · synergy 0.18

Eluge, the Shoreless Sea cares about spells cast from unusual zones and generates mana through its engine, giving Capsize a shell where the buyback cost becomes incidental rather than prohibitive.

03

Heliod, the Radiant Dawn

14.0% of decks · synergy 0.13

Heliod, the Radiant Dawn can recur Capsize from the graveyard as an enchantment spell, smoothing out the card's one weakness — getting countered or discarded before the lock comes online.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Capsize does its most broken work: the singleton format's longer games mean you'll reliably reach the mana threshold, and a resolved buyback loop against three opponents ends the game on the spot. In Pauper it's a legitimate control finisher, bouncing blockers and key permanents in a format where few answers exist at common. Legacy and Vintage legality is mostly academic — the card sees no meaningful play in either format, since tempo-based bounce spells lose value when opponents are operating at high speed with free interaction. Oathbreaker can host the same infinite-mana loops as Commander, making Capsize viable there for the same reasons.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

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Price data isn't available for Capsize at the moment — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current market prices. Given that it's a buyback staple with a long print history and multiple reprints, it's historically been an affordable pickup despite its power level.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.