Command of Unsummoning
Instant
Cast this spell only during the declare attackers step and only if you've been attacked this step.
Return one or two target attacking creatures to their owner's hand.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Portal
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #27730
Command of Unsummoning bounces a creature and replaces itself — two effects on one card at instant speed — but four mana for a cantripping bounce spell is a steep rate when Unsummon and Vapor Snag exist at one mana. It earns a slot only in decks that specifically want the draw trigger or are built around spells-matter payoffs.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the most forgiving home for Command of Unsummoning — the cantrip softens the tempo loss, and the instant speed matters in a four-player game where you need flexibility. In Legacy and Vintage, four mana for bounce-plus-draw is simply too slow; those formats have cheaper and more efficient interaction available. Oathbreaker shares Commander's general philosophy, but the faster pace makes the mana cost harder to justify without a dedicated spells-matter engine.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Command of Unsummoning is deep bulk — you're not buying this for value, you're buying it because it costs nothing. That price is stable; there's no demand driver that would move a card this replaceable.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.