Deprive
Instant
As an additional cost to cast this spell, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
Counter target spell.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Rise of the Eldrazi
- Price
- $0.29
- EDHREC rank
- #9576
Deprive counters any spell, no questions asked — the cost is bouncing one of your own lands back to hand. In most decks that's a real setback, but Tatyova, Benthic Druid turns the bounce into a cantrip, erasing the downside entirely and making this a two-mana hard counter with upside.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
Tatyova, Benthic Druid triggers on every land entering the battlefield, so replaying the land you bounced for Deprive draws a card and gains a life — the "cost" becomes a free spell that refuels your hand.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Deprive earns its slot only in decks that profit from replaying lands — otherwise the tempo loss of resetting a land drop is too steep against three opponents. Pauper is where it really shines: hard counters at common are rare, and the land-bounce cost is manageable in a format with slower clocks. Legacy and Vintage have strictly better options at the same mana, so Deprive doesn't see play there. Modern has enough two-mana interaction that Deprive competes, but the land bounce keeps it off most lists.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.29 bulk tier
At $0.29, Deprive is deep bulk — multiple printings have kept it accessible for anyone who wants it. The price is stable and unlikely to move; it's a pick-up-anytime card with no supply pressure.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.