Dispelling Exhale
Instant
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may behold a Dragon. (You may choose a Dragon you control or reveal a Dragon card from your hand.)
Counter target spell unless its controller pays 
. If a Dragon was beheld, counter that spell unless its controller pays 
instead.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #9368
Dispelling Exhale exiles a nonland permanent — no regeneration, no indestructible escape — and replaces itself with a draw when your commander is in play. The cost is real: six mana at sorcery speed prices it out of most competitive tables, but Sivitri, Dragon Master decks that already want unconditional exile removal get the full package here.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Sivitri, Dragon Master
Sivitri, Dragon Master triggers Dispelling Exhale's draw clause by default, turning a slow exile spell into a two-for-one that cleans up whatever Dragon-proof threat is blocking the board.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Dispelling Exhale fills a real role in decks that struggle to find unconditional permanent removal in their color identity — exile with no targeting restrictions is genuinely hard to come by in black and blue. The six-mana price tag is painful in a format where Vindicate and Generous Gift exist at two and three mana, so Dispelling Exhale earns its slot primarily when the draw rider is live. In 60-card formats — Modern, Pioneer, Standard — it doesn't compete; sorcery-speed six-mana removal is unplayable when Fatal Push and Vanishing Verse exist at a fraction of the cost. Pauper is where the unconditional exile clause has the most novelty, though six mana is still a steep ask in an aggressive format.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Dispelling Exhale is deep bulk — a easy include for budget Commander lists that need exile effects and won't feel the cost. Bulk rares at this price seldom appreciate unless a deck archetype breaks out around them, so pick it up for the effect, not the speculation.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.