Dispersing Orb
Enchantment
, Sacrifice a permanent: Return target permanent to its owner's hand.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Onslaught
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #27570
Dispersing Orb lets you pay two mana at instant speed to return any permanent to its owner's hand — repeatable, on demand, every turn. The catch is the two-mana activation cost stacks up fast, so it rewards mana-rich or untap-heavy shells over generic blue decks.
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 natural home for Dispersing Orb — the long game makes the repeatable activation worthwhile, and bouncing commanders, stax pieces, or problem enchantments every turn adds up to real board control. Legacy and Vintage are legal formats but Dispersing Orb has no competitive footprint there; the activation cost is too slow against the speed of those environments. Oathbreaker is technically legal and mirrors Commander's long-game logic, though the smaller deck size and lower life totals compress the game enough that a two-mana sorcery-ish effect struggles to keep pace.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, Dispersing Orb is firmly bulk — easy to pick up without a second thought. Bulk bounce effects rarely spike unless a Commander deck breaks them wide open, so expect the price to stay flat.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.