Disturbing Plot
Sorcery
Return target creature card from a graveyard to its owner's hand.
Conspire (As you cast this spell, you may tap two untapped creatures you control that share a color with it. When you do, copy it and you may choose a new target for the copy.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #24282
Disturbing Plot returns any creature from your graveyard to your hand for two mana at instant speed — straightforward recursion with no strings attached. It's not flashy, but instant-speed graveyard retrieval at common rarity earns its slot in decks that need redundancy without the price tag.
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, Disturbing Plot fills the role of cheap, reliable recursion in graveyard-matters decks where redundancy matters more than raw efficiency — it won't outshine Animate Dead or Reanimate, but it doesn't need to. In Pauper, where the card pool is constrained by rarity, instant-speed creature recursion at this cost is genuinely competitive and sees play in graveyard loops. Legacy and Vintage have strictly better options at every turn, so Disturbing Plot is a non-starter there outside of niche budget builds or cube.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Disturbing Plot is deep bulk — you're picking this up out of a commons box, not tracking it down. Bulk commons rarely move on price, so don't expect this to spike; grab a playset whenever you see one and forget about it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.