Echoing Truth
Instant
Return target nonland permanent and all other permanents with the same name as that permanent to their owners' hands.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Commander 2015
- Price
- $0.28
- EDHREC rank
- #9491
Echoing Truth bounces a permanent and, if any other copies share its name, sweeps every one of them back to hand — that's a two-mana answer to token armies, Thassa's Oracle loops, and commander tax-stacking alike. The floor is a narrow bounce spell; the ceiling is a full board wipe against token or copy strategies.
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, Echoing Truth earns its slot as a cheap, instant-speed answer to token swarms and enchantment-based locks that blue otherwise struggles to permanently remove — the name-matching clause turns it into a one-sided board clear the moment an opponent goes wide with identical tokens. In Pauper, it sees real competitive play as one of the best answers to Relentless Rats or Persistent Petitioners piles, and it pulls double duty as an answer to problematic enchantments. Legacy and Vintage both have access to it, though those formats rarely need it when Force of Will and faster interaction exist. Outside of Pauper and Commander, Echoing Truth is a niche sideboard option at best.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.28 bulk tier
At $0.28, Echoing Truth sits firmly in bulk territory and is unlikely to move — it's widely printed, widely available, and sees just enough fringe play to stay off the rare list. For what it does, the price is essentially free; pick up copies without thinking twice.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.