Eject
Instant
This spell can't be countered.
Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.
Draw a card.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Final Fantasy
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #11958
Eject bounces a tapped nonland permanent and replaces itself — instant-speed interaction that hits any permanent type for a single blue mana is a real rate. In Melek, Reforged Researcher decks it does double duty: tempo play and cantrip fuel for the spell-matters engine.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Melek, Reforged Researcher
Melek, Reforged Researcher casts and copies instants and sorceries off the top of the library, so Eject functioning as a cantrip matters — every card drawn keeps the chain going while bouncing a blocker or resetting an opponent's commander.
The Emperor of Palamecia
The Emperor of Palamecia wants cheap instants that do something and replace themselves, and Eject fits cleanly — bouncing a tapped threat at the end of the turn before your combat is exactly the tempo move this strategy wants.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Eject earns its slot in spell-matters and Izzet tempo builds that want cheap cantripping interaction — bouncing a tapped permanent at instant speed is relevant at any table, and drawing a card keeps the engine running. In 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, Eject faces stiff competition from bounce spells with harder downside for the opponent or better upside for you, so it sits outside most competitive lists. Legacy and Vintage have access to so many efficient blue spells that Eject rarely makes the cut outside dedicated cantrip-density builds. Standard is where Eject sees the most casual play, filling a role as cheap removal insurance in blue tempo strategies when better options aren't available.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Eject is firmly bulk — a card you pick up without thinking twice when building any blue spell-matters deck. Bulk commons with narrow competitive applications don't appreciate, so treat it as a zero-cost inclusion and move on.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Melek, Reforged Researcher
- The Emperor of Palamecia
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.