Filter Out
Instant
Return all noncreature, nonland permanents to their owners' hands.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- March of the Machine: The Aftermath
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #4372
Filter Out bounces all artifacts and enchantments — every single one on the table — for three mana at instant speed, which is a completely absurd rate for a board-reset of that scope. Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain decks run it as a mass bounce that reloads the hand, but honestly any blue deck that needs to answer a stax piece or reset a threatening board of rocks should know this card exists.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain draws a card off every historic spell, so bouncing your own artifacts with Filter Out isn't a setback — it's a draw engine reset that also clears every opponent's rocks and equipment at the same time.
Jolrael, Voice of Zhalfir
Jolrael, Voice of Zhalfir cares about casting spells on each player's turn to generate tokens, and Filter Out at instant speed means it fires on any opponent's turn — bouncing their enchantments and artifacts while simultaneously triggering Jolrael's ability.
Octavia, Living Thesis
Octavia, Living Thesis wants instant and sorcery count to pump creatures, and Filter Out contributes to that count while clearing the board of every artifact and enchantment — a two-for-one on the spells-matter plan.
Talrand, Sky Summoner
Talrand, Sky Summoner makes a 2/2 Drake off every instant or sorcery, so Filter Out is never just a board wipe — it's a board wipe stapled to a free token.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Filter Out does its best work: multiplayer boards pile up artifacts and enchantments fast, and a three-mana instant that answers all of them simultaneously is nearly impossible to replicate at this cost. In Modern and Legacy, it's legal but the role is narrow — Hurkyl's Recall and Boseiju, Who Endures handle most artifact problems more efficiently, and enchantments rarely warrant a dedicated mass bounce. Pioneer sees the same issue: the format has targeted answers and sideboard slots are tight. Filter Out is technically viable in those 60-card formats as a sideboard option against artifact-heavy combo, but it's a Commander card through and through.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available right now, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the current market rate. Given how efficiently Filter Out answers board states in Commander, it tends to hold value relative to comparable blue sweepers — if you need one, don't wait on a reprint to rescue the price.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.