Galadriel's Dismissal
Instant
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
Target creature phases out. If this spell was kicked, each creature target player controls phases out instead. (Treat phased-out creatures and anything attached to them as though they don't exist until their controller's next turn.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Tales of Middle-earth Commander
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #1709
Galadriel's Dismissal clears the board of attacking creatures at instant speed for a single white mana — one of the most efficient combat tricks in the format. Galadriel, Light of Valinor decks run it as a one-sided fog that doubles as a political tool, and any white deck that needs to survive a swing-out should have it on the shortlist.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Galadriel, Light of Valinor
Galadriel, Light of Valinor is the natural home — Galadriel's Dismissal stops a lethal attack cold while keeping your own board untapped, letting Galadriel's scry and draw triggers keep flowing without losing the life total that enables them.
King of the Oathbreakers
King of the Oathbreakers wants to survive long enough to flood the board with Ring-tempted tokens, and Galadriel's Dismissal buys exactly that window by blanking a full alpha strike for one mana.
Frodo, Sauron's Bane
Frodo, Sauron's Bane needs to stay alive and keep the Ring tempting him toward Ringbearer status, making Galadriel's Dismissal a cheap insurance policy against the inevitable "kill the hobbit" attacks.
Gandalf of the Secret Fire
Gandalf of the Secret Fire often needs to untap with his triggers intact, and Galadriel's Dismissal serves as a one-mana combat reset that costs nothing on the spell-chain he's already building.
Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer
Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer turns damage into a resource, but that engine collapses if the commander dies mid-combat — Galadriel's Dismissal keeps him on the table while still letting his triggers resolve.
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 where Galadriel's Dismissal does its best work: three or more opponents means the threat of a four-creature swing-out is constant, and a one-mana instant that returns all attacking creatures to hand is a punishing answer that also generates political goodwill. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but effectively invisible — those formats move too fast and too linearly for a reactive combat trick to matter. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander format where Galadriel's Dismissal sees meaningful play, slotting into white spell-based shells that need cheap answers to ground attacks.
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Price Context
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Pricing data for Galadriel's Dismissal isn't currently available in our database — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live market price. Given its narrow printing and strong Commander demand, it's worth grabbing a copy before it climbs; one-mana mass-bounce effects with this kind of efficiency don't stay cheap forever.
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Mentioned
- Galadriel, Light of Valinor
- King of the Oathbreakers
- Frodo, Sauron's Bane
- Gandalf of the Secret Fire
- Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.