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Graceful Reprieve

Instant

When target creature dies this turn, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{1}{W}
Color identity
W
Rarity
common
Set
Modern Masters 2017
Price
$0.15
EDHREC rank
#17748
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Graceful Reprieve card art
Graceful Reprieve returns a creature that just died to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter — instant speed, two mana, no questions asked. The real power is in the loop potential: pair it with Altar of Dementia and a sacrifice outlet and you have a recursive engine that's nearly impossible to stop at instant speed.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Graceful Reprieve earns its slot — aristocrats and reanimator strategies both want a cheap, instant-speed way to rebuy a key creature mid-combat or in response to a wrath. In Pauper it's legal but competes with a dense field of white recursion at common, so it sees only fringe play. Legacy and Vintage are technically legal but the effect is far too small to register in those formats. Graceful Reprieve is a Commander card through and through.

Key Combos

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Price Context

Current price

$0.15 bulk tier

At $0.15, Graceful Reprieve is deep bulk — pick it up in any common box without a second thought. The combo ceiling keeps it from being a throw-away inclusion, but the price reflects its low raw power outside of specific synergy builds.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.