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Hallowed Respite

Sorcery

Exile target nonlegendary creature, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. If it entered under your control, put a +1/+1 counter on it. Otherwise, tap it.
Flashback {1}{W}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

CMC
2
Mana cost
{W}{U}
Color identity
UW
Rarity
rare
Set
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Price
—
EDHREC rank
#14595
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Hallowed Respite card art
Hallowed Respite exiles a creature you control and returns it to the battlefield at the beginning of the next end step — resetting enter-the-battlefield triggers, dodging targeted removal, or rescuing a commander from the graveyard entirely. Two mana for that effect is a real rate, and the instant speed seals it as a staple in any white creature deck that cares about ETBs or commander recursion.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

Commander is where Hallowed Respite does its best work — the combination of ETB reset, removal protection, and commander-zone bypass on one cheap instant covers three problems at once, and white creature commanders almost always want all three. In Modern and Pioneer it competes with a denser removal suite and faster threats, making it a niche sideboard piece at best for blink-synergy builds. Legacy and Vintage move too fast for a two-mana protective spell without an immediate board impact. Hallowed Respite is a Commander card first; treat it as such.

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Price Context

Current price

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Price data for Hallowed Respite isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the current market rate. Given its narrow but genuine Commander utility, it tends to stay budget-accessible — pick it up before it finds its way into a popular precon reprint.

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