Narset's Reversal
Instant
Copy target instant or sorcery spell, then return it to its owner's hand. You may choose new targets for the copy.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- War of the Spark Promos
- Price
- $3.93
- EDHREC rank
- #765
Narset's Reversal bounces a spell back to its owner's hand and puts a copy on the stack — at instant speed, for two mana — which is an absurd rate for the effect. It earns a slot on raw utility alone, and the fact that Shiko and Narset, Unified make it a build-around, and Isochron Scepter can lock the game with it, just adds upside.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Shiko and Narset, Unified
Narset's Reversal is in 72% of Shiko and Narset, Unified decks because the commanders actively reward copying and recurring instants — Narset's Reversal both copies a spell and preserves the original, generating the kind of repeated value that the partner pair is built to exploit.
Kalamax, the Stormsire
Kalamax, the Stormsire copies the first instant you cast each turn while tapped, so Narset's Reversal immediately becomes two copies of whatever you're redirecting — and the power counter Kalamax picks up makes the next threat even larger.
Fire Lord Azula
Fire Lord Azula cares about casting spells multiple times and punishing opponents' plays, and Narset's Reversal does both at once: it strips a key spell off the stack and hands you a free cast of your own.
Elsha, Threefold Master
Elsha, Threefold Master incentivizes stacking cheap instants for repeated value, and Narset's Reversal fits cleanly into that gameplan — two mana to steal a spell and replace it with a copy is exactly the tempo-positive play Elsha decks are looking for.
Veyran, Voice of Duality
Veyran, Voice of Duality triggers twice off every instant and sorcery, so Narset's Reversal becomes a two-mana spell that copies a threat, hands you the original, and fires Veyran's ability twice — easy inclusion at 37% of Veyran builds.
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 |
In Commander, Narset's Reversal is a staple: two mana at instant speed to steal any spell off the stack is generically strong, and it has genuine combo potential with Isochron Scepter for soft locks or infinite loops. In Legacy and Vintage, it sees occasional fringe play as a way to answer uncounterable spells or turn an opponent's haymaker into your own, though those formats move fast enough that the bounce-back clause matters less. Modern and Pioneer have it legal, but the effect doesn't slot cleanly into established archetypes — it's too cute for most shells that aren't explicitly spell-copying decks. Oathbreaker is where it shines brightest outside Commander, since the format's density of high-impact signature spells makes every resolved copy disproportionately powerful.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Storm-Kiln ArtistThousand-Year StormNarset's Reversal
Infinite colored mana; Infinite copies of instant and sorcery spells on the stack; Infinite power for any creature; Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite storm count; Infinite Treasure tokens
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Fire Lord AzulaNarset's ReversalFrantic Search
Infinite self-discard triggers; Infinite draw triggers; Infinite looting; Near-infinite storm count; Near-infinite mana lands you control can produce; Near-infinite magecraft triggers; Near-infinite untap of lands you control; Near-infinite blue mana
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Fire Lord AzulaNarset's ReversalStorm-Kiln Artist
Infinite Treasure tokens; Infinite colored mana; Infinite copies of the casted instant or sorcery; Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite storm count
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Current price
$3.93 cheap tier
At $3.93, Narset's Reversal sits in the cheap tier for a card with genuine staple status in multiple Commander archetypes — it's underpriced relative to its play rate. Supply has kept the price low despite consistent demand, so it's a low-risk pickup that won't burn your budget.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.