Put Away
Instant
Counter target spell. You may shuffle up to one target card from your graveyard into your library.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #24518
Put Away counters a spell and shuffles a card from your graveyard back into your library for three mana — two effects that individually wouldn't clear the bar, but together justify the slot in decks that want both. It's a niche counterspell, not a staple.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Put Away competes against Counterspell, Arcane Denial, and Swan Song — all cheaper and more reliable — so it only earns a slot when the graveyard-shuffle rider is genuinely relevant, such as in decks that run shuffle effects as a win condition or need to recover a key piece. In Pauper, the common card pool makes modal value more attractive, and the ability to rebuy a spell while countering can create real card advantage in the right shell. Legacy and Vintage have access to free countermagic, which makes a three-mana counter a near-complete non-starter in those formats. Put Away is a Pauper and Commander niche card — it's not chasing a slot in any high-powered stack.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Put Away is deep bulk — a throwaway pickup if you specifically want the effect. Don't expect the price to move; the card sees too little competitive play to generate demand.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.