Reap
Instant
Return up to X target cards from your graveyard to your hand, where X is the number of black permanents target opponent controls as you cast this spell.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Tempest
- Price
- $1.54
- EDHREC rank
- #10240
Reap is a conditional mass-bounce that can erase an opponent's entire board presence for two mana — the catch is they need to control black permanents, which in a four-player game is almost always satisfied by someone at the table. Looping it on Isochron Scepter or triggering it repeatedly through Rendmaw, Creaking Nest turns that conditional into a lock that's nearly impossible to play through.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Rendmaw, Creaking Nest
Rendmaw, Creaking Nest generates Insects whenever a non-Insect creature you control leaves the battlefield, and Reap's bounce-your-own-creatures mode fuels that trigger engine on demand — every bounce cycle adds to the board while clearing opponents' black permanents.
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 Reap lives: four players means black permanents are almost always on the table, so the condition rarely sits blank, and bouncing twelve permanents at instant speed for two mana is the kind of tempo swing that ends games. In Legacy and Vintage it's a fringe piece — black is ubiquitous enough in those formats to reliably trigger it, but the singleton environment and narrower metagames mean it shows up mostly in specific combo packages rather than as a staple. It's not legal in Modern, Pioneer, Standard, or Pauper, so those formats aren't part of the conversation.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.54 cheap tier
At $1.54, Reap sits at the low end of the price range for a card with genuine combo and control applications in Commander. That price reflects its niche conditional text more than its ceiling — in the right deck it punches well above its cost.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Isochron Scepter
- Rendmaw, Creaking Nest
- Second Chance
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.