Redeem the Lost
Instant
Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn. Clash with an opponent. If you win, return Redeem the Lost to its owner's hand. (Each clashing player reveals the top card of their library, then puts that card on their choice of the top or bottom. A player wins if their card had a greater mana value.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Morningtide
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #24131
Redeem the Lost returns a creature card from your graveyard to your hand and puts a +1/+1 counter on it — useful recursion stapled to a permanent buff, all for two mana at instant speed. The ceiling is low enough that it slots into dedicated graveyard-recursion synergy decks rather than as generic value, but in the right shell it earns its keep.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Redeem the Lost is a niche include — graveyard recursion at instant speed is genuinely useful, but two mana to retrieve a single creature and grant one +1/+1 counter rarely competes with recursive engines that loop repeatedly or return multiple cards. It fits best in +1/+1 counter synergy decks that also want graveyard interaction, where the counter isn't a throwaway rider. Legacy, Modern, and Vintage all have access to far more efficient recursion, so Redeem the Lost sees essentially no competitive play in those formats. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander — situational, not a staple.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Redeem the Lost is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a box rather than order. The price reflects its narrow role accurately and is unlikely to move unless a dedicated +1/+1 counter commander pushes demand, which hasn't happened.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.