Refresh
Instant
Regenerate target creature.
Draw a card.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Odyssey
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #24478
Refresh untaps a creature and draws a card for two mana — a clean two-for-one when you need to reuse a tap ability mid-combat or protect a blocker. It's narrow enough that only decks actively abusing tap effects will want it, but in those shells it earns its slot.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Refresh belongs in tap-synergy decks — Selvala, Heart of the Wilds, Emmara, Soul of the Accord, or any commander that generates value from repeated untapping. Pauper is the other home worth mentioning: at common, Refresh is accessible in any green creature-based list that wants pseudo-cantrip utility without spending a rare slot. Legacy and Vintage are legal but have no interest in it — the effect is too low-impact for those formats' power levels. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander read: good if the planeswalker or signature spell rewards untapping, irrelevant otherwise.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Refresh is deep bulk — you're picking this out of a commons box, not buying singles. Bulk commons don't appreciate, so there's no reason to stockpile copies; grab one when you need it and move on.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.