Remove
Instant
Cast this spell only during the declare attackers step and only if you've been attacked this step.
Return target attacking creature to its owner's hand.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Portal Second Age
- Price
- $0.49
- EDHREC rank
- #29745
Remove exiles a tapped creature — clean, permanent, and immune to graveyard recursion — for two mana at instant speed. It's a narrow but efficient answer in white, limited to tapped targets but punishing any deck that swings wide or taps out.
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 |
In Commander, Remove earns a slot in white creature-removal suites that want exile over destroy, particularly against graveyard-heavy tables — the tapped restriction is manageable since most creatures that need answering have just attacked. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more efficient white removal, so Remove doesn't compete there. It's legal in Oathbreaker, where the same Commander logic applies at a smaller scale.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.49 bulk tier
At $0.49, Remove sits at the low end of bulk rare territory — cheap enough to slot in without a second thought. Bulk removal pieces at this price rarely spike unless they find a competitive home, and Remove is too conditional for that.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.