Resounding Wave
Instant
Return target permanent to its owner's hand.
Cycling 
(, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
When you cycle this card, return two target permanents to their owners' hands.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BUW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #29362
Resounding Wave bounces a nonland permanent at instant speed for three mana — fine but unremarkable — and then does it again for free if you cycle it for five mana total. The cycling mode is the reason to run it: a seven-mana bounce spell that replaces itself is genuinely powerful, and in a color pair that values tempo, that's a real card.
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, Resounding Wave earns its slot specifically in Azorius, Dimir, Esper, or any blue-white shell that wants instant-speed interaction that scales into the late game — the cycling bounce hits any nonland permanent, which means it answers threats Doom Blade can't touch. In Pauper, bounce is a legitimate pillar and the cycled version's card-neutral tempo swing is strong enough to see real play. Legacy and Vintage have access to too many one-mana counterspells and free interaction for Resounding Wave to compete on efficiency, so it doesn't show up there. It's a Commander and Pauper card first.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Resounding Wave is deep bulk — you're picking this out of a commons box, not buying singles. Bulk commons don't appreciate; grab it for a dime and don't think twice about it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.