Rona's Vortex
Instant
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
Return target creature or planeswalker you don't control to its owner's hand. If this spell was kicked, put that permanent on the bottom of its owner's library instead.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dominaria United
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #19871
Rona's Vortex bounces any nonland permanent for one mana — or permanently removes a creature from the game entirely if you kicked it for six. The kicker cost is steep, but a one-mana instant-speed bounce that hits planeswalkers and artifacts already earns its slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Rona's Vortex competes in a removal slot where permanent answers are preferred over tempo plays, but the one-mana floor makes it a live option in spell-slinging decks that want cheap interactive pieces. The kicked mode is realistically achievable in big-mana blue shells and doubles as a commander removal tool — exiling rather than bouncing is a meaningful upgrade when commanders keep coming back. In Modern and Legacy it's too slow to be a primary removal spell, but the flexible mana cost means it can slot into tempo or control lists as a low-commitment answer. Pioneer offers a slightly friendlier field where the kicked exile mode punishes creature-heavy midrange, though better options generally exist. Across all constructed formats, the honest read is that Rona's Vortex is a role-player, not a centerpiece.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Rona's Vortex is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick up as a throw-in and never think about the price again. That floor is stable; there's no breakout potential that would move the needle.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.