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Vedalken Mastermind

Creature — Vedalken Wizard

{U}, {T}: Return target permanent you control to its owner's hand.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{U}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Fifth Dawn
Price
$0.26
EDHREC rank
#17366
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Vedalken Mastermind card art
Vedalken Mastermind is a repeatable bounce engine for your own permanents at instant speed — two mana to set up, one blue to trigger every turn. The ceiling is a hard Stasis lock; the floor is still solid utility in any deck that wants to rebuy enters-the-battlefield triggers.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Vedalken Mastermind sees virtually no play in Legacy, Modern, or Vintage — the effect is too slow and too narrow for those formats' threat density. Commander is its entire home, specifically in blue stax and blink strategies where the repeatable instant-speed bounce generates real value over a long game. Oathbreaker is technically legal but shares Commander's logic: only worth slotting if your spellbreaker enables a specific lock.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

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Vedalken MastermindIntruder Alarm

Vedalken MastermindIntruder Alarm

Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite storm count; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite untap of creatures; Infinite untap of creatures you control

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Price Context

Current price

$0.26 bulk tier

At $0.26, Vedalken Mastermind is pure bulk — you're not paying a premium for this effect. That price is unlikely to move unless a new commander creates widespread demand for repeatable instant-speed self-bounce.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.