Void Snare
Sorcery
Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic 2015
- Price
- $0.31
- EDHREC rank
- #14346
Void Snare bounces any nonland permanent for one blue mana — the broadest possible target clause at the lowest possible cost. It doesn't answer anything permanently, but one mana to reset an enchantment, planeswalker, or commander is a real rate.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Void Snare occupies the bottom rung of the bounce hierarchy — useful in budget builds or when you need a ninth piece of interaction, but it competes with Rapid Hybridization and Cyclonic Rift for slot space and loses most of those fights. Pauper is where it earns genuine respect: the common card pool makes one-mana answers scarce, and hitting any nonland permanent is a meaningful edge over more restrictive options. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it's essentially unplayed — those formats have access to Brainstorm, Spell Pierce, and better tempo pieces that make a sorcery-speed bounce look embarrassing. Vintage has no interest in it for the same reason.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.31 bulk tier
At $0.31, Void Snare is deep bulk — you'll find it in any commons box without looking hard. That price will stay flat indefinitely; there's no demand driver that would move a one-mana sorcery bounce.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.