MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #17

Banishing Knack

eve·#17·common·nonfoil

Illus. Howard Lyon

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jul '08

18 yr ago

Value

$3.90+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $3.00 · low $2.73

NM$2.90

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$2.68–$3.06modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $3.46low $0.26range 1230.8%n 54

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #6,879 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$62

Nonfoil$2.90

Gameplay

Instant

Until end of turn, target creature gains "{T}: Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand."

Suddenly he realized that everything was connected by invisible strings, strings that could be pulled—or cut.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2008-08-01wotc

The targeted creature’s controller, not Banishing Knack’s controller, is the one who can activate the creature’s new ability.

2008-08-01wotc

“Summoning sickness” applies. The new ability can’t be activated unless the targeted creature has been under its controller’s control since the beginning of that player’s most recent turn or it has haste.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $2.90. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.26 and $3.46 across 54 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from EVE — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #17 of *Eventide*, the set that shipped alongside the July 2008 Eventide release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {U} (1 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #6,879 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Howard Lyon. Rarix catalogs 652 other cards credited to this artist.