Ephemerate
Instant
Exile target creature you control, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control.
Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)
- CommanderLegal
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- PauperLegal
#427 on EDHREC's list of the most played Commander cards (as of November 9, 2026).
Our copies of Ephemerate
Selling Ephemerate?
We pay 50% of a card's market value in cash, or 70% in store credit, for cards worth more than $1. For the cheapest printing of Ephemerate, that's about $2.35 cash or $3.28 in credit.
All 9 printings and prices
| Set | # | Released | Nonfoil | Foil | Etched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop SLD | 2577 | Aug 2026 | $4.86 | $4.69 | – |
| Marvel Universe MAR | 44 | Jun 2026 | $5.30 | $8.88 | – |
| Secret Lair Drop SLD | 1990 | Sep 2025 | $7.51 | – | – |
| Summer Vacation Promos 2022 PSVC | 1 | Aug 2022 | – | $13.52 | – |
| Modern Horizons 1 Timeshifts H1R | 1 | Jun 2021 | – | $10.34 | $10.30 |
| Strixhaven Mystical Archive STA | 5 | Apr 2021 | $7.55 | $17.42 | $16.73 |
| Strixhaven Mystical Archive STA | 68 | Apr 2021 | $27.15 | $50.41 | $31.82 |
| The List PLST | MH1-7 | Nov 2019 | $5.70 | – | – |
| Modern Horizons MH1 | 7 | Jun 2019 | $4.88 | $10.95 | – |
TCGplayer market, near mint, Nov 9, 2026.
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Rulings
Once the exiled creature returns, it's considered a new object with no relation to the object that it was. Auras attached to the exiled creature will be put into their owners' graveyards. Equipment attached to the exiled creature will become unattached and remain on the battlefield. Any counters on the exiled creature will cease to exist.
Casting the card again due to rebound's delayed triggered ability is optional. If you choose not to cast the card, or if you can't (perhaps because there are no legal targets available), the card will stay exiled. You won't get another chance to cast it on a future turn. If you do cast the card, it's put into its owner's graveyard as normal once it resolves.
If a token is exiled this way, it will cease to exist and won't return to the battlefield.
If a spell with rebound that you cast from your hand is countered or doesn't resolve (most likely because its targets have become illegal), none of its effects will happen, including rebound. The spell will be put into its owner's graveyard and you won't get to cast it again on your next turn.
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