---
name: "Baral's Expertise"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "TDC"
set_name: "Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander"
collector_number: "146"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Todd Lockwood"
oracle_id: "a1cdcb8c-1e12-4d39-aa4a-db678a80df9c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/barals-expertise-tdc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Baral's Expertise
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Return up to three target artifacts and/or creatures to their owners' hands.
You may cast a spell with mana value 4 or less from your hand without paying its mana cost.

> *„Geht mir aus dem Weg."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sea God's Scorn](/printing/sea-gods-scorn-thb.md) — Sorcery
2. [Captivating Gyre](/printing/captivating-gyre-m20.md) — Sorcery
3. [Hurkyl's Recall](/printing/hurkyls-recall-plst.md) — Instant
4. [Into the Void](/printing/into-the-void-ori.md) — Sorcery
5. [Crystal Shard](/printing/crystal-shard-plst.md) — Artifact
6. [Waterwhirl](/printing/waterwhirl-ktk.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #146
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Todd Lockwood
- **Total Printings:** 25 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`