---
name: "Chain of Vapor"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "ONS"
set_name: "Onslaught"
collector_number: "73"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Carl Critchlow"
oracle_id: "2167ac25-d042-4b48-b770-8b94acc1a965"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/chain-of-vapor-ons"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Chain of Vapor
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. Then that permanent's controller may sacrifice a land of their choice. If the player does, they may copy this spell and may choose a new target for that copy.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Vapor Snag](/printing/vapor-snag-mm2.md) — Instant
2. [Venser's Diffusion](/printing/vensers-diffusion-fut.md) — Instant
3. [String of Disappearances](/printing/string-of-disappearances-mh1.md) — Instant
4. [Repeal](/printing/repeal-clu.md) — Instant
5. [Banishing Knack](/printing/banishing-knack-eve.md) — Instant
6. [Geistwave](/printing/geistwave-dbl.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Onslaught (ONS) #73
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Carl Critchlow
- **Total Printings:** 23 across all historical editions

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