---
name: "Cowardice"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "9ED"
set_name: "Ninth Edition"
collector_number: "70★"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Michael Sutfin"
oracle_id: "2692dd66-c200-4d0b-9427-30deaa2342ab"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cowardice-9ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Cowardice
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Whenever a creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, return that creature to its owner's hand. (It won't be affected by the spell or ability.)

> *"Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once."
—William Shakespeare, *Julius Caesar**

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cunning Evasion](/printing/cunning-evasion-mh1.md) — Enchantment
2. [Cloud Cover](/printing/cloud-cover-pls.md) — Enchantment
3. [Escape Artist](/printing/escape-artist-ody.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Sweep Away](/printing/sweep-away-ogw.md) — Instant
5. [Familiar's Ruse](/printing/familiars-ruse-lrw.md) — Instant
6. [Unsubstantiate](/printing/unsubstantiate-m21.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ninth Edition (9ED) #70★
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Michael Sutfin
- **Total Printings:** 28 across all historical editions

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