---
name: "Cut the Tethers"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "CHK"
set_name: "Champions of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "56"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ron Spears"
oracle_id: "9af9b8de-eff6-48da-979b-4125e7965a11"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cut-the-tethers-chk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Cut the Tethers
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
For each Spirit, return it to its owner's hand unless that player pays {3}.

> *„Du kannst den Weg der Götter nicht versperren. Du kannst nur ihre Reise für eine Weile umleiten."
—Sensei Hisoka*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lost in the Spirit World](/printing/lost-in-the-spirit-world-tle.md) — Sorcery
2. [Captivating Gyre](/printing/captivating-gyre-m20.md) — Sorcery
3. [Sea God's Scorn](/printing/sea-gods-scorn-thb.md) — Sorcery
4. [Aether Tide](/printing/aether-tide-exo.md) — Sorcery
5. [Kami of Twisted Reflection](/printing/kami-of-twisted-reflection-chk.md) — Creature — Spirit
6. [Spectral Shepherd](/printing/spectral-shepherd-voc.md) — Creature — Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Champions of Kamigawa (CHK) #56
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ron Spears
- **Total Printings:** 8 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`