---
name: "Distorting Wake"
mana_cost: "{X}{U}{U}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "INV"
set_name: "Invasion"
collector_number: "52"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Arnie Swekel"
oracle_id: "e5387fc7-c3b3-4933-bffa-580ad793c7ab"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/distorting-wake-inv"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Distorting Wake
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{U}{U}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Return X target nonland permanents to their owners' hands.

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Invasion (INV) #52
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Arnie Swekel
- **Total Printings:** 16 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`