---
name: "Dramatic Rescue"
mana_cost: "{W}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U", "W"]
color_identity: ["U", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "RTR"
set_name: "Return to Ravnica"
collector_number: "156"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Ryan Pancoast"
oracle_id: "a5386844-ea24-48ee-9337-ae10bcfddfb9"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dramatic-rescue-rtr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Dramatic Rescue
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Return target creature to its owner's hand. You gain 2 life.

> *"Nunca creí que me alegraría tanto de ver dos toneladas de pico y garras lanzarse sobre mí como una flecha." —Mirela, húsar azoria*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Narrow Escape](/printing/narrow-escape-zen.md) — Instant
2. [Rescue](/printing/rescue-dom.md) — Instant
3. [Vapor Snag](/printing/vapor-snag-mm2.md) — Instant
4. [Repulse](/printing/repulse-wc02.md) — Instant
5. [Waterwhirl](/printing/waterwhirl-ktk.md) — Instant
6. [Call to Heel](/printing/call-to-heel-ala.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Return to Ravnica (RTR) #156
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Ryan Pancoast
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

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