---
name: "Press the Enemy"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "352"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Valera Lutfullina"
oracle_id: "347a3622-4425-4ba4-821d-ef3d00beb058"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/press-the-enemy-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Press the Enemy
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Return target spell or nonland permanent an opponent controls to its owner's hand. You may cast an instant or sorcery spell with equal or lesser mana value from your hand without paying its mana cost.

> *「我向他展示了重铸的剑。他还没有强大到无所畏惧。」*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Unsubstantiate](/printing/unsubstantiate-m21.md) — Instant
2. [Familiar's Ruse](/printing/familiars-ruse-lrw.md) — Instant
3. [Disappearing Act](/printing/disappearing-act-kld.md) — Instant
4. [Eject](/printing/eject-fin.md) — Instant
5. [Stern Dismissal](/printing/stern-dismissal-thb.md) — Instant
6. [Deprive](/printing/deprive-roe.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #352
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Valera Lutfullina
- **Total Printings:** 16 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`