---
name: "Recoil"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "DDH"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas"
collector_number: "61"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Alan Pollack"
oracle_id: "1579bf86-4400-4467-88e8-1c5ba1209804"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/recoil-ddh"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Recoil
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Return target permanent to its owner's hand. Then that player discards a card.

> *Tutto ciò che viene mandato in un mondo pestilenziale non può che tornarne infetto.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Regress](/printing/regress-roe.md) — Instant
2. [Repulse](/printing/repulse-wc02.md) — Instant
3. [Rescind](/printing/rescind-vma.md) — Instant
4. [Recalibrate](/printing/recalibrate-mh2.md) — Instant
5. [Repeal](/printing/repeal-clu.md) — Instant
6. [Rescue](/printing/rescue-dom.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas (DDH) #61
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Alan Pollack
- **Total Printings:** 31 across all historical editions

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