---
name: "Resounding Wave"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U", "W"]
keywords: ["Cycling"]
set: "ALA"
set_name: "Shards of Alara"
collector_number: "54"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Izzy"
oracle_id: "7e607fc7-ec22-4249-8936-70a026f9996d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/resounding-wave-ala"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Resounding Wave
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Cycling

## Oracle Text
Return target permanent to its owner's hand.
Cycling {5}{W}{U}{B} ({5}{W}{U}{B}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
When you cycle this card, return two target permanents to their owners' hands.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Rescind](/printing/rescind-vma.md) — Instant
2. [Geistwave](/printing/geistwave-dbl.md) — Instant
3. [Floodwaters](/printing/floodwaters-akh.md) — Sorcery
4. [Waterwhirl](/printing/waterwhirl-ktk.md) — Instant
5. [Step Through](/printing/step-through-mh2.md) — Sorcery
6. [Boomerang](/printing/boomerang-8ed.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shards of Alara (ALA) #54
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Izzy
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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