---
name: "Return to the Earth"
mana_cost: "{3}{G}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "BBD"
set_name: "Battlebond"
collector_number: "210"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Mark Winters"
oracle_id: "722f2965-a1ec-4b97-a4bd-b99364f58b1e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/return-to-the-earth-bbd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Return to the Earth
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{G}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or creature with flying.

> *"Dragons are feared for their breath and their bite, but it is their wings that make them unconquerable. Bring them to earth, and they die like any other beast."
—Kassur, Sultai hunter*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Plummet](/printing/plummet-dbl.md) — Instant
2. [Shoot Down](/printing/shoot-down-bro.md) — Sorcery
3. [Atraxa's Fall](/printing/atraxas-fall-plst.md) — Sorcery
4. [Broken Wings](/printing/broken-wings-gn3.md) — Instant
5. [Crushing Vines](/printing/crushing-vines-2xm.md) — Instant
6. [Crushing Canopy](/printing/crushing-canopy-jmp.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Battlebond (BBD) #210
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Mark Winters
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

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