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Ephemerate

MH1 · common · Released 2019-06-14

Power

brawl
tier-1Strong staple
commander
tier-1Strong staple

Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).

Derived from the 7 atoms below.

over

above rate

incremental

minor value alone

synergy

wants support

scales

scales up

flexible

multiple modes

broad

broadly useful

n/a

n/a

Commander Bracket

1Precon2Core3Upgraded4Optimized5cEDH

Archetypes

positive:
flickerblinkaristocratscombo
negative:
aggroburntokens-go-wide

Roles

flickeretb-triggerprotection-targetedprotection-masscombo-piece

Risks

etb-onlyrequires-creature-density

Mechanics

mech-rebound

Typal

synergy:

—

anti:

—

Structural

alternative-cost

Rationale

1cmc instant that blinks your own creature and then does it again for free at your next upkeep via Rebound — effectively two ETB triggers for {W}. Signature in flicker/blink shells where it doubles ETB value, and a strong combo-piece since it can reset a critical ETB creature two turns in a row. Also serves as protection, saving a creature from removal or a wrath while doubling as value. The rebound clause means opponents must hold up answers for two turns, making it unusually resilient.

Learnings (3)

  • Rebound triggers at the beginning of your next upkeep — so if your blinked creature has a powerful ETB, you get it twice total (once this turn, once next turn) for just {W}, making Ephemerate one of the most mana-efficient ETB enablers ever printed.

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  • Ephemerate can be used as protection at instant speed against exile-based removal or board wipes, since the creature returns immediately; the rebound still triggers the following upkeep even though the original spell resolved as protection.

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  • Because the creature returns 'under its owner's control,' this can accidentally give opponents back their creatures if cast on a stolen permanent — avoid using it as protection on a creature you've taken with mind-control effects.

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Popularity

  • EDHREC rank: #443

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