Banishing Knack
Instant$1.63
Until end of turn, target creature gains ": Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand."
Legal in Commander
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Combos 21
Banishing Knack + Valley Floodcaller + Sol Ring
- Infinite power and toughness for certain creatures until end of turn
- Infinite colorless mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control a Bird, Rat, Otter and/or Frog that does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
Cast Banishing Knack by paying {U}, targeting a Bird, Rat, Otter and/or Frog you control that does not have summoning sickness. Valley Floodcaller triggers, giving Birds, Otters, Frogs and Rats you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them. Resolve Banishing Knack. Cast Sol Ring by paying its mana cost. Valley Floodcaller triggers, giving Birds, Otters, Frogs and Rats you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them. Activate Sol Ring by tapping it, adding {C}{C}. Activate the creature targeted by Banishing Knack by tapping it, returning Sol Ring from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat from step 4.
Banishing Knack + Valley Floodcaller + Mana Vault
- Infinite power and toughness for certain creatures until end of turn
- Infinite colorless mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control a Bird, Rat, Otter and/or Frog that does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
Cast Banishing Knack by paying {U}, targeting a Bird, Rat, Otter and/or Frog you control that does not have summoning sickness. Valley Floodcaller triggers, giving Birds, Otters, Frogs and Rats you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them. Resolve Banishing Knack. Cast Mana Vault by paying its mana cost. Valley Floodcaller triggers, giving Birds, Otters, Frogs and Rats you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them. Activate Mana Vault by tapping it, adding {C}{C}{C}. Activate the creature targeted by Banishing Knack by tapping it, returning Mana Vault from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat from step 4.
Banishing Knack + Valley Floodcaller + Grim Monolith
- Infinite power and toughness for certain creatures until end of turn
- Infinite colorless mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control a Bird, Rat, Otter and/or Frog that does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
Cast Banishing Knack by paying {U}, targeting a Bird, Rat, Otter and/or Frog you control that does not have summoning sickness. Valley Floodcaller triggers, giving Birds, Otters, Frogs and Rats you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them. Resolve Banishing Knack. Cast Grim Monolith by paying its mana cost. Valley Floodcaller triggers, giving Birds, Otters, Frogs and Rats you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them. Activate Grim Monolith by tapping it, adding {C}{C}{C}. Activate the creature targeted by Banishing Knack by tapping it, returning Grim Monolith from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat from step 4.
Banishing Knack + Valley Floodcaller + Basalt Monolith
- Infinite power and toughness for certain creatures until end of turn
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control a Bird, Rat, Otter and/or Frog that does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
Cast Banishing Knack by paying {U}, targeting a Bird, Rat, Otter and/or Frog you control that does not have summoning sickness. Valley Floodcaller triggers, giving Birds, Otters, Frogs and Rats you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them. Resolve Banishing Knack. Cast Basalt Monolith by paying its mana cost. Valley Floodcaller triggers, giving Birds, Otters, Frogs and Rats you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them. Activate Basalt Monolith's first ability by tapping it, adding {C}{C}{C}. Activate the creature targeted by Banishing Knack by tapping it, returning Basalt Monolith from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat from step 4.
Banishing Knack + Sewer-veillance Cam
- Infinite artifact ETB
- Infinite artifact LTB
- Infinite storm count
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control a creature that doesn't have summoning sickness and that can tap to produce at least {U}.
Steps
Activate the mana-producing creature by tapping it, adding at least {U}. Cast Banishing Knack by paying {U}, targeting the mana-producing creature. Cast Sewer-veillance Cam by paying {U}. When Sewer-veillance Cam enters, it triggers, untapping the creature targeted by Banishing Knack. Activate the creature targeted by Banishing Knack by tapping it, returning Sewer-veillance Cam from the battlefield to your hand. When Sewer-veillance Cam leaves the battlefield, it triggers, untapping the creature targeted by Banishing Knack. Activate the mana-producing creature by tapping it, adding at least {U}. Repeat from step 3.
Banishing Knack + Battered Golem + Sol Ring
- Infinite colorless mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Battered Golem does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
Cast Banishing Knack by paying {U}, targeting Battered Golem. Activate Sol Ring by tapping it, adding {C}{C}. Activate Battered Golem by tapping it, returning Sol Ring from the battlefield to your hand. Cast Sol Ring by paying {1}. Sol Ring enters the battlefield, triggering Battered Golem, untapping Battered Golem. Repeat from step 2.
Banishing Knack + Urza, Lord High Artificer + Sewer-veillance Cam
- Cast all spells in your library
- Infinite blue mana
- Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control a creature that doesn't have summoning sickness.
Steps
Cast Banishing Knack by paying {U}, targeting a creature you control that doesn't have summoning sickness. Cast Sewer-veillance Cam by paying {U}. When Sewer-veillance Cam enters, it triggers, untapping a creature you control. Activate Urza's first ability by tapping Sewer-veillance Cam, adding {U}. Activate the creature targeted by Banishing Knack by tapping it, returning Sewer-veillance Cam from the battlefield to your hand. When Sewer-veillance Cam leaves the battlefield, it triggers, untapping the creature tapped in step 5. Repeat from step 2
Banishing Knack + Mirran Spy + Sol Ring
- Infinite colorless mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Banishing Knack by paying {U}, targeting Mirran Spy. Activate Sol Ring by tapping it, adding {C}{C}. Activate Mirran Spy by tapping it, returning Sol Ring from the battlefield to your hand. Cast Sol Ring by paying {1}. Mirran Spy triggers, untapping itself. Repeat from step 2.
Banishing Knack + Intruder Alarm
- Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Infinite untap of creatures
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a creature card in hand. Creatures you control can tap to produce enough mana to cast the creature card. You control at least one additional non-mana producing creature that does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
Cast Banishing Knack by paying {U}, targeting any non-mana producing creature you control that does not have summoning sickness. Activate all mana-producing creatures you control by tapping them, adding at least {1}. Cast the creature from your hand by paying its mana cost. When the creature enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures. Activate the creature targeted by Banishing Knack by tapping it, returning the creature cast in step 3 to your hand from the battlefield. Repeat from step 2.
Banishing Knack + Rona, Herald of Invasion // Rona, Tolarian Obliterator + Mox Amber
- Infinite blue mana
- Infinite mana among colors of legendary creatures and planeswalkers you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Rona does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
Activate Mox Amber by tapping it, adding {U}. Cast Banishing Knack by paying {U}, targeting Rona. Activate Rona by tapping it, returning Mox Amber from the battlefield to your hand. Cast Mox Amber by paying {0}. Rona triggers, untapping itself. Activate Mox Amber by tapping it, adding one mana of any color among legendary creatures and/or planeswalkers you control. Repeat from step 3.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.
Best commanders
Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.
- Captain America, Living LegendBanishing Knack taps your creatures, which Captain America, Living Legend can use because it triggers when your creature becomes tapped.
- Gandalf the GreyGandalf the Grey untaps your creatures and Banishing Knack taps your creatures.
- Master PakkuBanishing Knack taps your creatures, which Master Pakku can use because it triggers when your creature becomes tapped.
- Gran-GranBanishing Knack taps your creatures, which Gran-Gran can use because it triggers when your creature becomes tapped.
- Unctus, Grand MetatectBanishing Knack taps your creatures, which Unctus, Grand Metatect can use because it triggers when your creature becomes tapped.
- Aang and KataraBanishing Knack taps your creatures, which Aang and Katara can use because it cares how many of your creatures are tapped.
- Kilo, Apogee MindBanishing Knack taps your creatures, which Kilo, Apogee Mind can use because it triggers when your creature becomes tapped.
- Neerdiv, Devious DiverBanishing Knack taps your creatures, which Neerdiv, Devious Diver can use because it triggers when your creature becomes tapped.
- Tui and La, Moon and OceanBanishing Knack taps your creatures, which Tui and La, Moon and Ocean can use because it triggers when your creature becomes tapped.
- Saint Traft and Rem KarolusBanishing Knack taps your creatures, which Saint Traft and Rem Karolus can use because it triggers when your creature becomes tapped.