Press the Enemy
Instant
Return target spell or nonland permanent an opponent controls to its owner's hand. You may cast an instant or sorcery spell with equal or lesser mana value from your hand without paying its mana cost.
"I showed the blade reforged to him. He is not so mighty yet that he is above fear."
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR #763)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 4
- Released
- 2023-11-03
- Artist
- Valera Lutfullina
- EDHREC rank
- #5,444
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Foil
- Served from
- Local database
Commander bracket
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Combos
Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.
Format legality
Rulings
- 2023-06-16
If a permanent with
in its mana cost is returned to a player's hand this way, is 0 for the purpose of evaluating its mana value. - 2023-06-16
If a spell is returned to its owner's hand, it's removed from the stack and thus will not resolve. The spell isn't countered; it just no longer exists. This works against a spell that can't be countered.
- 2023-06-16
If a spell with
in its mana cost is returned to a player's hand this way, is the value chosen as the spell was cast for the purpose of evaluating the spell's mana value. - 2023-06-16
If the spell you cast has
in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X. - 2023-06-16
If you cast a spell "without paying its mana cost," you can't pay any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.