Return to Dust

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Character Background

Return to Dust is a textbook white answer that best supports control and midrange game plans: it’s efficient, permanent removal for noncreature threats and can trade up on tempo by exiling one or two artifacts/enchantments for {2}{W}{W}. Thematically it reads as white’s cleansing of corrupting objects—exile ensures those threats don’t recur—and mechanically it’s flexible: cast as an instant to stop an activated ability or combo piece, or during your main phase to exile two problem permanents and swing a stalled board back in your favor. Deckbuilding tip: include 2–3 copies in UW(x) control shells alongside sweepers and counterspells, and put it in the sideboard against artifact- or enchantment-heavy decks (Affinity, Amulet, Enchantress); it also pairs well with cards that punish opponents for losing artifacts (Kataki-style hate packages). Remember the tradeoff: casting on your turn nets maximum value, but holding it gives reactive protection—build your count to cover both scenarios.

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