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Return the Favor SOA 0047 · uncommon

Return the Favor · {R}{R} · Instant · Spree (Choose one or more additional costs.)
+ {1} — Copy target instant spell, sorcery spell, activated ability, or triggered ability. You may choose new targets for the copy.
+ {1} — Change the target of target spell or ability with a single target.

Return the Favor · {R}{R} · Instant · Spree (Choose one or more additional costs.) + {1} — Copy target instant spell, sorcery spell, activated ability, or triggered ability. You may choose new targets for the copy. + {1} — Change the target of target spell or ability with a single target.

Price
from $0.834 printings
Win rate
53.0% GIH 6,278 instances · Premier Draft
Apr 21–Jun 2, 2026 · 17Lands

Game-in-hand win rate, all deck colors. 3,330 wins in 6,278 card-in-hand instances.

6,234 distinct games · 2,421 distinct drafts · games recorded Apr 21–Jun 2, 2026.

17Lands file dated Jun 5, 2026 · 100-instance minimum · 17Lands public data ↗

Draft data

53.0%when drawn (GIH)

−2.3 pp vs 55.4% average · 6,278 instances

Premier Draft · Apr 21–Jun 2, 2026 · average from 582,914 games

#242 of 320 nonland cards by win rate · last seen around pick 6.6 on average (81,623 packs).

35 of 45 red cards · 14 of 17 red uncommon cards.

Taken at pick9.810,185 picks
Makes the deck24.9%10,185 picks with known usage
When played51.6%13,113.2 matchesBenched 55.1%
39,070.8 matches
When drawn53.0%6,278 instances

Pick and maindeck observations: Apr 21–Jun 2, 2026. Played/benched cells use matches when available; the drawn cell uses game instances.

○ Opening hand 47.9% · 2,328 instances
● Drawn later 56.1% · 3,950 instances

In hand 53.0% · 6,278 instances
Unseen in deck 50.6% · 7,019 instances
+2.5 percentage points when drawn

Compared with red cards

Win rate when drawn53.0%6,278 instances35 of 45
Opening hand47.9%2,328 instances39 of 43
Drawn later56.1%3,950 instances30 of 43
In the deck51.9%13,529 instances39 of 45
Without seeing it50.6%7,019 instances42 of 45
Improvement when drawn+2.5 pp6,278 instances / 7,019 instances22 of 45
When benched55.1%39,070.8 matches27 of 45
Makes the deck24.9%10,185 picks with known usage38 of 45
Pick (last seen)6.681,623 packs40 of 45
Taken at9.810,185 picks41 of 45

Ranks require 100 observations for that metric; comparisons are descriptive, not a pick order. Pick ranks put earlier picks first.

Best decks for it

no-splash decks only · card-level in-hand rates · 100 minimum

Lorehold Flashback Excavation RW52.5%1,376 instancesPrismari Opus Spellcasting UR51.1%1,794 instancesBlack–Red BR50.0%10 instances · under 100Red–Green RG16.7%6 instances · under 100

Each tick is this card’s all-decks rate (53.0% · 6,278 instances). A high card rate does not prove that splashing it will improve your deck.

Usually played with

Deck co-occurrence; not evidence of synergy.

Tome Blast5,819 games with both in the deckUnsubtle Mockery5,587 games with both in the deckVisionary's Dance5,118 games with both in the deck
How to read this

Observational, not a causal bonus. Both cards must be in the deck. Drawn means opening hand or normally drawn; each card counts once per game. Game-level approximate intervals do not account for repeated games by the same drafter.

At least 100 games in each of four drawn/not-drawn groups; adjusted for game length and screened by the lower confidence bound. Do not add these points to a card’s win rate.

Where it sits in the set

Above 24% of 320 nonland cards with 100+ instances, in win-rate order.

30% or lowerWin rate94% or higher

17Lands public datasets ↗ · CC BY 4.0 ↗ · Apr 21–Jun 2, 2026

Collect

4 printingsScryfall USD, snapshot Oct 25Pack odds →

Pick a printing for its prices and pull odds.

Prices

SOA 0047 · Mystical Archive · BorderlessListings ↗
FinishFound inPrice
NonfoilCollector Booster · Play Booster$0.83
FoilCollector Booster · Play Booster$2.32

Foil in a Collector Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 39 packs (2.53%) · 26.5% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

Nonfoil in a Collector Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 39 packs (2.53%) · 26.5% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

Foil in a Play Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 894 packs (0.11%) · 3.3% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

Nonfoil in a Play Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 29 packs (3.50%) · 65.6% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

How to pull it

Official rates for the whole category, not this card.

BoosterSlotPer packCategory
Play BoosterMystical Archive87.5%Mystical Archive uncommon
Play BoosterTraditional foil of any rarity100%Traditional foil of any rarity
Collector BoosterMystical Archive uncommonsRegular cards in this group; no separate share publishedMystical Archive · nonfoil
Collector BoosterMystical Archive uncommonsRegular cards in this group; no separate share publishedMystical Archive · foil

Wizards · Collecting Secrets of Strixhaven ↗ · Oct 29, 2026

Details & sources

Legal in
Standard · Historic · Timeless · Pioneer · Modern · Legacy · Vintage · CommanderLimited eligibility depends on the event and its booster pool.
Illustration
Aitor Sebastián, SOA 47 · Scryfall ↗
More like this
Mystical Archive · Borderless printings →
Sources
Wizards · Collecting Secrets of Strixhaven · Oct 29, 2026
Scryfall USD, snapshot Oct 25
Comprehensive Rules ↗