Wash Away (VOW-87)
PLST · The List · uncommon
| Mana cost |  |
|---|---|
| Mana value | 1.0 |
| Type | Instant |
| Rarity | uncommon |
| Colors | U |
| EDHREC rank | 2899 |
Cleave {1}{U}{U} (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.) Counter target spell [that wasn't cast from its owner's hand].
"May the ocean take it" —Nephalia expression meaning "good riddance"
Sponsored
Printings
Price history
Latest prices
| Provider | Type | Normal | Foil | Etched | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tcgplayer | retail | $0.46 | — | — | 2026-09-27 |
| manapool | retail | $0.40 | — | — | 2026-09-27 |
| cardkingdom | retail | $1.49 | — | — | 2026-09-27 |
| cardkingdom | buylist | $0.75 | — | — | 2026-09-27 |
Buy
Legality
| Format | Status |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Brawl | Banned |
| Historic | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Duel | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
Rulings
- 2021-11-19: You can't cast a spell for both its cleave cost and another alternative cost. For example, if an effect gives an Alchemist's Retrieval in your graveyard a flashback cost of {U}, you can't cast it from your graveyard for its cleave cost.
- 2021-11-19: If you cast a spell for its cleave cost, that spell doesn't have any of the text in square brackets while it's on the stack.
- 2021-11-19: A cleave cost is an alternative cost that's paid instead of the spell's mana cost. Casting a spell for its cleave cost doesn't change the spell's mana value.
- 2021-11-19: Copies of spells are never cast from a player's hand, so Wash Away can counter copies of spells even if its cleave cost wasn't paid, regardless of whether the original spell being copied was cast from a player's hand.
- 2021-11-19: If an effect allows you to “cast a spell without paying its mana cost,” you can't cast that spell for its cleave cost.