| Name | Banishing Betrayal  |
|---|---|
| Type | Instant |
| Description | Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.) |
| Flavor | One simple push and Jadzi fell into the churning swirl of magic. Tam thought it would be harder—wished that it had been harder. |
| Artist | Craig Elliott |
| Set | Secrets of Strixhaven #38 |
| Wallpaper |  download |
| Image |  download |
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Banishing Betrayal, Instant, designed by Craig Elliott first released in Mar, 2026 in the set Secrets of Strixhaven. It see play in 1 formats: Commander.
**Banishing Betrayal** would fit best in a blue tempo or control deck that wants cheap interaction while gaining small card selection value—bouncing a problematic nonland permanent at instant speed can buy time, disrupt an opponent’s curve, or protect against a key threat, and *Surveil 1* helps smooth draws or fuel graveyard synergies (like flashback, delve, or reanimation strategies). However, at **1U**, it’s generally outclassed by stronger options such as **Unsummon** (U) for pure tempo efficiency, **Fading Hope** (U) which also scries and can punish high‑power creatures, or more powerful interaction like **Brazen Borrower** (which doubles as a threat) and **Into the Roil** (which can draw a card when kicked). Because bounce spells don’t permanently answer threats, they’re best in aggressive tempo shells rather than hard control, and even there, cheaper or more flexible alternatives usually make this a borderline inclusion—so it would likely see play only in formats with a limited c
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