Banishing Knack is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
Until end of turn, target creature gains ": Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand."
How it works : Banishing Knack
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
The targeted creature’s controller, not Banishing Knack’s controller, is the one who can activate the creature’s new ability.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
“Summoning sickness” applies. The new ability can’t be activated unless the targeted creature has been under its controller’s control since the beginning of that player’s most recent turn or it has haste.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Valley Floodcaller + Banishing Knack
Infinite storm countInfinite untap of some creatures you controlInfinite power and toughness for certain creatures until end of turn
- 1Cast Banishing Knack by paying
, targeting a Bird, Rat, Otter and/or Frog you control that does not have summoning sickness. - 2Valley Floodcaller triggers, giving Birds, Otters, Frogs and Rats you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them.
- 3Resolve Banishing Knack.
- 4Cast the noncreature permanent by paying
. - 5Valley Floodcaller triggers, giving Birds, Otters, Frogs and Rats you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them.
- 6Activate the creature targeted by Banishing Knack by tapping it, returning the noncreature permanent cast in step 4 from the battlefield to your hand.
- 7Repeat from step 4.
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#2
Valley Floodcaller + Banishing Knack + Sol Ring
Infinite storm countInfinite untap of some creatures you controlInfinite power and toughness for certain creatures until end of turnInfinite colorless mana
- 1Cast Banishing Knack by paying , targeting a Bird, Rat, Otter and/or Frog you control that does not have summoning sickness.
- 2Valley Floodcaller triggers, giving Birds, Otters, Frogs and Rats you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them.
- 3Resolve Banishing Knack.
- 4Cast Sol Ring by paying its mana cost.
- 5Valley Floodcaller triggers, giving Birds, Otters, Frogs and Rats you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them.
- 6Activate Sol Ring by tapping it, adding
. - 7Activate the creature targeted by Banishing Knack by tapping it, returning Sol Ring from the battlefield to your hand.
- 8Repeat from step 4.
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#3
Valley Floodcaller + Banishing Knack + Mana Vault
Infinite storm countInfinite untap of some creatures you controlInfinite power and toughness for certain creatures until end of turnInfinite colorless mana
- 1Cast Banishing Knack by paying , targeting a Bird, Rat, Otter and/or Frog you control that does not have summoning sickness.
- 2Valley Floodcaller triggers, giving Birds, Otters, Frogs and Rats you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them.
- 3Resolve Banishing Knack.
- 4Cast Mana Vault by paying its mana cost.
- 5Valley Floodcaller triggers, giving Birds, Otters, Frogs and Rats you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them.
- 6Activate Mana Vault by tapping it, adding .
- 7Activate the creature targeted by Banishing Knack by tapping it, returning Mana Vault from the battlefield to your hand.
- 8Repeat from step 4.
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#4
Valley Floodcaller + Banishing Knack + Grim Monolith
Infinite storm countInfinite untap of some creatures you controlInfinite power and toughness for certain creatures until end of turnInfinite colorless mana
- 1Cast Banishing Knack by paying , targeting a Bird, Rat, Otter and/or Frog you control that does not have summoning sickness.
- 2Valley Floodcaller triggers, giving Birds, Otters, Frogs and Rats you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them.
- 3Resolve Banishing Knack.
- 4Cast Grim Monolith by paying its mana cost.
- 5Valley Floodcaller triggers, giving Birds, Otters, Frogs and Rats you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them.
- 6Activate Grim Monolith by tapping it, adding .
- 7Activate the creature targeted by Banishing Knack by tapping it, returning Grim Monolith from the battlefield to your hand.
- 8Repeat from step 4.
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#5
Valley Floodcaller + Banishing Knack + Basalt Monolith
Infinite storm countInfinite untap of some creatures you controlInfinite power and toughness for certain creatures until end of turn
- 1Cast Banishing Knack by paying , targeting a Bird, Rat, Otter and/or Frog you control that does not have summoning sickness.
- 2Valley Floodcaller triggers, giving Birds, Otters, Frogs and Rats you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them.
- 3Resolve Banishing Knack.
- 4Cast Basalt Monolith by paying its mana cost.
- 5Valley Floodcaller triggers, giving Birds, Otters, Frogs and Rats you control +1/+1 until end of turn and untapping them.
- 6Activate Basalt Monolith's first ability by tapping it, adding .
- 7Activate the creature targeted by Banishing Knack by tapping it, returning Basalt Monolith from the battlefield to your hand.
- 8Repeat from step 4.
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#6
Sewer-veillance Cam + Banishing Knack
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite storm count
- 1Activate the mana-producing creature by tapping it, adding at least .
- 2Cast Banishing Knack by paying , targeting the mana-producing creature.
- 3Cast Sewer-veillance Cam by paying .
- 4When Sewer-veillance Cam enters, it triggers, untapping the creature targeted by Banishing Knack.
- 5Activate the creature targeted by Banishing Knack by tapping it, returning Sewer-veillance Cam from the battlefield to your hand.
- 6When Sewer-veillance Cam leaves the battlefield, it triggers, untapping the creature targeted by Banishing Knack.
- 7Activate the mana-producing creature by tapping it, adding at least .
- 8Repeat from step 3.
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#7
Battered Golem + Banishing Knack
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Cast Banishing Knack by paying , targeting Battered Golem.
- 2Cast the artifact by paying .
- 3When the artifact enters the battlefield, Battered Golem triggers, untapping Battered Golem.
- 4Activate Battered Golem by tapping it, returning the artifact from the battlefield to your hand.
- 5Repeat from step 2.
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#8
Battered Golem + Banishing Knack + Sol Ring
Infinite storm countInfinite colorless mana
- 1Cast Banishing Knack by paying , targeting Battered Golem.
- 2Activate Sol Ring by tapping it, adding .
- 3Activate Battered Golem by tapping it, returning Sol Ring from the battlefield to your hand.
- 4Cast Sol Ring by paying
. - 5Sol Ring enters the battlefield, triggering Battered Golem, untapping Battered Golem.
- 6Repeat from step 2.
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Legal formats
modernlegacypaupervintagecommanderoathbreakerpaupercommanderduelpredhtlr
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