Paradoxical Outcome

{3}{U} · Instant

Return any number of target nonland, nontoken permanents you control to their owners' hands. Draw a card for each card returned to your hand this way.

Rulings (2)

Mar 19, 2021 · If a melded or merged permanent is returned to your hand this way, you'll draw a card for each of its components that are cards.

Mar 19, 2021 · If you control but don't own some of the target permanents, they won't count when determining how many cards you draw.

LegacyLegal

VintageLegal

ModernLegal

PioneerLegal

StandardNot legal

PauperNot legal

PremodernNot legal

cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=136 decks

Archetype	Format	Inclusion	Copies	Decks (n)
Lurrus PO	Vintage	100%	1–4×	25
PO	Vintage	100%	4×	13
Other Combo	Vintage	100%	1×	2
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn	cEDH	100%	1×	1
Jewel Shops	Vintage	87.2%	1–4×	47
Lurrus Vault Key	Vintage	50%	1×	2
Mystic Forge Combo	Legacy	16.7%	3×	12
Lurrus Breach	Vintage	11.8%	4×	34

Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

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