1 – 60 of 72 cards where the text includes “return” and the text includes “target” and the text doesn’t contain “graveyard” and the text includes “hand” and the card types include “instant” and (the mana cost is equal to {U} or the mana cost is equal to {1}{U})
Absorb Identity {1}{U}
Instant
Return target creature to its owner’s hand. You may have Shapeshifters you control become copies of that creature until end of turn.
Alchemist's Retrieval {U}
Instant
Cleave {1}{U} (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.)
Return target nonland permanent [you control] to its owner’s hand.
Banishing Knack {U}
Instant
Until end of turn, target creature gains “{T}: Return target nonland permanent to its owner’s hand.”
Barrin's Unmaking {1}{U}
Instant
Return target permanent to its owner’s hand if that permanent shares a color with the most common color among all permanents or a color tied for most common.
Blink of an Eye {1}{U}
Instant
Kicker {1}{U} (You may pay an additional {1}{U} as you cast this spell.)
Return target nonland permanent to its owner’s hand. If this spell was kicked, draw a card.
Boing! {1}{U}
Instant
Return target creature to its owner’s hand, then roll a six-sided die. If the result is 3 or less, scry a number of cards equal to the result.
Brackish Blunder {1}{U}
Instant
Return target creature to its owner’s hand. If it was tapped, create a Map token. (It’s an artifact with “{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery.”)
Brazen Borrower {1}{U}{U}
Creature — Faerie Rogue
Flash
Flying
Brazen Borrower can block only creatures with flying.
Petty Theft {1}{U}
Instant — Adventure
Return target nonland permanent an opponent controls to its owner’s hand.
Call to Heel {1}{U}
Instant
Return target creature to its owner’s hand. Its controller draws a card.
Chain of Vapor {U}
Instant
Return target nonland permanent to its owner’s hand. Then that permanent’s controller may sacrifice a land. If the player does, they may copy this spell and may choose a new target for that copy.
Champion's Victory {U}
Instant
Cast this spell only during the declare attackers step and only if you’ve been attacked this step.
Return target attacking creature to its owner’s hand.
Compelling Deterrence {1}{U}
Instant
Return target nonland permanent to its owner’s hand. Then that player discards a card if you control a Zombie.
Consign {1}{U}
Instant
Return target nonland permanent to its owner’s hand.
Oblivion {4}{B}
Sorcery
Aftermath (Cast this spell only from your graveyard. Then exile it.)
Target opponent discards two cards.
Consuming Vortex {1}{U}
Instant — Arcane
Return target creature to its owner’s hand.
Splice onto Arcane {3}{U} (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card’s effects to that spell.)
Cut the Earthly Bond {U}
Instant — Arcane
Return target enchanted permanent to its owner’s hand.
Cyclonic Rift {1}{U}
Instant
Return target nonland permanent you don’t control to its owner’s hand.
Overload {6}{U} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change “target” in its text to “each.”)
Daze {1}{U}
Instant
You may return an Island you control to its owner’s hand rather than pay this spell’s mana cost.
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}.
Depart the Realm {1}{U}
Instant
Return target nonland permanent to its owner’s hand.
Foretell {U} (During your turn, you may pay {2} and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)
Disperse {1}{U}
Instant
Return target nonland permanent to its owner’s hand.
Drown in Shapelessness {1}{U}
Instant
Return target creature to its owner’s hand.
Echoing Truth {1}{U}
Instant
Return target nonland permanent and all other permanents with the same name as that permanent to their owners’ hands.
Expel from Orazca {1}{U}
Instant
Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city’s blessing for the rest of the game.)
Return target nonland permanent to its owner’s hand. If you have the city’s blessing, you may put that permanent on top of its owner’s library instead.
Fading Hope {U}
Instant
Return target creature to its owner’s hand. If its mana value was 3 or less, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)
Failed Fording {1}{U}
Instant
Return target nonland permanent to its owner’s hand. If you control a Desert, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
Failure {1}{U}
Instant
Return target spell to its owner’s hand.
Comply {W}
Sorcery
Aftermath (Cast this spell only from your graveyard. Then exile it.)
Choose a card name. Until your next turn, your opponents can’t cast spells with the chosen name.
Far {1}{U}
Instant
Return target creature to its owner’s hand.
Fuse (You may cast one or both halves of this card from your hand.)
Away {2}{B}
Instant
Target player sacrifices a creature.
Fuse (You may cast one or both halves of this card from your hand.)
Flash Flood {U}
Instant
Choose one —
• Destroy target red permanent.
• Return target Mountain to its owner’s hand.
Force Away {1}{U}
Instant
Return target creature to its owner’s hand.
Ferocious — If you control a creature with power 4 or greater, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card.
Fumble {1}{U}
Instant
Return target creature to its owner’s hand. Gain control of all Auras and Equipment that were attached to it, then attach them to another creature.
Geistwave {1}{U}
Instant
Return target nonland permanent to its owner’s hand. If you controlled that permanent, draw a card.
Hoodwink {1}{U}
Instant
Return target artifact, enchantment, or land to its owner’s hand.
Hubris {1}{U}
Instant
Return target creature and all Auras attached to it to their owners’ hands.
Hurkyl's Recall {1}{U}
Instant
Return all artifacts target player owns to their hand.
Into the Roil {1}{U}
Instant
Kicker {1}{U} (You may pay an additional {1}{U} as you cast this spell.)
Return target nonland permanent to its owner’s hand. If this spell was kicked, draw a card.
Jilt {1}{U}
Instant
Kicker {1}{R} (You may pay an additional {1}{R} as you cast this spell.)
Return target creature to its owner’s hand. If this spell was kicked, it deals 2 damage to another target creature.
Just the Wind {1}{U}
Instant
Return target creature to its owner’s hand.
Madness {U} (If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)
Kiora's Dismissal {U}
Instant
Strive — This spell costs {U} more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Return any number of target enchantments to their owners’ hands.
Lunar Rejection {1}{U}
Instant
Cleave {3}{U} (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.)
Return target [Wolf or Werewolf] creature to its owner’s hand.
Draw a card.
Machine Over Matter {1}{U}
Instant
This spell costs {1} less to cast if you control an artifact creature.
Return target nonland permanent to its owner’s hand.
Paths of Tuinvale {1}{U}
Instant
Choose one or both —
• Return target creature you control to its owner’s hand. That card perpetually gains “This spell costs {1} less to cast.”
• Return target creature you don’t control to its owner’s hand. That card perpetually gains “This spell costs {1} more to cast.”
Peel from Reality {1}{U}
Instant
Return target creature you control and target creature you don’t control to their owners’ hands.
Perilous Voyage {1}{U}
Instant
Return target nonland permanent you don’t control to its owner’s hand. If its mana value was 2 or less, scry 2.
Recalibrate {1}{U}
Instant
Return target creature to its owner’s hand. If you’ve discarded a card this turn, draw a card.
Remove {U}
Instant
Cast this spell only during the declare attackers step and only if you’ve been attacked this step.
Return target attacking creature to its owner’s hand.
Rescue {U}
Instant
Return target permanent you control to its owner’s hand.
Retraction Helix {U}
Instant
Until end of turn, target creature gains “{T}: Return target nonland permanent to its owner’s hand.”
Rona's Vortex {U}
Instant
Kicker {2}{B} (You may pay an additional {2}{B} as you cast this spell.)
Return target creature or planeswalker you don’t control to its owner’s hand. If this spell was kicked, put that permanent on the bottom of its owner’s library instead.
Run Away Together {1}{U}
Instant
Choose two target creatures controlled by different players. Return those creatures to their owners’ hands.
Saving Grasp {U}
Instant
Return target creature you own to your hand.
Flashback {W} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Select for Inspection {U}
Instant
Return target tapped creature to its owner’s hand. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)
Serum Snare {1}{U}
Instant
Return target nonland permanent to its owner’s hand. If that permanent had mana value 3 or less, proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Snap {1}{U}
Instant
Return target creature to its owner’s hand. Untap up to two lands.
Snapback {1}{U}
Instant
You may exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell’s mana cost.
Return target creature to its owner’s hand.
Soothing of Sméagol {1}{U}
Instant
Return target nontoken creature to its owner’s hand. The Ring tempts you.
Steel Sabotage {U}
Instant
Choose one —
• Counter target artifact spell.
• Return target artifact to its owner’s hand.
Stern Dismissal {U}
Instant
Return target creature or enchantment an opponent controls to its owner’s hand.
String of Disappearances {U}
Instant
Return target creature to its owner’s hand. Then that creature’s controller may pay {U}{U}. If the player does, they may copy this spell and may choose a new target for that copy.
Sword Coast Serpent {5}{U}{U}
Creature — Serpent Dragon
Sword Coast Serpent can’t be blocked as long as you’ve cast a noncreature spell this turn.
Capsizing Wave {1}{U}
Instant — Adventure
Return target creature to its owner’s hand. (Then exile this card. You may cast the creature later from exile.)
Tidal Bore {1}{U}
Instant
You may return an Island you control to its owner’s hand rather than pay this spell’s mana cost.
You may tap or untap target creature.
Unauthorized Exit {1}{U}
Instant
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.)