Banishing Betrayal (SOS)

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.)

Flexible bounce and card selection for blue control and tempo decks. Banishing Betrayal handles problematic permanents while surveilling smooths your draws and fuels graveyard strategies, making it a solid utility piece in formats where instant-speed interaction matters. The two-mana cost is reasonable for the flexibility, though it competes with more efficient single-purpose answers like Counterspell and Swords to Plowshares depending on your metagame.

Secrets of Strixhaven — Common