Unexpectedly Absent
- Mana cost
- {X}{W}{W}
- Type
- Instant
- Set
- Commander 2013 #25 (rare)
- Price
- $0.36 USD
Put target nonland permanent into its owner's library just beneath the top X cards of that library.
Unexpectedly Absent has 4 printings, first in Commander 2013 (2013). EDHREC ranks it #13,842 among Commander cards. It appears most in Daxos of Meletis decks (177 on EDHREC). 3 public decks on TCG run it. It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Public decks that run Unexpectedly Absent
- Evasive Maneuvers - Commander 2013, led by Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
- Evasive Maneuvers - Commander Anthology, led by Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
- Ruthless Regiment - Commander 2020, led by Jirina Kudro
Commanders that run Unexpectedly Absent most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Daxos of Meletis: 177 decks
- Oswald Fiddlebender: 169 decks
- Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle: 162 decks
- Jirina Kudro: 128 decks
- Dack Fayden, Helping Hand: 66 decks
- Lin Sivvi, Defiant Hero: 59 decks
- Astrid Peth: 21 decks
- Agent Bishop, Man in Black: 5 decks
Often played with Unexpectedly Absent
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If you choose 0 as the value for X, put that permanent on top of its owner’s library.
- : If there are fewer than X cards in that player’s library, put that permanent on the bottom of that library.