Buyback and Graveyards

[Bryant Cook]

I use Chandra Ablaze's ultimate ability. I cast Reiterate, if I opt to buyback does it return to my hand?

[Malchar]

Yes, that's what buyback does. Note that all the cards cast through Chandra will normally go back into the graveyard afterwords as opposed to something like Yawgmoth's Will.

[Julian23]

10/1/2009: If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost," you can't pay any alternative costs. You can pay additional costs, such as kicker costs.

So, the same should be true for Buyback. I know that Flashback has a specific rule that exiles the card no matter what but I don't know about such a rule regarding Buyback.


702.24. Buyback

702.24a Buyback appears on some instants and sorceries. It represents two static abilities that
function while the spell is on the stack. “Buyback [cost]” means “You may pay an additional
[cost] as you cast this spell” and “If the buyback cost was paid, put this spell into its owner’s
hand instead of into that player’s graveyard as it resolves.” Paying a spell’s buyback cost
follows the rules for paying additional costs in rules 601.2b and 601.2e–g.

So although I have a strong feeling that it doesnt return it seems it does..

[xXxBretWeedxXx]

As far as I understand it, as long as you actually pay for the buyback it will go back to your hand, you can't use Chandra for paying the buyback however.

[Anusien]

Yes, it goes back to your hand. You actually have to pay for the Buyback though.