Depart the Realm and similar return spells going off before target permanent is on the battlefield.
Ok, how can Depart the Realm and other spells that return a permanent to owners hand target the spell BEFORE it enters the battlefield, yet I cannot do that with red/black Instants that would kill the target creature? HUH! Either ALL intants can do it or none can! If you say, "well the permanent was not a creature yet and just a spell on the stack so it cannot take damage." Then Depart the Realm does not work either, as the it is just a spell and NOT a permanent. Right now it is just a cheap counter spell to stop triggered abilities.
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