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In short, this clears the board of all enchantments you control and all enchanments on stuff you control. If you do it during an opposing combat, it also hits all enchantments on attacking creatures. Of all these, they're bounced unless they would be bounced to someone else's hand (because they own it), in which case they are just destroyed.
I guess the idea was that it worked on "your side of the board", and enemy creatures were on your side of the board during combat. This falls apart in modern times during multiplayer.
Anyway, basically only useful as defense against enemy Auras. It's a mere 
though, so if your group uses lots of Auras on you, it'll be useful. Also a way to get rid of enemy Auras on their own creatures that shroud it up to avoid your basic Disenchant/Naturalize.
Posted By:
Tanaka348
(11/26/2009 2:26:58 PM)
One of the most wordy cards ever created, a nice way to remove those pesky Pacifism type effects...which is the only use I could see...
Posted By:
Guest57443454
(12/4/2009 3:14:56 PM)
OK. no Mode, you cannot "return" enchantments your opponent owns but you control to your hand because the only enchantments you control that you can return are ones you also own. this card IS wordy but actually is not too complicated. when this spell resolves every enchantment (that goes for auras too) youve played that are on your battlefield return to your hand. then return all auras you played on enemy creatures thre attacking to your hand. then destroy all other auras on attacking creatures, plus any enchantments on your side. really the confusing part is where non-attacking creatures your opponent get to keep all auras attached and not destroyed. a very nice card, amazing at 1 mana and the fact that playing it at sorcery speed doesnt suck is very helpfull too. i give it 4 stars. you guys would too if the text made sense to you. this card destroys enchantment control and can save your enchantment control in a pinch, for 1 mana.
Posted By:
Zinniz
(9/25/2009 8:07:35 PM)
that's a really weird card.
and according to the oracle, you get to "return" enchantments you control to your hand. is it only a misguiding de***ion, or are you indeed able to get your opponent's enchantments into your hand?
Posted By:
Mode
(1/2/2009 8:41:42 AM)
Rainyday2012, it's not complicated. I'll translate: "Pay one white, waste your time and a card slot in your library."
Posted By:
surewhynot
(6/1/2010 9:53:11 PM)
I could see this being useful in EDH against Zur. I also like it for my Uril the Miststalker EDH deck, as I get to return a lot of enchantments to my hand, cast them again and draw cards for it, thanks to the various enchantresses...
Posted By:
merigold
(2/26/2011 2:52:10 PM)
the last 2 clauses are really the only uses. Destroy all those pesky umbra's on your enemies Gnarlid and unpasify
your creatures. But its just too sercumstantial.
Posted By:
bijart_dauth
(3/10/2011 3:09:43 PM)
Ugh... this thing is confusing and wordy - a lot of work for not much gain.
Posted By:
Radagast
(11/3/2011 1:42:32 PM)
Guys, this card is amazing in EDH. If youre running Zur it's a perfect defense for your enchantments against wipers. If you're running against Zur its a non targeted enchantment that kills his advantage. If you play with or against enchant decks regularly you really should consider this card. Easily a 4 out of 5.
Posted By:
Elaedyn
(1/23/2012 7:18:42 AM)
This should have said "Return all enchantments that you own to your hand. Then destroy all enchantments on permanents you control and on creatures attacking you." That would have been most of the functionality with less than half the words.
But what is the value in achieving a functionally identical oracle text on a card like this? Even the Oracle writers did not succeed.
For example, I have a creature, which you have confiscated. I confiscate your confiscate, and then cast this spell. What happens?
Printed Method: My enchantment will be bounced, yours will be destroyed.
Oracle Method: My enchantment will be bounced, but then I will lose control of the creature, and yours will not be destroyed.
Posted By:
kiseki
(3/7/2012 1:53:20 PM)