Ritual of the Returned

Ritual of the Returned

Card Information

Type: Instant

Mana Cost: 3Black mana

CMC: 4

Part of the Reserved List: No

Color Identity: Mana symbol for B

Set: Journey into Nyx (JOU)

Rarity: Uncommon

Collector Number: 80

Oracle Text

Exile target creature card from your graveyard. Create a black Zombie creature token. Its power is equal to that card's power and its toughness is equal to that card's toughness.

Format Legalities

duel(Legal)
brawl(Not Legal)
penny(Legal)
predh(Not Legal)
future(Not Legal)
legacy(Legal)
modern(Legal)
pauper(Not Legal)
alchemy(Not Legal)
pioneer(Legal)
vintage(Legal)
historic(Not Legal)
standard(Not Legal)
timeless(Not Legal)
commander(Legal)
gladiator(Not Legal)
oldschool(Not Legal)
premodern(Not Legal)
oathbreaker(Legal)
standardbrawl(Not Legal)
paupercommander(Not Legal)

Related Cards

Ritual of the Returned(Instant)
Zombie(Token Creature — Zombie)

Card Rulings

  1. April 26, 2014

    Use the creature card's power and toughness as it last existed in the graveyard to determine the power and toughness of the Zombie token.

    Source: wotc
  2. April 26, 2014

    If the creature card leaves the graveyard in response to Ritual of the Returned, Ritual of the Returned won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't get a Zombie token.

    Source: wotc

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