Dread Return
Time Spiral 104 • uncommon
- Set
- Time Spiral
- Collector number
- 104
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Kev Walker
- Market price
- $1.35
What it does
Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Flashback—Sacrifice three creatures. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Those who forget the horrors of the past are doomed to re-meet them.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernBanned
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Dread Return was released in 2006 as part of the Time Spiral expansion, a set celebrated for its nostalgic exploration of Magic: The Gathering's history. Mechanically, the card was designed to embody the graveyard-centric themes common to black-aligned strategies, offering a powerful reanimation effect that bypassed traditional mana costs through the sacrifice of creatures.
The card’s striking illustration was rendered by artist Greg Staples, who captured the visceral, macabre essence of dark resurrection. Upon its release, the card quickly became a cornerstone of competitive play, particularly within formats allowing for the swift accumulation of creatures in the graveyard, where its flashback ability provided a reliable and potent engine for recursion.
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