Footsteps of the Goryo
Saviors of Kamigawa 68 • uncommon
- Set
- Saviors of Kamigawa
- Collector number
- 68
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Chippy
- Market price
- $1.43
What it does
Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Sacrifice that creature at the beginning of the next end step.
In the case of violent deaths, kami offered a chance for revenge if the deceased offered up its corpse as a host to the invading kami.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Released in June 2005 as part of the Saviors of Kamigawa expansion, Footsteps of the Goryo represents a key mechanical component of the set’s focus on the graveyard and the unique spiritual themes of the Kamigawa block. The card was designed to facilitate high-impact, short-term board presence by allowing a player to return a creature card from their graveyard to the battlefield for a single turn, providing a tactical window to utilize powerful enter-the-battlefield abilities or combat triggers.
The evocative visual design was created by the artist Chippy, whose work frequently defined the eerie, ethereal aesthetic of the Kamigawa setting. Chippy employed a distinctive, painterly style to illustrate the Goryo—the lingering spirits of Japanese folklore—capturing the transient and haunting nature of the spell’s effect. The card remains notable among players for its strategic niche in combo decks that rely on the temporary reanimation of high-cost creatures.
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