Magic: The Gathering

Grim Return

Magic 2014 100 • rare

Set: Magic 2014
Collector number: 100
Rarity: Rare
Mana cost: 2 generic mana black mana
Type: Instant
Colors: Black
Artist: Seb McKinnon
Market price: $0.58

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$0.58market price via TCGplayer · Aug 19, 2026$0.41 – $0.59 over the tracked period

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What it does

Choose target creature card in a graveyard that was put there from the battlefield this turn. Put that card onto the battlefield under your control.

The necromancer's touch strips away memory and loyalty, and only strength and malice remain.

Formats

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StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

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Grim Return was released in 2013 as part of the Magic 2014 core set, a collection intended to refresh the foundational mechanics of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game for newer players. As an instant-speed rare, the card was designed to offer players a strategic way to return a creature that had been put into a graveyard from the battlefield back to its owner's control, adding a layer of reactive utility to black-aligned decks that focus on death triggers and resource manipulation.

The card features artwork by Seb McKinnon, a celebrated illustrator known for his atmospheric, often haunting aesthetic within the fantasy genre. In this piece, McKinnon employs his signature painterly style to capture a somber, ethereal scene that reflects the thematic weight of necromancy and loss. His interpretation was well-received by the community for its artistic depth, establishing a moody visual identity that contrasted with the more standardized art styles often found in core sets of that era.

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