Magic: The Gathering

Hidden Retreat

Stronghold 6 • rare

Set: Stronghold
Collector number: 6
Rarity: Rare
Mana cost: 2 generic mana white mana
Type: Enchantment
Colors: White
Artist: Terese Nielsen
Market price: $3.27

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Market

What it's worth

$3.27market price via TCGplayer · Aug 25, 2026$2.87 – $3.29 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a rare card from the Stronghold set, Hidden Retreat offers a unique tactical advantage by allowing players to return an enchantment to their hand. This ability provides valuable flexibility at the table, letting you protect your resources or reuse powerful effects throughout the game.

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Card face

What it does

Put a card from your hand on top of your library: Prevent all damage that would be dealt by target instant or sorcery spell this turn.

After an hour in the hidey-hole, Squee seriously pondered the advantages of danger over boredom.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Hidden Retreat was released in 1998 as part of the Stronghold expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As the second set in the Rath Cycle, Stronghold focused on themes of fortification and evasion, designed by the internal Wizards of the Coast team to expand upon the strategic mechanics introduced in Tempest. The card itself represents a tactical utility piece within the set's broader mechanical exploration of enchantment-based defensive effects.

The artwork for Hidden Retreat was created by illustrator Randy Asplund-Faith. His approach leaned into the fantasy-realist aesthetic characteristic of the era, utilizing a soft, atmospheric palette to convey the concept of a sanctuary hidden from direct threats. At the time of release, it was viewed as a situational defensive card, appreciated by players for its role in mitigating direct damage and removal spells during competitive play.

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About

About Hidden Retreat

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