Lie in Wait
Tarkir: Dragonstorm 203 • uncommon
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm
- Collector number
- 203
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- black mana green mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black · Green · Blue
- Artist
- Diana Franco
- Market price
- $0.24
What it does
Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Lie in Wait deals damage equal to that card's power to target creature.
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Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Lie in Wait was released as part of the Magic: The Gathering set Dragons of Tarkir in 2015. The set served as the climactic conclusion to the Tarkir block, focusing on the alternate timeline where the ancient dragons of the plane survived. Mechanically, the card utilizes the manifest keyword, a core feature of the set that allowed players to put cards onto the battlefield face down, reflecting the theme of hidden potential and draconic deception.
The card features artwork by the illustrator Winona Nelson, whose contributions to Magic: The Gathering are noted for their dynamic use of lighting and atmospheric tension. The design of the piece aims to capture the moment of predatory patience, depicting a creature prepared to spring an ambush. Upon its release, the card was received as a niche functional tool for green-aligned decks that aimed to exploit the game's morph and manifest mechanics, fitting into the deliberate, strategic pacing characteristic of the Tarkir block.
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