Retaliate
Fifth Dawn 13 • rare
- Set
- Fifth Dawn
- Collector number
- 13
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Vance Kovacs
- Market price
- $0.53
What it does
Destroy all creatures that dealt damage to you this turn.
The Auriok learned perseverance from their forebears. They learned justice from the leonin.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Retaliate was released in 2004 as part of the Fifth Dawn expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. As the final set in the Mirrodin block, Fifth Dawn was designed to explore the mechanics of artifact-heavy environments, focusing on themes of synergy and the gathering of power. The card itself was created to offer players a reactive combat strategy, rewarding those who could withstand an opponent's aggression before turning the tide of the battlefield.
The artwork for Retaliate was commissioned from artist Greg Staples, whose illustrative style in the early 2000s often featured dark, atmospheric textures and dynamic character posing. His design for the card sought to visually capture the essence of a counter-strike, depicting a moment of kinetic defense. Upon its release, the card was generally viewed as a situational utility piece, appreciated by players for its thematic consistency with the Mirrodin plane's harsh and metallic aesthetic.
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