Dread Return
Sorcery
Dread Return
Sorcery
Card Text
Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
FlashbackβSacrifice three creatures. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 4
- Colors
- Black
- Color Identity
- Black
- EDHREC Rank
- #519
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (69)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #637 | common | en | Thomas M. Baxa | $0.46 | $0.90 |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #153 | common | en | Kev Walker | $0.49 | $0.40 |
| Dominaria Remastered (DMR) | #302 | uncommon | en | Kev Walker | $0.63 | $5.49 |
| Dominaria Remastered (DMR) | #80 | uncommon | en | Kev Walker | $0.43 | $0.47 |
| Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) | #200β | uncommon | en | L J Koh | β | $2.73 |
| Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) | #200 | uncommon | en | L J Koh | $0.76 | β |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #111 | uncommon | en | Kev Walker | $0.45 | $0.62 |
| Double Masters (2XM) | #89 | uncommon | en | Kev Walker | $0.56 | $0.51 |
| The List (PLST) | #DDQ-55 | uncommon | en | Svetlin Velinov | $0.52 | β |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) | #60482 | uncommon | en | Svetlin Velinov | β | β |
| Duel Decks: Blessed vs. Cursed (DDQ) | #55 | uncommon | en | Svetlin Velinov | $0.60 | β |
| Commander 2014 (C14) | #142 | uncommon | en | Kev Walker | $0.38 | β |
| Premium Deck Series: Graveborn (PD3) | #23 | uncommon | en | Kev Walker | β | $0.58 |
| Magic Online Theme Decks (TD0) | #A41 | uncommon | en | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Time Spiral (TSP) | #104 | uncommon | en | Kev Walker | $1.34 | $7.08 |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #637 | common | de | Thomas M. Baxa | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #153 | common | de | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Dominaria Remastered (DMR) | #80 | uncommon | de | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Dominaria Remastered (DMR) | #302 | uncommon | de | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #111 | uncommon | de | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Double Masters (2XM) | #89 | uncommon | de | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Commander 2014 (C14) | #142 | uncommon | de | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Time Spiral (TSP) | #104 | uncommon | de | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #637 | common | es | Thomas M. Baxa | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #153 | common | es | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Dominaria Remastered (DMR) | #80 | uncommon | es | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Dominaria Remastered (DMR) | #302 | uncommon | es | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #111 | uncommon | es | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Commander 2014 (C14) | #142 | uncommon | es | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Time Spiral (TSP) | #104 | uncommon | es | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #637 | common | fr | Thomas M. Baxa | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #153 | common | fr | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Dominaria Remastered (DMR) | #302 | uncommon | fr | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Dominaria Remastered (DMR) | #80 | uncommon | fr | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #111 | uncommon | fr | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Double Masters (2XM) | #89 | uncommon | fr | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Commander 2014 (C14) | #142 | uncommon | fr | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Time Spiral (TSP) | #104 | uncommon | fr | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Dominaria Remastered (DMR) | #80 | uncommon | it | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Dominaria Remastered (DMR) | #302 | uncommon | it | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #111 | uncommon | it | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Commander 2014 (C14) | #142 | uncommon | it | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Time Spiral (TSP) | #104 | uncommon | it | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #637 | common | ja | Thomas M. Baxa | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #153 | common | ja | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Dominaria Remastered (DMR) | #80 | uncommon | ja | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Dominaria Remastered (DMR) | #302 | uncommon | ja | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #111 | uncommon | ja | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Double Masters (2XM) | #89 | uncommon | ja | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Duel Decks: Blessed vs. Cursed (DDQ) | #55 | uncommon | ja | Svetlin Velinov | β | β |
| Commander 2014 (C14) | #142 | uncommon | ja | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Time Spiral (TSP) | #104 | uncommon | ja | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #153 | common | pt | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #637 | common | pt | Thomas M. Baxa | β | β |
| Dominaria Remastered (DMR) | #302 | uncommon | pt | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Dominaria Remastered (DMR) | #80 | uncommon | pt | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #111 | uncommon | pt | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Time Spiral (TSP) | #104 | uncommon | pt | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #111 | uncommon | ru | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Time Spiral (TSP) | #104 | uncommon | ru | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #153 | common | zhs | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #637 | common | zhs | Thomas M. Baxa | β | β |
| Dominaria Remastered (DMR) | #302 | uncommon | zhs | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Dominaria Remastered (DMR) | #80 | uncommon | zhs | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #111 | uncommon | zhs | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Double Masters (2XM) | #89 | uncommon | zhs | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Commander 2014 (C14) | #142 | uncommon | zhs | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Time Spiral (TSP) | #104 | uncommon | zhs | Kev Walker | β | β |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #111 | uncommon | zht | Kev Walker | β | β |
Official Rulings (7)
You choose the target for Dread Return before paying any of its costs, so it's not possible to cast it using flashback and bring back one of the creatures you sacrifice.
You must still follow any timing restrictions and permissions, including those based on the card's type. For instance, you can cast a sorcery using flashback only when you could normally cast a sorcery.
"Flashback [cost]" means "You may cast this card from your graveyard by paying [cost] rather than paying its mana cost" and "If the flashback cost was paid, exile this card instead of putting it anywhere else any time it would leave the stack."
You can cast a spell using flashback even if it was somehow put into your graveyard without having been cast.
A spell cast using flashback will always be exiled afterward, whether it resolves, is countered, or leaves the stack in some other way.
To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost (such as a flashback cost) you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell is determined only by its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast the spell was.
If a card with flashback is put into your graveyard during your turn, you can cast it if it's legal to do so before any other player can take any actions.
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