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Retribution of the Ancients
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Khans of TarkirKTK · #85
- Card type
- Enchantment
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 0.53 € · ★ 1.79 € · 0.55 $ · ★ 3.00 $
- Mana value
- 1
- Colour
- Black
Card text
, Remove X +1/+1 counters from among creatures you control: Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn.
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PioneerLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Svetlin Velinov
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2014-09-26
Flavour text
Abzan ancestors died to protect their Houses, and they protect them still.
Rulings
Once you announce that you are activating the ability of Retribution of the Ancients, no player may take any actions before you pay its costs. Notably, opponents can’t try to remove a creature with counters on it to stop you from paying.