Ritual of the Returned

Ritual of the Returned

Instant

Mana cost: {3}{B}

How we read this card

Exile target creature card from your graveyard. Create a black Zombie creature token. Its power is equal to that card's power and its toughness is equal to that card's toughness.

on-cast —

on-cast — makes a token

Causes: exile a creature, a creature leaves a graveyard, create a Zombie creature token, put a Zombie creature token onto the battlefield.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a Zombie enters the battlefield — 795 cards in the game can cause this (Ritual of the Returned is one).

When a Zombie enters thanks to Ritual of the Returned:

  1. Noxious Ghoul — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  2. Geralf, the Fleshwright — puts counters on a permanent
  3. Wayward Servant — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Champion of the Perished — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Mummy Paramount — gets +1/+1
  6. Unconventional Tactics — returns itself from the graveyard
  7. Binding Mummy — taps a creature or artifact

a nontoken creature is exiled — 995 cards in the game can cause this (Ritual of the Returned is one).

  1. The War Games — When a creature is exiled thanks to Ritual of the Returned, The War Games exiles a Warrior

a creature is exiled — 1,003 cards in the game can cause this (Ritual of the Returned is one).

  1. Elemental Expressionist — When Elemental Expressionist is exiled thanks to Ritual of the Returned, it makes a token
  2. Ashnod's Intervention — When a creature is exiled thanks to Ritual of the Returned, Ashnod's Intervention brings a card back
  3. Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar — When a creature is exiled thanks to Ritual of the Returned, Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Kaya, Spirits' Justice — When a creature is exiled thanks to Ritual of the Returned, Kaya, Spirits' Justice copies a permanent
  5. Soulherder — When a creature is exiled thanks to Ritual of the Returned, Soulherder puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Kaya's Ghostform — When a creature is exiled thanks to Ritual of the Returned, Kaya's Ghostform blinks a permanent

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature leaves a graveyard — 1,302 cards in the game can cause this (Ritual of the Returned is one).

When a creature leaves a graveyard thanks to Ritual of the Returned:

  1. Grim Reaper's Scythe — makes a token
  2. Syr Konrad, the Grim — deals 1 damage
  3. Cyan, Vengeful Samurai — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Along the Crooked Way — puts a counter on a Goblin or Army
  5. Skeleton Crew — makes a token
  6. Desecrated Tomb — makes a token
  7. Chalk Outline — makes a token
  8. Insidious Roots — makes a token
  9. Undead Hand Ninja — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  10. Rot Farm Mortipede — gets +1/+0

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Ritual of the Returned is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When a creature is exiled thanks to Ritual of the Returned, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself

anything leaves a graveyard — 2,503 cards in the game can cause this (Ritual of the Returned is one).

When a creature leaves a graveyard thanks to Ritual of the Returned:

  1. Blastoneuron — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab — makes a token
  3. Teval, the Balanced Scale — makes a token
  4. Hologram Stalker — makes a token
  5. Tormod, the Desecrator — makes a token
  6. Quintorius, Field Historian — makes a token
  7. Garrison Excavator — makes a token
  8. Amzu, Swarm's Hunger — makes a token
  9. Kirol, History Buff // Pack a Punch — becomes prepared
  10. Teval's Judgment — triggers

13 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature token enters the battlefield — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Ritual of the Returned is one).

When a Zombie enters thanks to Ritual of the Returned:

  1. Securitron Squadron — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Anointer Priest — gains you 1 life
  3. Nesting Dovehawk — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a creature token is created — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Ritual of the Returned is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When Ritual of the Returned makes a Zombie token, Staff of the Storyteller puts a story counter on itself

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token enters the battlefield — 3,710 cards in the game can cause this (Ritual of the Returned is one).

When a Zombie enters thanks to Ritual of the Returned:

  1. Baron Bertram Graywater — makes a token
  2. Marneus Calgar — draws you 1 card
  3. Belladonna Took — gains you 1 life
  4. Kambal, Profiteering Mayor — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed — makes a token
  6. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  7. Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  9. Leonardo, the Balance — puts a counter on a creature
  10. Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token is created — 3,711 cards in the game can cause this (Ritual of the Returned is one).

When Ritual of the Returned makes a Zombie token:

  1. Akim, the Soaring Wind — makes a token
  2. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  3. Rosie Cotton of South Lane — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life

17 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an instant is cast — 3,931 cards in the game can cause this (Ritual of the Returned is one).

When Ritual of the Returned is cast:

  1. Lunar Mystic — draws you 1 card
  2. Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time — grants rebound
  3. Repeated Reverberation — copies an ability
  4. Riku of Two Reflections — copies a spell
  5. Sword of Wealth and Power — copies a spell
  6. Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot — gets +1/+1
  7. In the Eye of Chaos — counters a spell

430 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.