Never // Return
AKHAmonkhet/#212/2017Rare
Colour IDMV 7
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.49
Cardmarket€0.20
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.18
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.04
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.02 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.49High $0.59Low $0.49▼ 16.9%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.18TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 5.3%30d▲ 5.9%90d▼ 5.3%
90d high
$0.19
90d low
$0.16
Paper printings priced
3
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.18
Amonkhet
- Up 5.9% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 5% below its 90 day high of $0.19.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (3 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 144% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Split. Cast either half
Never
Sorcery
Destroy target creature or planeswalker.
Return
Sorcery
Aftermath (Cast this spell only from your graveyard. Then exile it.)
Exile target card from a graveyard. Create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
Keywords
Aftermath
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (10)
wotc14 Jul 2017
Once you've started to cast a spell with aftermath from your graveyard, the card is immediately moved to the stack. Opponents can't try to stop the ability by exiling the card with an effect such as that of Crook of Condemnation.
wotc18 Apr 2017
Each split card has two names. If an effect instructs you to choose a card name, you may choose one, but not both.
wotc18 Apr 2017
All split cards have two card faces on a single card, and you put a split card onto the stack with only the half you're casting. The characteristics of the half of the card you didn't cast are ignored while the spell is on the stack. For example, if an effect prevents you from casting green spells, you can cast Destined of Destined // Lead, but not Lead.
wotc18 Apr 2017
If you cast the first half of a split card with aftermath during your turn, you'll have priority immediately after it resolves. You can cast the half with aftermath from your graveyard before any player can take any other action if it's legal for you to do so.
wotc18 Apr 2017
If another effect allows you to cast a split card with aftermath from any zone other than a graveyard, you can't cast the half with aftermath.
wotc18 Apr 2017
If another effect allows you to cast a split card with aftermath from a graveyard, you may cast either half. If you cast the half that has aftermath, you'll exile the card if it would leave the stack.
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About this card
Never // Return
Never // Return is a Sorcery // Sorcery, with mana cost {1}{B}{B}//{3}{B} (mana value 7). Printed 3 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.18 (up 5.9% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Never // Return FAQ
How much is Never // Return worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Never // Return is $0.18. It is up 5.9% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.16 to $0.19.
What is the cheapest printing of Never // Return?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Amonkhet at $0.18 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Never // Return?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Amonkhet Promos at $1.00 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Never // Return are there?
Never // Return has been printed 3 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Never // Return first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from AKH #212, released 2017-04-28.
What is the newest printing of Never // Return?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from DRC #96, released 2025-02-14.
Is there a foil version of Never // Return?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.44 versus $0.18 for nonfoil, which is 144% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Never // Return legal in Commander?
Yes, Never // Return is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.