Writ of Return
NCCNew Capenna Commander/#42/2022Rare
Colour IDMV 5
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.49
Cardmarket€0.29
ManaPool$0.19
TCGplayer$0.40
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.05
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$1.51 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.49High $0.79Low $0.49▼ 16.9%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.40TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 2.6%30d▲ 5.3%90d▲ 8.1%
90d high
$0.40
90d low
$0.36
Paper printings priced
3
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.40
New Capenna Commander
- Up 5.3% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $0.40.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (3 priced in total).
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Gameplay and rules
Sorcery
Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
Cipher (Then you may exile this spell card encoded on a creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may cast a copy of the encoded card without paying its mana cost.)
Keywords
Cipher
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
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Digital formats
Rulings (11)
wotc29 Apr 2022
If the spell with cipher doesn't resolve, none of its effects will happen, including cipher. The card will go to its owner's graveyard and won't be encoded on a creature.
wotc29 Apr 2022
If you choose not to cast the copy, or you can't cast it (perhaps because there are no legal targets available), the copy will cease to exist the next time state-based actions are performed. You won't get a chance to cast the copy at a later time.
wotc29 Apr 2022
The exiled card with cipher grants a triggered ability to the creature it's encoded on. If that creature loses that ability and subsequently deals combat damage to a player, the triggered ability won't trigger. However, the exiled card will continue to be encoded on that creature.
wotc29 Apr 2022
If a creature with an encoded card deals combat damage to more than one player simultaneously (perhaps because some of the combat damage was redirected), the triggered ability will trigger once for each player it deals combat damage to. Each ability will create a copy of the exiled card and allow you to cast it.
wotc29 Apr 2022
You can choose only a creature to encode the card onto.
wotc29 Apr 2022
The copy of the card with cipher is created in and cast from exile.
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About this card
Writ of Return
Writ of Return is a Sorcery, with mana cost {3}{B}{B} (mana value 5). Printed 3 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.40 (up 5.3% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Writ of Return FAQ
How much is Writ of Return worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Writ of Return is $0.40. It is up 5.3% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.36 to $0.40.
What is the cheapest printing of Writ of Return?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from New Capenna Commander at $0.40 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Writ of Return?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from New Capenna Commander Promos at $3.69 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Writ of Return are there?
Writ of Return has been printed 3 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Writ of Return first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from NCC #42, released 2022-04-29.
Is Writ of Return legal in Commander?
Yes, Writ of Return is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Writ of Return legal in Modern?
Writ of Return is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Writ of Return legal in Standard?
Writ of Return is not currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.