Mourner's Surprise
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This printing
SetOTJ
Collector #94
Released2024-04-19
Raritycommon
ArtistZuzanna Wużyk
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Mourner's Surprise

CommonColour IDMV 2
Sorcery
Return up to one target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Create a 1/1 red Mercenary creature token with ": Target creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery."
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
This is the only English printing.
Rulings (1)
wotc12 Apr 2024
You don't have to choose a target for Mourner's Surprise. However, if you do, and that creature card is an illegal target at the time Mourner's Surprise tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't create a Mercenary token.