MScore: 5.7/10

Lie in Wait

{B} {G} {U}

Sorceryuncommon

Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Lie in Wait deals damage equal to that card's power to target creature.

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Illustrated by Diana Franco · Tarkir: Dragonstorm · #203

Rulings for Lie in Wait

2025-04-04
You can’t cast Lie in Wait unless you choose a creature card in your graveyard and a creature on the battlefield as targets.

2025-04-04
Use the power of the card in the graveyard to determine how much damage Lie in Wait deals to the target creature.

Format Legality

Duellegal

Brawllegal

Pennynot legal

Predhnot legal

Futurelegal

Legacylegal

Modernlegal

Paupernot legal

Alchemylegal

Pioneerlegal

Vintagelegal

Historiclegal

Standardlegal

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