Hidden Retreat
~$2.93 TCGplayer
White. Enchantment
Stronghold #6 · Illustrated by Terese Nielsen
Stronghold #6 · Illustrated by Terese NielsenWhat is Hidden Retreat worth?
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Oracle text
Put a card from your hand on top of your library: Prevent all damage that would be dealt by target instant or sorcery spell this turn.
After an hour in the hidey-hole, Squee seriously pondered the advantages of danger over boredom.
Format legality
The only printing of Hidden Retreat
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stronghold sth #6· 1998rare· Cardmarket €0.78 | rare | $2.93 | €0.78 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1998
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #18,613 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Terese Nielsen
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Stronghold card (#6).
Printed before collector numbers, which started with Exodus in 1998. The bottom shows only the artist credit ("Illus.") and the copyright. Set symbols were all black before Exodus, and core sets before Sixth Edition have none.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Hidden Retreat, read from the Stronghold printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Hidden Retreat. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 3: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Enchantment is the card type.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Illustration
- By Terese Nielsen. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Stronghold. Before Exodus (1998) every set symbol was black, whatever the rarity.
- Artist
- Terese Nielsen, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Rulings (2)
2004-10-04
This can be used on damage to a creature, player, or planeswalker.
2004-10-04
This can be used on instant or sorcery spells on the stack, but not on abilities.
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