Retaliation
~$0.15 low · ~$0.19 high
Green. Enchantment
Urza's Saga #272 · Illustrated by Tom Fleming
Urza's Saga #272 · Illustrated by Tom FlemingWhat is Retaliation worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Creatures you control have "Whenever this creature becomes blocked by a creature, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn."
A foul, metallic stench clogged Urza's senses. It was then he knew his brother was no more.
Format legality
All 2 printings of Retaliation
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 The List plst #USG-272· 2022Retro Frameuncommon | uncommon | $0.15 | — | |
 Urza's Saga usg #272· 1998uncommon· Cardmarket €0.19 | uncommon | $0.19 | €0.19 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1998
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #24,691 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Tom Fleming
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Urza's Saga card (#272).
272
- 272Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Retaliation, read from the Urza's Saga printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Retaliation. 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 Tom Fleming. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Urza's Saga. Silver means uncommon.
- Collector number
- 272 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Tom Fleming, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
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