Cruel Revival

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Cruel Revival: Instant, Starter Commander Decks. Destroy target non-Zombie creature. It can't be regenerated. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{4}{B}
Mana value
5
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Black (B)
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Starter Commander Decks (SCD)
Released
2022-12-02
Collector number
73
Artist
Miles Johnston
Commander rank
15,453 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Cruel Revival

Cruel Revival is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black instant from Starter Commander Decks (SCD), a Commander product released in December 2022. It is collector number 73 in that set, with art by Miles Johnston. It costs {4}{B} (four generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 6 sets, from Onslaught (2002) to Pioneer Masters (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.22 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Destroy target non-Zombie creature. It can't be regenerated. Return up to one target Zombie card from your graveyard to your hand.

On Innistrad, Liliana embraced necromancy, honing her powers by practicing on scores of undead-and sometimes the living.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.22 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Cruel Revival by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
PremodernLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Cruel Revival

Cruel Revival has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Pioneer Masters (PIO) #87Uncommon2024
Game Night (GNT) #28Uncommon2018
Magic Origins (ORI) #88Uncommon2015
Planechase (HOP) #23Common2009
Onslaught (ONS) #135Common2002

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