Pia's Revolution is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red enchantment from Aether Revolt (AER), an expansion set released in January 2017. It is collector number 91 in that set, with art by Clint Cearley. It costs {2}{R} (two generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.42 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Whenever a nontoken artifact is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, return that card to your hand unless target opponent has this enchantment deal 3 damage to them.
Pia's passion was directed at the big picture-at making real, lasting change.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.42 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Pia's Revolution by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
Pia's Revolution has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
Printing
Rarity
Year
Aether Revolt Promos (PAER) #91s
Rare
2017
Official rulings
Five official rulings apply to Pia's Revolution, newest first.
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The target opponent chooses whether to have Pia’s Revolution deal 3 damage to them as its ability resolves. You won’t return the card to your hand if that player chooses to be dealt damage or if the card leaves the graveyard before the ability resolves.
It doesn’t matter who controlled the artifact when it was put into your graveyard. Pia’s Revolution’s ability will trigger if you own that artifact.
If there are no legal targets for Pia’s Revolution’s ability (perhaps because each of your opponents has hexproof), it will be removed from the stack with no effect. No one may choose to be dealt damage and you won’t return the artifact card to your hand.
If a nontoken artifact is put into your graveyard at the same time as Pia’s Revolution, Pia’s Revolution’s ability triggers.
Similar cards
Other enchantment cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.