Reap
Reap: Instant, Tempest. MTG card details, printings, market prices, official rulings, and format legality, all in one place on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{G}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Tempest (TMP)
- Released
- 1997-10-14
- Collector number
- 247
- Artist
- Ron Chironna
- Commander rank
- 10,396 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Reap
Reap is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon green instant from Tempest (TMP), an expansion set released in October 1997. It is collector number 247 in that set, with art by Ron Chironna. It costs {1}{G} (one generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and PreDH. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Tempest (1997) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.38 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Return up to X target cards from your graveyard to your hand, where X is the number of black permanents target opponent controls as you cast this spell.
"Let Volrath choke on his crop of hatred." -Eladamri, Lord of Leaves
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.38 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Reap by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
Other printings of Reap
Reap has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #TMP-247 | Uncommon | 2026 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Reap, newest first.
- The count of the number of black permanents the targeted opponent controls is done during announcement since it only affects target selection. It does not get recounted later.
- This card has received errata so that it now targets a specific opponent.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these card lists
These card lists include Reap.