Respite
Respite: Instant, Conspiracy. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. You gain 1 life for each attacking creature. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{G}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Conspiracy (CNS)
- Released
- 2014-06-06
- Collector number
- 176
- Artist
- Rebecca Guay
- Commander rank
- 8,701 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Respite
Respite is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common green instant from Conspiracy (CNS), a draft-focused set released in June 2014. It is collector number 176 in that set, with art by Rebecca Guay. 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, Pauper, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander and PreDH. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Tempest (1997) to Conspiracy (2014). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.40 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. You gain 1 life for each attacking creature.
"If they board us we're finished," warned Orim. Crovax nodded. "And if they don't . . . what then?"
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.40 (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 Respite by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
Other printings of Respite
Respite has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Tempest (TMP) #249 | Common | 1997 |
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