Return to Action
Return to Action: Instant, Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO)
- Released
- 2022-02-18
- Collector number
- 121
- Artist
- Jeremy Wilson
- Commander rank
- 7,745 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Return to Action
Return to Action is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common black instant from Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO), an expansion set released in February 2022. It is collector number 121 in that set, with art by Jeremy Wilson. It costs {1}{B} (one generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.23 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Until end of turn, target creature gets +1/+0 and gains lifelink and "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control."
"You're hurt? Too bad. You stop fighting when I say, and not a moment sooner." -Satoru Umezawa
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.23 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Return to Action by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.