Return Upon the Tide

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Return Upon the Tide: Sorcery, Kaldheim. Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{4}{B}
Mana value
5
Type
Sorcery
Colour identity
Black (B)
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Kaldheim (KHM)
Released
2021-02-05
Collector number
106
Artist
Martina Fačková
Commander rank
11,093 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Foretell

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About Return Upon the Tide

Return Upon the Tide is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black sorcery from Kaldheim (KHM), an expansion set released in February 2021. It is collector number 106 in that set, with art by Martina Fačková. 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, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. Kaldheim is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.21 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. If it's an Elf, create two 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature tokens.

Foretell {3}{B} (During your turn, you may pay {2} and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.21 (as of 2026-11-11).

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

Format legality

Legality of Return Upon the Tide by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Official rulings

Five official rulings apply to Return Upon the Tide, newest first.

  • Because exiling a card with foretell from your hand is a special action, you can do so any time you have priority during your turn, including in response to spells and abilities. Once you announce you’re taking the action, no other player can respond by trying to remove the card from your hand.
  • Casting a foretold card from exile follows the timing rules for that card. If you foretell an instant card, you can cast it as soon as the next player’s turn. In most cases, if you foretell a card that isn’t an instant (or doesn’t have flash), you’ll have to wait until your next turn to cast it.
  • You check if the creature is an Elf once it’s on the battlefield. You’ll create tokens if it is, even if the card in the graveyard wasn’t an Elf card.
  • Players can’t take any actions in between the card returning to the battlefield and Elf Warrior tokens being created.
  • If you’re casting a foretold card from exile for its foretell cost, you can’t choose to cast it for any other alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, those must be paid to cast the spell.

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