First printed in Tarkir: Dragonstorm (2025)
Sorcery
Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Lie in Wait deals damage equal to that card's power to target creature.
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- Illustrated by
- Diana Franco
- Watermark
- Sultai
Legality
- Legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Pauper, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH
Rulings (2)
- You can’t cast Lie in Wait unless you choose a creature card in your graveyard and a creature on the battlefield as targets.
- Use the power of the card in the graveyard to determine how much damage Lie in Wait deals to the target creature.
Prices
Paper price: €0.08 / $0.24 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket and TCGplayer through MTGJSON, 2 Nov 2026).
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 2 Nov 2026).