First printed in Battle for Zendikar (2015)
Instant
Roil's Retribution deals 5 damage divided as you choose among any number of target attacking or blocking creatures.
"We can use their hunger to lead them into danger. If we're already prey, we may as well be bait!"
—Yon Basrel, Oran-Rief survivalist
- Illustrated by
- Raymond Swanland
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (2)
- You choose how many targets Roil’s Retribution has and how the damage is divided as you cast the spell. Each target must receive at least 1 damage.
- If some, but not all, of the targets become illegal by the time Roil’s Retribution tries to resolve, the original division of damage still applies, but no damage is dealt to illegal targets. If all the targets are illegal, the spell won’t resolve.
Prices
Paper price: €0.03 / $0.04 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket, and TCGplayer, otherwise Mana Pool or Card Kingdom, through MTGJSON, 5 Nov 2026).
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 5 Nov 2026).