First printed in Time Spiral (2006)
All 16 prints
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2564, 2026
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Commander Masters (CMM) #153, 2023
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Commander Masters (CMM) #637, 2023
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Dominaria Remastered (DMR) #302, 2023
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Dominaria Remastered (DMR) #80, 2023
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Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #200, 2022
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Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #200★, 2022
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Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) #111, 2021
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Double Masters (2XM) #89, 2020
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The List (PLST) #DDQ-55, 2019
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Magic Online Promos (PRM) #60482, 2017 (digital)
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Duel Decks: Blessed vs. Cursed (DDQ) #55, 2016
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Commander 2014 (C14) #142, 2014
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Premium Deck Series: Graveborn (PD3) #23, 2011
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Magic Online Theme Decks (TD0) #A41, 2010 (digital)
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Time Spiral (TSP) #104, 2006
Dread Return 
Sorcery
Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Flashback—Sacrifice three creatures. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
MTGO price: 0.09 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).
In the last 30 days 2.2% of Legacy decks played it (33 of 1479). Most played in WUBG (unclassified). In the last 30 days 0.3% of Vintage decks played it (2 of 634). Most played in Dredge.
Staple
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Legacy staples:
main deck, 2% of decks (#221)
Black, Sorceries, Recursion -
Pauper staples:
main deck, 4% of decks (#119)
Black, Sorceries, Recursion
Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.
Combos
34 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Dread Return + Dualcaster Mage + Viscera Seer
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Ashnod's Altar + Dread Return + Dualcaster Mage
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Dread Return + Dualcaster Mage + Goblin Bombardment
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Dread Return + Dualcaster Mage + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite self-mill, Win the game: Cephalid Illusionist + Dread Return + Narcomoeba + Nomads en-Kor + Thassa's Oracle
- Infinite black mana, Infinite death triggers…: Dread Return + Sacrifice + Scholar of the Ages
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Altar of Dementia + Dread Return + Dualcaster Mage
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB…: Carrion Feeder + Dread Return + Dualcaster Mage
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Dread Return + Dualcaster Mage + Umbral Collar Zealot
- Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite black mana…: Burnt Offering + Dread Return + Scholar of the Ages
Legality
Constructed
- Standard Not legal
- Pioneer Not legal
- Modern Banned
- Legacy Legal
- Vintage Legal
- Pauper Legal
- Future Standard Not legal
- Historic Not legal
- Timeless Not legal
- Alchemy Not legal
- Penny Dreadful Not legal
- Premodern Not legal
- Old School 93/94 Not legal
Singleton
- Gladiator Not legal
Commander formats
- Commander Legal
- Duel Commander Legal
- Pauper Commander Legal
- PreDH Legal
- Tiny Leaders Not legal
- Oathbreaker Legal
- Brawl Not legal
- Standard Brawl Not legal
- Competitive Brawl Not legal
