Retribution of the Ancients
Enchantment
KTKKhans of Tarkir#85rare
Foil
Abzan ancestors died to protect their Houses, and they protect them still.
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 1793
- Illustrator
- Svetlin Velinov
- Found in
- Khans of Tarkir MTGO Redemption Foil · Khans of Tarkir MTGO Redemption · Khans of Tarkir Booster Pack
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
, Remove X +1/+1 counters from among creatures you control: Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn.Plays as: Counter Payoff
Market · per finishspark updated 16h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.51
$0.33 low$0.08 gap
Foil-0.3%
$2.92
$1.77 low-$0.48 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.51as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.55L $0.35since Feb 2024$0.33
$0.25
$0.08+24% · normal spread
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Foil
$2.92as of 2026-07-12
-0.3%
H $3.42L $1.26since Feb 2024$1.77
$2.25
-$0.48-27% · buylist > ask
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Cheapest playable copy$0.51· across 1 printing
Rulings
1 · latest Sep 20, 2014 · one tap opens all
- WotCSep 20, 2014
Once you announce that you are activating the ability of Retribution of the Ancients, no player may take any actions before you pay its costs. Notably, opponents can’t try to remove a creature with counters on it to stop you from paying.