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Fierce Retribution

{1}{W}

Instant

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Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
borderless
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 20–30
Illustrator
Magnus Jansson
Found in
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Collector Booster Pack · Outlaws of Thunder Junction Collector Booster Sample Pack · Outlaws of Thunder Junction Play Booster Pack
Printings4EDHREC rank#16,794
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Cleave {5}{W} (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.) Destroy target [attacking] creature.
Cleave
Market · per finishspark updated 46m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-8.3%
$0.11
$0.01 low$0.00 gapTCGplayer
Foil+25.0%
$0.15
$0.01 low-$0.07 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.10· across 4 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

4 · latest Nov 19, 2021
  • WotCNov 19, 2021

    A cleave cost is an alternative cost that's paid instead of the spell's mana cost. Casting a spell for its cleave cost doesn't change the spell's mana value.

  • WotCNov 19, 2021

    If an effect allows you to “cast a spell without paying its mana cost,” you can't cast that spell for its cleave cost.

  • WotCNov 19, 2021

    If you cast a spell for its cleave cost, that spell doesn't have any of the text in square brackets while it's on the stack.

  • WotCNov 19, 2021

    You can't cast a spell for both its cleave cost and another alternative cost. For example, if an effect gives an Alchemist's Retrieval in your graveyard a flashback cost of {U}, you can't cast it from your graveyard for its cleave cost.