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Memory Plunder

{U/B}{U/B}{U/B}{U/B}

Instant

SHMShadowmoor#169rare
Foil

"Vengeance is the echo of the victim's own crime." —Grensch, merrow cutthroat

Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 2370
Illustrator
Dan Murayama Scott
Found in
Shadowmoor MTGO Redemption Foil · Shadowmoor MTGO Redemption · 2 more
Printings3
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
You may cast target instant or sorcery card from an opponent's graveyard without paying its mana cost.

Plays as: Graveyard Recast

Market · per finishspark updated 12h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil-2.2%
$2.23
$1.51 low$1.01 gap
Foil+0.0%
$26.50
$20.24 low-$2.56 gap
Cheapest playable copy$1.32· across 3 printings

Rulings

3 · latest May 1, 2008 · one tap opens all
  • WotCMay 1, 2008

    If you are unable to cast the card (there are no legal targets for the spell, for example), nothing happens when Memory Plunder resolves, and the card remains in its owner's graveyard.

  • WotCMay 1, 2008

    If you cast a card “without paying its mana cost,” you can't pay any alternative costs. On the other hand, if the card has additional costs (such as conspire), you may pay those.

  • WotCMay 1, 2008

    If you want to cast the card, you cast it as part of the resolution of Memory Plunder. Timing restrictions based on the card's type are ignored if it's a sorcery. Other casting restrictions are not (such as “Cast [this card] only during combat”).