Wizard's Retort
Jumpstart (JMP) #198 · Uncommon · Instant
Mana cost: {1}{U}{U}
This spell costs {1} less to cast if you control a Wizard.
Counter target spell.
"The second mage learned to dissipate blasts of lightning. Threat and response: thus did the study of magic progress."
—Naban, dean of iteration
Illustrated by Grzegorz Rutkowski · Released July 17, 2020
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.31 USD · €0.30 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.02 USD (6.9%) to $0.31 USD; low $0.28 USD, high $0.32 USD.
Printings
- The List #DOM-75 (PLST) · Uncommon · 2022 · $0.37 USD
- Jumpstart #198 (this printing) · Uncommon · 2020 · $0.31 USD
- Dominaria #75 (DOM) · Uncommon · 2018 · $0.32 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Legal
- Historic: Legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Not legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2018-04-27 · wotc — Once you announce that you’re casting Wizard’s Retort, no player may take other actions until the spell’s been paid for. Notably, players can’t try to raise the spell’s cost by removing your Wizards.
Played in these commander decks
- Niv-Mizzet, Parun · in 7% of 42 decks