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Prison Break

Prison Break

Sorcery

uncommon

Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on it. Mayhem (You may cast this card from your graveyard for if you discarded it this turn. Timing rules still apply.)

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Semantic Tags

Cares about +1/+1 counters — places, moves, doubles, or benefits from counters on creatures.

Cares about cards in the graveyard, puts cards into the graveyard, or benefits from things dying.

Returns cards from the graveyard to your hand, the battlefield, or the top of your library.

Reanimatormechanical

Puts creatures into the graveyard then returns them to the battlefield cheaply.

Puts creatures into the graveyard then returns them to the battlefield cheaply.

Format Legality

commanderlegal
oathbreakerlegal
modernlegal
pioneerlegal
standardlegal
legacylegal
vintagelegal
paupernot legal
historiclegal
explorernot legal
alchemylegal

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Printings (2)

SetRarityTCGplayerCard KingdomCardmarket
Marvel's Spider-Man#61uncommon···
Through the Omenpaths#64uncommon···

Related Concepts

Mayhem

A keyword ability that allows you to play cards you discarded this turn from your graveyard for an alternative cost. See rule 702.187, “Mayhem.”

Related Rules

702.187a

Mayhem is a static ability that functions while the card with mayhem is in a player’s graveyard.

702.187

Mayhem

702.187b

“Mayhem [cost]” means “As long as you discarded this card this turn, you may cast it from your graveyard by paying [cost] rather than paying its mana cost.” Casting a spell using its mayhem ability follows the rules for paying alternative costs in rules 601.2b and 601.2f–h.

702.187c

“Mayhem” without a cost means “You may play this card from your graveyard if you discarded it this turn.”

Rulings

2025-09-19

You must follow all normal timing rules when casting a spell with mayhem. For example, you can't cast a creature card with mayhem you couldn't normally cast during an opponent's turn, even if you discard that card during an opponent's turn.

2025-09-19

Mayhem represents an alternative cost that can be paid to cast a spell from your graveyard if you discarded the card with mayhem that turn. You must pay any additional costs the spell has.