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Reciprocate

Reciprocate

Instant

uncommon

Exile target creature that dealt damage to you this turn.

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Semantic Tags

Specifically removes creatures — destroy, exile, damage, or -X/-X.

Specifically removes creatures — destroy, exile, damage, or -X/-X.

Cyclingvector

A keyword ability that lets a card be discarded and replaced with a new card. See rule 702.29, “Cycling.”

Removes threats by exiling rather than destroying — bypasses indestructible and death triggers.

Removes threats by exiling rather than destroying — bypasses indestructible and death triggers.

Exile-based card advantage — exile cards from the top of your library and cast them temporarily. Red's primary draw mechanic.

Removalmechanical

Answers an opponent's threat by destroying, exiling, bouncing, or otherwise removing a permanent or spell.

Removalvector

Answers an opponent's threat by destroying, exiling, bouncing, or otherwise removing a permanent or spell.

Suspendvector

A keyword ability that provides an alternative way to play a card. See rule 702.62, “Suspend.” A card is “suspended” if it’s in the exile zone, has suspend, and has a time counter on it.

Format Legality

commanderlegal
oathbreakerlegal
modernlegal
pioneernot legal
standardnot legal
legacylegal
vintagelegal
paupernot legal
historicnot legal
explorernot legal
alchemynot legal

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Printings (4)

SetRarityTCGplayerCard KingdomCardmarket
Magic Online Promos#35164uncommon···
Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons#24uncommon···
Magic Player Rewards 2005#6rare···
Champions of Kamigawa#40uncommon···

Related Rules

107.3d

If a cost associated with a special action, such as a suspend cost or a morph cost, has an {X} or an X in it, the value of X is chosen by the player taking the special action immediately before they pay that cost.

116.2f

A player who has a card with suspend in their hand may exile that card. This is a special action. A player can take this action any time they have priority, but only if they could begin to cast that card by putting it onto the stack. See rule 702.62, “Suspend.”

702.62

Suspend

701.56a

To time travel means to choose any number of permanents you control with one or more time counters on them and/or suspended cards you own in exile with one or more time counters on them and, for each of those objects, put a time counter on it or remove a time counter from it. See rule 702.62, “Suspend.”

702.29

Cycling

702.29a

Cycling is an activated ability that functions only while the card with cycling is in a player’s hand. “Cycling [cost]” means “[Cost], Discard this card: Draw a card.”

702.29b

Although the cycling ability can be activated only if the card is in a player’s hand, it continues to exist while the object is on the battlefield and in all other zones. Therefore objects with cycling will be affected by effects that depend on objects having one or more activated abilities.

702.29c

Some cards with cycling have abilities that trigger when they’re cycled. “When you cycle this card” means “When you discard this card to pay an activation cost of a cycling ability.” These abilities trigger from whatever zone the card winds up in after it’s cycled.