Name
Mourner's Surprise
Mana Cost
Type
Sorcery
Set
Outlaws of Thunder Junction
Rarity
Common
Text
Return up to one target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Create a 1/1 red Mercenary creature token with ": Target creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery."
Flavor Text
"Y'all should've known better than to buy me a coffin!"
Number
#94
Legal Formats
Brawl | Commander | Duel | Future | Gladiator | Historic | Legacy | Modern | Oathbreaker | Pauper | Pauper Commander | Pioneer | Standard | Standard Brawl | Timeless | Vintage
Availability
Arena | Magic Online | Paper
Rulings
(12/04/2024)
You don't have to choose a target for Mourner's Surprise. However, if you do, and that creature card is an illegal target at the time Mourner's Surprise tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't create a Mercenary token.
Artist
Zuzanna Wużyk
Translations