---
name: "Deadly Riposte"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "CLU"
set_name: "Ravnica: Clue Edition"
collector_number: "58"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Olena Richards"
oracle_id: "e341478e-c3f8-45d9-9430-abe3a58fa2fc"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/deadly-riposte-clu"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Deadly Riposte
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Deadly Riposte deals 3 damage to target tapped creature and you gain 2 life.

> *"Automatons are fast, precise, and tireless, but they all share one weakness: predictability. Learn their patterns. Strike when they're vulnerable."
—Horance, Urzan general*

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4. [Vengeance](/printing/vengeance-7ed.md) — Sorcery
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6. [Take Vengeance](/printing/take-vengeance-plst.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ravnica: Clue Edition (CLU) #58
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Olena Richards
- **Total Printings:** 21 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`