---
name: "Diminished Returner"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Phyrexian Skeleton"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "YDMU"
set_name: "Alchemy: Dominaria"
collector_number: "9"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Bruno Biazotto"
oracle_id: "d8ef2c24-1620-42a4-a2ba-884623e089a4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/diminished-returner-ydmu"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Diminished Returner
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Phyrexian Skeleton
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/3

## Oracle Text
Diminished Returner enters tapped.
{B}{B}: Diminished Returner perpetually gets -1/-1, then return it to the battlefield. Activate only if Diminished Returner is in your graveyard and its toughness is 2 or greater.

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alchemy: Dominaria (YDMU) #9
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Bruno Biazotto

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