---
name: "Grim Return"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "M14"
set_name: "Magic 2014"
collector_number: "100"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Seb McKinnon"
oracle_id: "c1d54d0c-53fc-474c-ba89-2aa1be3bf27d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/grim-return-m14"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Grim Return
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose target creature card in a graveyard that was put there from the battlefield this turn. Put that card onto the battlefield under your control.

> *The necromancer's touch strips away memory and loyalty, and only strength and malice remain.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Rise Again](/printing/rise-again-m21.md) — Sorcery
2. [Reincarnation](/printing/reincarnation-c13.md) — Instant
3. [Stir the Grave](/printing/stir-the-grave-bok.md) — Sorcery
4. [Zombify](/printing/zombify-wc03.md) — Sorcery
5. [Return to Battle](/printing/return-to-battle-ptk.md) — Sorcery
6. [Grim Harvest](/printing/grim-harvest-td0.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic 2014 (M14) #100
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Seb McKinnon
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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