---
name: "Heroic Return"
mana_cost: "{5}{W}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "MSC"
set_name: "Marvel Super Heroes Commander"
collector_number: "17"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "David Seeley"
oracle_id: "4b7a8c05-15cd-452e-b9fc-83800e81793d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/heroic-return-msc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Heroic Return
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{W}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
This spell costs {2} less to cast if a creature is attacking you.
Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. If a Hero enters this way, it enters with two additional +1/+1 counters on it.

> *« Si tu me frappes, assure-toi que je ne me relève pas. »*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Return Triumphant](/printing/return-triumphant-woe.md) — Sorcery
2. [Winter Soldier, Reborn Avenger](/printing/winter-soldier-reborn-avenger-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Hero
3. [Miraculous Recovery](/printing/miraculous-recovery-plst.md) — Instant
4. [Hero of Leina Tower](/printing/hero-of-leina-tower-pio.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
5. [Wondrous Revival](/printing/wondrous-revival-msc.md) — Sorcery
6. [Staunch-Hearted Warrior](/printing/staunch-hearted-warrior-ths.md) — Creature — Human Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) #17
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** David Seeley
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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