---
name: "Lie in Wait"
mana_cost: "{B}{G}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B", "G", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "G", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "TDM"
set_name: "Tarkir: Dragonstorm"
collector_number: "203"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Diana Franco"
oracle_id: "4dc0831a-0eb1-4f7d-9591-6e670e180116"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lie-in-wait-tdm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Lie in Wait
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{G}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Lie in Wait deals damage equal to that card's power to target creature.

> *Manche Pfade durch den Gurmag-Sumpf werden aus gutem Grund nicht mehr genutzt.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Return to Battle](/printing/return-to-battle-ptk.md) — Sorcery
2. [Morgue Burst](/printing/morgue-burst-dgm.md) — Sorcery
3. [Disentomb](/printing/disentomb-m11.md) — Sorcery
4. [Recover](/printing/recover-inv.md) — Sorcery
5. [Raise Dead](/printing/raise-dead-leb.md) — Sorcery
6. [Rise Again](/printing/rise-again-m21.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM) #203
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Diana Franco
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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