---
name: "Retaliation"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "USG"
set_name: "Urza's Saga"
collector_number: "272"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Tom Fleming"
oracle_id: "51571fa8-fd52-4439-8331-4eb4f651e764"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/retaliation-usg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Retaliation
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Creatures you control have "Whenever this creature becomes blocked by a creature, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn."

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Righteous Indignation](/printing/righteous-indignation-mmq.md) — Enchantment
2. [Somberwald Vigilante](/printing/somberwald-vigilante-ddl.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
3. [Heat of Battle](/printing/heat-of-battle-sth.md) — Enchantment
4. [Elvish Berserker](/printing/elvish-berserker-9ed.md) — Creature — Elf Berserker
5. [Battle Strain](/printing/battle-strain-ody.md) — Enchantment
6. [Close Quarters](/printing/close-quarters-mmq.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Urza's Saga (USG) #272
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Tom Fleming
- **Total Printings:** 11 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`