---
name: "Retreat to Valakut"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Landfall"]
set: "BFZ"
set_name: "Battle for Zendikar"
collector_number: "153"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Kieran Yanner"
oracle_id: "91108ed7-5b24-4b51-b01d-85005998c69d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/retreat-to-valakut-bfz"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Retreat to Valakut
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment
- **Keywords:** Landfall

## Oracle Text
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, choose one —
• Target creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
• Target creature can't block this turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Valakut Predator](/printing/valakut-predator-bfz.md) — Creature — Elemental
2. [Retreat to Hagra](/printing/retreat-to-hagra-bfz.md) — Enchantment
3. [Retreat to Kazandu](/printing/retreat-to-kazandu-ddp.md) — Enchantment
4. [Retreat to Emeria](/printing/retreat-to-emeria-bfz.md) — Enchantment
5. [Valakut Exploration](/printing/valakut-exploration-znr.md) — Enchantment
6. [Felidar Retreat](/printing/felidar-retreat-j22.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Battle for Zendikar (BFZ) #153
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Kieran Yanner
- **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: `not_legal`