---
name: "Retribution of the Ancients"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "KTK"
set_name: "Khans of Tarkir"
collector_number: "85"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Svetlin Velinov"
oracle_id: "550b8bee-1773-427b-b300-aaceff243e11"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/retribution-of-the-ancients-ktk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Retribution of the Ancients
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
{B}, Remove X +1/+1 counters from among creatures you control: Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn.

> *Les ancêtres abzans périrent pour protéger leurs Maisons, et ils les protègent encore.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Black Sun's Zenith](/printing/black-suns-zenith-mbs.md) — Sorcery
2. [Make Obsolete](/printing/make-obsolete-klr.md) — Instant
3. [Fevered Convulsions](/printing/fevered-convulsions-tmp.md) — Enchantment
4. [Black Sun's Twilight](/printing/black-suns-twilight-pone.md) — Instant
5. [Darkness Descends](/printing/darkness-descends-ecl.md) — Sorcery
6. [Wither and Bloom](/printing/wither-and-bloom-mh3.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Khans of Tarkir (KTK) #85
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Svetlin Velinov
- **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`