---
name: "Return to the Ranks"
mana_cost: "{X}{W}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Convoke"]
set: "SOA"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive"
collector_number: "11"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Dominik Mayer"
oracle_id: "0d4ee553-f206-4e70-a7b2-a3670440aee7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/return-to-the-ranks-soa"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Return to the Ranks
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{W}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Convoke

## Oracle Text
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for {1} or one mana of that creature's color.)
Return X target creature cards with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

> *"Non era la rabbia a farli combattere, ma l'onore."
-Augusta, decana di Archeorocca*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Unmake the Graves](/printing/unmake-the-graves-m15.md) — Instant
2. [Bloodline Bidding](/printing/bloodline-bidding-pecl.md) — Sorcery
3. [Raise the Past](/printing/raise-the-past-fdn.md) — Sorcery
4. [Martyr's Soul](/printing/martyrs-soul-mh1.md) — Creature — Spirit Soldier
5. [Endless Obedience](/printing/endless-obedience-znc.md) — Sorcery
6. [Patch Up](/printing/patch-up-snc.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #11
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Dominik Mayer
- **Total Printings:** 21 across all historical editions

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