---
name: "Ritual of the Returned"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "JOU"
set_name: "Journey into Nyx"
collector_number: "80"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Zack Stella"
oracle_id: "c74e7441-7563-4954-a1d3-3c0463294455"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ritual-of-the-returned-jou"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Ritual of the Returned
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Exile target creature card from your graveyard. Create a black Zombie creature token. Its power is equal to that card's power and its toughness is equal to that card's toughness.

> *報復莫名之死所鑄成的面具。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Vile Rebirth](/printing/vile-rebirth-m14.md) — Instant
2. [Midnight Ritual](/printing/midnight-ritual-mmq.md) — Sorcery
3. [Shamble Back](/printing/shamble-back-soi.md) — Sorcery
4. [Zombify](/printing/zombify-wc03.md) — Sorcery
5. [Graveyard Marshal](/printing/graveyard-marshal-m19.md) — Creature — Zombie Soldier
6. [Rise from the Grave](/printing/rise-from-the-grave-sir.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Journey into Nyx (JOU) #80
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Zack Stella
- **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`