---
name: "You're Ambushed on the Road"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "AFR"
set_name: "Adventures in the Forgotten Realms"
collector_number: "43"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Eric Deschamps"
oracle_id: "934ef52e-3e97-418a-bbcf-114badbb2c8a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/youre-ambushed-on-the-road-afr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# You're Ambushed on the Road
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Make a Retreat — Return target creature you control to its owner's hand.
• Stand and Fight — Target creature gets +1/+3 until end of turn.

> *„Her mit der Beute, und niemand wird verletzt!"*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) #43
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Eric Deschamps
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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