Hidden Retreat is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
Put a card from your hand on top of your library: Prevent all damage that would be dealt by target instant or sorcery spell this turn.
How it works : Hidden Retreat
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
This can be used on damage to a creature, player, or planeswalker.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
This can be used on instant or sorcery spells on the stack, but not on abilities.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
#1
Approach of the Second Sun + Sunbird's Invocation + God-Eternal Kefnet + Hidden Retreat
Win the game
- 1Move to your draw step, drawing Approach of the Second Sun and revealing it due to God-Eternal Kefnet's ability.
- 2Resolve God-Eternal Kefnet's trigger, copying Approach of the Second Sun and casting the copy from your hand by paying
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- 3Sunbird's Invocation triggers.
- 4In response, activate Hidden Retreat by putting Approach of the Second Sun on top of your library, preventing all damage that would be dealt by the copy of Approach of the Second Sun this turn.
- 5Resolve the Sunbird's Invocation trigger, revealing the top seven cards of your library, casting Approach of the Second Sun without paying its mana cost, then putting the rest of the revealed cards on the bottom of your library.
- 6Resolve Approach of the Second Sun, putting it back into your library seventh from the top and gaining you 7 life.
- 7Resolve the remaining copy of Approach of the Second Sun.
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Legal formats
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