Wondrous RevivalHow it works & interactions with other cards

What It Does

Wondrous Revival allows you to choose zero, one, two, or three creature cards with the Hero subtype from your graveyard. When the spell resolves, these specific cards are moved directly from your graveyard to the battlefield under your control. Because it targets, you must choose your targets as you cast the spell.

How It Resolves Step by Step

First, you cast Wondrous Revival and pay its mana cost, declaring your targets (up to three Hero creature cards). When the spell resolves, the game checks if the targets are still legal. As long as at least one target is still in the graveyard, the spell will resolve, and those legal targets enter the battlefield simultaneously. Any targets that left the graveyard before resolution remain in their new zones.

Common Mistakes

A frequent error is trying to return creatures that do not have the 'Hero' subtype; always check the type line of the card in your graveyard. Additionally, players often forget that if all targets are removed from the graveyard in response (for example, by an effect that exiles the graveyard), the spell will fail to resolve and go to the graveyard without effect.

When to Play It

This sorcery is best utilized after a mid-game board wipe or an aggressive trade. Since it costs six mana, it serves as a powerful recovery tool. If you have multiple Heroes in your graveyard, it provides significant card advantage and immediate pressure against your opponent.

Interaction examples

Rebuilding After a Wipe

Austere Command

If an opponent casts Austere Command and chooses to destroy all creatures, your Heroes will be sent to the graveyard. On your following turn, you can cast Wondrous Revival to return three of those destroyed Heroes directly to the battlefield, bypassing their mana costs and restoring your army.

Timing Against Exile

Farewell

If you cast Wondrous Revival targeting three Heroes, and your opponent responds with Farewell choosing to exile all graveyards, the Heroes will be exiled before Wondrous Revival resolves. Because all its targets are gone, Wondrous Revival will not resolve and will be put into your graveyard.