Lie in Wait
{B}{G}{U}Sorcery
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Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Lie in Wait deals damage equal to that card's power to target creature.
What it does
Tagged as Removal · Recursion — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.
Official rulings
- You can’t cast Lie in Wait unless you choose a creature card in your graveyard and a creature on the battlefield as targets. (2025-04-04)
- Use the power of the card in the graveyard to determine how much damage Lie in Wait deals to the target creature. (2025-04-04)
Printings & prices
Every set Lie in Wait has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.
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