Lie in Wait

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Sorcery

Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Lie in Wait deals damage equal to that card's power to target creature.

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standard
Legal
alchemy
Legal
pioneer
Legal
explorer
Legal
modern
Legal
historic
Legal
standard brawl
Legal
historic brawl
Legal
timeless
Legal

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.
(wotc2025-04-04)
Use the power of the card in the graveyard to determine how much damage Lie in Wait deals to the target creature.
(wotc2025-04-04)
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