Recurring Nightmare

{2}{B} · Enchantment

Sacrifice a creature, Return this enchantment to its owner's hand: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only as a sorcery.

Rulings (1)

Apr 15, 2013 · If you cast this as normal during your main phase, it will enter the battlefield and you’ll receive priority. If no abilities trigger because of this, you can activate its ability immediately, before any other player has a chance to remove it from the battlefield.

LegacyLegal

VintageLegal

ModernNot legal

PioneerNot legal

StandardNot legal

PauperNot legal

PremodernLegal

cEDHBanned

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype · Premodern

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=14 decks

Archetype	Format	Inclusion	Copies	Decks (n)
Golgari Survival	Premodern	100%	2×	4
4-Color Survival	Premodern	25%	1×	4
Jund Survival	Premodern	16.7%	1×	6

Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

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