Dread Return

Public decks that run Dread Return

• Deathdancer Xira - Magic Online Theme Decks, led by Xira Arien
• Necron Dynasties - Warhammer 40,000 Commander, led by Szarekh, the Silent King
• Sworn to Darkness - Commander 2014, led by Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath

Commanders that run Dread Return most

Deck counts from EDHREC.

• Teval, the Balanced Scale: 18,544 decks
• The Necrobloom: 9,871 decks
• Sidisi, Brood Tyrant: 5,000 decks
• Glarb, Calamity's Augur: 4,978 decks
• Meren of Clan Nel Toth: 4,949 decks
• Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel: 4,452 decks
• The Mycotyrant: 4,031 decks
• Sauron, the Dark Lord: 3,688 decks

Often played with Dread Return

Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.

• Narcomoeba
• Nomads en-Kor
• Phantasmagorian
• Floating-Dream Zubera
• Skorpekh Destroyer
• Ghost Ark
• Sautekh Immortal
• Boonweaver Giant
• Knight of the Reliquary
• Rite of Harmony

Rulings

• 2021-03-19: To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost (such as a flashback cost) you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell is determined only by its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast the spell was.
• 2021-03-19: You must still follow any timing restrictions and permissions, including those based on the card's type. For instance, you can cast a sorcery using flashback only when you could normally cast a sorcery.
• 2021-03-19: "Flashback [cost]" means "You may cast this card from your graveyard by paying [cost] rather than paying its mana cost" and "If the flashback cost was paid, exile this card instead of putting it anywhere else any time it would leave the stack."
• 2021-03-19: If a card with flashback is put into your graveyard during your turn, you can cast it if it's legal to do so before any other player can take any actions.
• 2021-03-19: You can cast a spell using flashback even if it was somehow put into your graveyard without having been cast.
• 2021-03-19: A spell cast using flashback will always be exiled afterward, whether it resolves, is countered, or leaves the stack in some other way.
• 2022-12-08: You choose the target for Dread Return before paying any of its costs, so it's not possible to cast it using flashback and bring back one of the creatures you sacrifice.