Fierce Retribution
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Cleave {5} (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.) Destroy target [attacking] creature.
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Market prices
updated on 06/17/2026| Source | Normal | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardhoarder | 0.04 tix | — |
| Card Kingdom | $0.35 | $0.49 |
| Cardmarket | €0.02 | €0.09 |
| TCGplayer | $0.09 | $0.10 |
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If an effect allows you to “cast a spell without paying its mana cost,” you can't cast that spell for its cleave cost.
11/19/2021If you cast a spell for its cleave cost, that spell doesn't have any of the text in square brackets while it's on the stack.
11/19/2021A cleave cost is an alternative cost that's paid instead of the spell's mana cost. Casting a spell for its cleave cost doesn't change the spell's mana value.
11/19/2021You can't cast a spell for both its cleave cost and another alternative cost. For example, if an effect gives an Alchemist's Retrieval in your graveyard a flashback cost of , you can't cast it from your graveyard for its cleave cost.
11/19/2021Legality by format
| Brawl | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| Standard | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Block Constructed | Not legal |
| Extended | Not legal |
| Frontier | Not legal |
| Tiny Leaders | Not legal |