
Retrieve the Esper
- 1-year range
- 30 days
- −25.0%
- EDHREC rank
- #16,930 Up 31 in 30 days
- Best buylist
Buy FIN #68 nonfoil
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Retrieve the Esper Price Summary
The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.12, up 20.0% over 7 days, down 25.0% over 30 days, down 20.0% over 90 days.
Retrieve the Esper Price History
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Where to Buy and Sell Retrieve the Esper
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Retrieve the Esper in Sealed Products
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Retrieve the Esper Printings & Prices
Retrieve the Esper has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.
Sell Retrieve the Esper: Buylist Offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Market | Spread to market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | FIN #68 | Foil | |||
| Card Kingdom | FIN #68 | Nonfoil |
Retrieve the Esper Rules Text & Legality
Create a 3/3 blue Robot Warrior artifact creature token. Then if this spell was cast from a graveyard, put two +1/+1 counters on that token.
Flashback {5}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Retrieve the Esper is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Commander and Pauper.
- AlchemyLegal
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- Competitive BrawlLegal
- Duel CommanderLegal
- Future StandardLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PauperLegal
- Pauper CommanderLegal
- PioneerLegal
- StandardLegal
- Standard BrawlLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
- Old SchoolNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- PreDHNot legal
- PremodernNot legal
Retrieve the Esper Rulings
- Jun 6, 2025
"Flashback [cost]" means "You may cast this card from your graveyard if the resulting spell is an instant or sorcery spell 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."
- Jun 6, 2025
A spell cast using flashback will always be exiled afterward, whether it resolves, is countered, or leaves the stack in some other way.
- Jun 6, 2025
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.
- Jun 6, 2025
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.
- Jun 6, 2025
You can cast a spell using flashback even if it was somehow put into your graveyard without having been cast.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
Retrieve the Esper has been reprinted 2 times. The Final Fantasy reprint cut the price 95% in 30 days.
- Jun 13, 2025Final Fantasy · foilFIN #68
- Jun 13, 2025Final FantasyFIN #68
Retrieve the Esper in Commander
Retrieve the Esper is the #16,930 most-played card on EDHREC, up 31 places over the last 30 days.
across all Commander decks Up 31 in 30 days
Retrieve the Esper FAQ
How much is Retrieve the Esper worth?
Retrieve the Esper is worth about $0.12 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 9, 2026.
Is Retrieve the Esper legal in Commander?
Yes. Retrieve the Esper is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Pauper.
Has Retrieve the Esper been reprinted?
Yes. Retrieve the Esper has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Retrieve the Esper cheap?
Retrieve the Esper trades at about $0.12; 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#16,930 on EDHREC).