Return to the Sewers

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #52

Return to the Sewers - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Type: Instant

Mana cost: {3}{U}

Card text: Target creature's owner puts it on their choice of the top or bottom of their library. You create a Mutagen token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.")

Rarity: common

Artist: Miklós Ligeti

""We strike hard and fade away into the night." —Leonardo"

Released: March 6, 2026

Prices

$0.12 USD · $0.19 USD (Foil) · €0.02 EUR

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Format Legality

FormatLegality
Standard✓ Legal
Pioneer✓ Legal
Modern✓ Legal
Legacy✓ Legal
Commander✓ Legal
Vintage✓ Legal
Pauper✓ Legal
Oathbreaker✓ Legal

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Return to the Sewers in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles limited

common

Michelangelo, Game Master
Michelangelo, Game Master
Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle

Return to the Sewers bounces your own creature to trigger Disappear, putting a +1/+1 counter on Michelangelo while also creating a Mutagen token.

 Insectoid Exterminator
Insectoid Exterminator
Creature — Insect Mutant

Bouncing your own creature with Return to the Sewers triggers Disappear at end step, letting you scry 1 while also getting a Mutagen token from the spell.

 Foot Mystic
Foot Mystic
Creature — Human Ninja Warlock

Return to the Sewers can bounce your own creature to enable Foot Mystic's Disappear trigger, creating a 1/1 Ninja token while also generating a Mutagen.

uncommon

Michelangelo, Mutant BFF
Michelangelo, Mutant BFF
Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle

The Mutagen token from Return to the Sewers synergizes with Michelangelo's ability to make creatures with counters harder to block, and bouncing creatures lets you replay ETB effects.

 West Wind Avatar
West Wind Avatar
Creature — Cat Spirit Avatar

Return to the Sewers can bounce your own permanent to trigger West Wind Avatar's Disappear ability, drawing you a card at end step while providing a Mutagen token.

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