Savage Alliance
Instant
Savage Alliance
Instant
Card Text
Escalate (Pay this cost for each mode chosen beyond the first.)
Choose one or more β
β’ Creatures target player controls gain trample until end of turn.
β’ Savage Alliance deals 2 damage to target creature.
β’ Savage Alliance deals 1 damage to each creature target opponent controls.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 3
- Colors
- Red
- Color Identity
- Red
- EDHREC Rank
- #17,241
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (12)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innistrad Remastered (INR) | #169 | uncommon | en | Johann Bodin | $0.07 | $0.07 |
| Eldritch Moon (EMN) | #140 | uncommon | en | Johann Bodin | $0.08 | $0.40 |
| Eldritch Moon (EMN) | #140 | uncommon | de | Johann Bodin | β | β |
| Eldritch Moon (EMN) | #140 | uncommon | es | Johann Bodin | β | β |
| Eldritch Moon (EMN) | #140 | uncommon | fr | Johann Bodin | β | β |
| Eldritch Moon (EMN) | #140 | uncommon | it | Johann Bodin | β | β |
| Eldritch Moon (EMN) | #140 | uncommon | ja | Johann Bodin | β | β |
| Eldritch Moon (EMN) | #140 | uncommon | ko | Johann Bodin | β | β |
| Eldritch Moon (EMN) | #140 | uncommon | pt | Johann Bodin | β | β |
| Eldritch Moon (EMN) | #140 | uncommon | ru | Johann Bodin | β | β |
| Eldritch Moon (EMN) | #140 | uncommon | zhs | Johann Bodin | β | β |
| Eldritch Moon (EMN) | #140 | uncommon | zht | Johann Bodin | β | β |
Official Rulings (9)
You can't choose any one mode multiple times.
If an effect allows you to cast a spell that has escalate without paying its mana cost, you pay escalate costs for that spell if you choose more than one mode.
When determining how much damage a creature with trample may assign to the player or planeswalker it's attacking, take into account damage that has already been dealt to the blocking creatures. For example, a 4/4 creature with trample blocked by a 4/4 creature with 2 damage marked on it may assign 2 damage to that creature and 2 damage to the defending player.
If two of the chosen modes of an escalate spell target a creature, you may choose the same creature for each mode's target, or choose different creatures. The same is true if the chosen modes target a player (or opponent).
If you choose the second and third modes, and the targeted creature is controlled by the targeted opponent, that creature will take 2 plus 1 damage for a total of 3 damage. An ability that triggers whenever that creature is dealt damage will trigger twice.
If one target of an escalate spell becomes illegal, the other targets will still be affected. If all of the targets become illegal, the spell won't resolve.
Effects that reduce the cost of spells reduce the total cost, including any escalate costs added.
You choose all of your modes at once. You can't wait to perform one mode's actions and then decide to choose more modes.
Additional costs don't affect a spell's mana value.
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