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Blessed Alliance

Blessed Alliance {1}{W}

Instant

Escalate {2} (Pay this cost for each mode chosen beyond the first.) Choose one or more — • Target player gains 4 life. • Untap up to two target creatures. • Target opponent sacrifices an attacking creature of their choice.

Prints (12)

Set#RarityFinishesUSDFoil USD
Shadows over Innistrad Remastered (SIR) 14 uncommon nonfoil — —
Eldritch Moon (EMN) 13 uncommon nonfoil, foil — —
Eldritch Moon (EMN) 13 uncommon nonfoil, foil — —
Eldritch Moon (EMN) 13 uncommon nonfoil, foil — —
Eldritch Moon (EMN) 13 uncommon nonfoil, foil — —
Eldritch Moon (EMN) 13 uncommon nonfoil, foil — —
Eldritch Moon (EMN) 13 uncommon nonfoil, foil — —
Eldritch Moon (EMN) 13 uncommon nonfoil, foil — —
Eldritch Moon (EMN) 13 uncommon nonfoil, foil $0.21 $1.04
Eldritch Moon (EMN) 13 uncommon nonfoil, foil — —
Eldritch Moon (EMN) 13 uncommon nonfoil, foil — —
Eldritch Moon (EMN) 13 uncommon nonfoil, foil — —

Rulings

  • 2016-07-13 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.
  • 2016-07-13 You can’t choose any one mode multiple times.
  • 2016-07-13 Additional costs don’t affect a spell’s mana value.
  • 2016-07-13 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.
  • 2016-07-13 Effects that reduce the cost of spells reduce the total cost, including any escalate costs added.
  • 2016-07-13 Untapping an attacking creature doesn’t cause it to be removed from combat.
  • 2016-07-13 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).
  • 2016-07-13 The targeted opponent chooses which of their attacking creatures to sacrifice, not you.
  • 2016-07-13 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.