Blessed Alliance

Eldritch Moon (EMN) #13 · Uncommon · Instant

Mana cost: {1}{W}

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.

Illustrated by Johann Bodin · Released July 22, 2016

Prices

Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.03 USD (15.8%) to $0.16 USD; low $0.14 USD, high $0.19 USD.

Printings

  1. Shadows over Innistrad Remastered #14 (SIR) · Uncommon · 2023
  2. Eldritch Moon #13 (this printing) · Uncommon · 2016 · $0.16 USD

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2016-07-13 · wotc — 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.
  2. 2016-07-13 · wotc — You can’t choose any one mode multiple times.
  3. 2016-07-13 · wotc — Additional costs don’t affect a spell’s mana value.
  4. 2016-07-13 · wotc — 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.
  5. 2016-07-13 · wotc — Effects that reduce the cost of spells reduce the total cost, including any escalate costs added.
  6. 2016-07-13 · wotc — Untapping an attacking creature doesn’t cause it to be removed from combat.
  7. 2016-07-13 · wotc — 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).
  8. 2016-07-13 · wotc — The targeted opponent chooses which of their attacking creatures to sacrifice, not you.
  9. 2016-07-13 · wotc — 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.

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