War Tax

Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #113 · Uncommon · Enchantment

Mana cost: {2}{U}

{X}{U}: This turn, creatures can't attack unless their controller pays {X} for each attacking creature they control.

The worst thing about being a depraved pirate is having to work with a bunch of depraved pirates.

Illustrated by Greg Hildebrandt & Tim Hildebrandt · Released October 4, 1999

Prices

Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.07 USD (2.5%) to $2.73 USD; low $2.61 USD, high $2.81 USD.

Printings

  1. Mercadian Masques #113 (this printing) · Uncommon · 1999 · $2.73 USD

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2004-10-04 · wotc — You can choose X=0. This doesn’t have an effect most of the time, but it does mean that creatures can’t attack unless the controller chooses to pay the cost (a cost of zero is not automatically paid, so the controller can choose to not pay).
  2. 2004-10-04 · wotc — The ability only applies to attackers declared after it resolves. It will not add costs to any attackers already announced.
  3. 2007-02-01 · wotc — In the Two-Headed Giant format, you still only have to pay once per creature.

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