Tip the Scales
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Tarkir: Dragonstorm CommanderTDC · #29
- Card type
- Sorcery
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 0.38 € · 0.30 $
- Mana value
- 3
- Colour
- Black
Card text
Sacrifice a creature. When you do, all creatures get -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the sacrificed creature's toughness.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Volkan Baǵa
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2025-04-11
Flavour text
"Remember, wait till they're near the top. We don't just want them gone—we want them demoralized." —Vennra, earthcarver tactician
Rulings
Use the sacrificed creature’s toughness as it last existed on the battlefield to determine the value of X.
You don’t choose which creature to sacrifice until Tip the Scales resolves. You must sacrifice exactly one creature if you control one at that time. Doing so causes a “reflexive” ability to trigger. Players may respond to that ability knowing the value of X.