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Unlikely Alliance

Magic: The GatheringAlliances#20

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Magic: The Gathering

Mana cost

AlliancesALL · #20
Card type
Enchantment
Rarity
Uncommon
Indicative price
0.15 € · 0.22 $
Mana value
2
Colour

Card text

: Target nonattacking, nonblocking creature gets +0/+2 until end of turn.

Format legality

  • CommanderLegal
  • DuelLegal
  • LegacyLegal
  • OathbreakerLegal
  • PredhLegal
  • PremodernLegal
  • VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

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Printing information

Illustrator
Phil Foglio
Card language
English
Release date
1996-06-10

Flavour text

"Strange alliances are alliances still, and provide the same protection." —King Darien of Kjeldor

Rulings

The bonus is not lost if the creature later becomes an attacker or blocker. The limitation is just there to prevent the effect from being used late in an attack.