Tide of War
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Champions of KamigawaCHK · #194
- Card type
- Enchantment
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 0.74 € · ★ 5.45 € · 1.54 $ · ★ 6.52 $
- Mana value
- 6
- Colour
- Red
Card text
Whenever one or more creatures block, flip a coin. If you win the flip, each blocking creature is sacrificed by its controller. If you lose the flip, each blocked creature is sacrificed by its controller.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PredhLegal
- 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
- Wayne Reynolds
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2004-10-01
Rulings
Even if the blockers are sacrificed, any attackers that were blocked are still considered blocked.
Tide of War’s ability triggers only once each combat and only if at least one blocker is declared. The effect does nothing to unblocked attacking creatures.
Tide of War’s controller always flips the coin. This means that you want to win the flip when you’re attacking but lose the flip when you’re defending.