Take Heart
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Common
- Indicative price
- 0.11 € · 0.24 $
- Mana value
- 1
- Colour
- White
Card text
Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. You gain 1 life for each attacking creature you control.
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PauperLegal
- PaupercommanderLegal
- PennyLegal
- PioneerLegal
- TimelessLegal
- 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
- Lucas Graciano
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2020-07-17
Flavour text
In the quiet before a battle, Boros soldiers whisper prayers that steady their nerves and focus their minds.
Rulings
If the target creature becomes an illegal target for Take Heart, the spell doesn’t resolve. You don’t gain life.
You can cast Take Heart even if you control no attacking creatures, perhaps because it’s not even your turn. The target creature gets +2/+2 even though you don’t gain life.