MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #20

Unlikely Alliance

all·#20·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Phil Foglio

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jun 1996

30 yr ago

Value

$0.25+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.26 · low $0.24

NM$0.25

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.23–$0.26modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.25low $0.08range 212.5%n 45

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #30,218 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.25

Gameplay

Enchantment

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

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

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2004-10-04wotc

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.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.25. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.08 and $0.25 across 45 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from ALL — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #20 of *Alliances*, the set that shipped alongside the June 1996 Alliances release.

Card type: Enchantment, color identity white, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {1}{W} (2 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #30,218 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Phil Foglio. Rarix catalogs 116 other cards credited to this artist.