wotc
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.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #194
Tide of War
chk·#194·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Wayne Reynolds
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wishlisted
Oct '04
22 yr ago
Value
$2.57+$0 (+4.0%)
30 days high $1.58 · low $1.51
Volatility · moderate
EUR€0.57USD$1.57TIX0.02 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #13,794 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Enchantment
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.
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 3
wotc
Even if the blockers are sacrificed, any attackers that were blocked are still considered blocked.
wotc
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.
Context
Last observed at $1.57, up from $1.51 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $1.58 across 38 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 20 hours ago at $1.57.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from CHK — the lineup includes Foil and 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.
This card belongs to *Champions of Kamigawa* (released October 2004).
Card #194 in Champions of Kamigawa.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Enchantment. Color identity: red. Mana cost: {4}{R}{R} (6 converted).
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #13,794 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Wayne Reynolds. Rarix tracks 802 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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