wotc
If an effect allows you to cast a spell that has escalate without paying its mana cost, you pay escalate costs for that spell if you choose more than one mode.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #85
Collective Brutality
emn·#85·rare·foil
Illus. Johann Bodin
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wishlisted
Jul '16
10 yr ago
Value
$2.28+$0 (+0.0%)
30 days high $2.28 · low $2.28
Volatility · stable
EUR€1.88USD$2.28TIX0.02 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #11,662 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Sorcery
Escalate—Discard a card. (Pay this cost for each mode chosen beyond the first.)
Choose one or more —
• Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose an instant or sorcery card from it. That player discards that card.
• Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.
• Target opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 7
wotc
You choose all of your modes at once. You can’t wait to perform one mode’s actions and then decide to choose more modes.
wotc
Effects that reduce the cost of spells reduce the total cost, including any escalate costs added.
Context
Last observed at $2.28, stable around $2.28 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $2.28 across 33 observations. Headline volatility reads stable. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 19 hours ago at $2.28.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from EMN — 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 *Eldritch Moon* (released July 2016).
Card #85 in Eldritch Moon.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Sorcery. Color identity: black. Mana cost: {1}{B} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Escalate.
Legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, and Historic.
EDHrec ranks this card #11,662 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Johann Bodin. Rarix tracks 590 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Johann Bodin
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