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In the Two-Headed Giant format, you still only have to pay once per creature.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #113
War Tax
mmq·#113·uncommon·foil
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wishlisted
Oct 1999
27 yr ago
Value
$30.17+$2 (+6.9%)
30 days high $30 · low $28
Volatility · moderate
EUR€5.80USD$30.17TIX0.09 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #15,390 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Enchantment
{X}{U}: This turn, creatures can't attack unless their controller pays {X} for each attacking creature they control.
The worst thing about being a depraved pirate is having to work with a bunch of depraved pirates.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 3
wotc
You can choose X=0. This doesn’t have an effect most of the time, but it does mean that creatures can’t attack unless the controller chooses to pay the cost (a cost of zero is not automatically paid, so the controller can choose to not pay).
wotc
The ability only applies to attackers declared after it resolves. It will not add costs to any attackers already announced.
Context
Last observed at $30.17, up from $28.23 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.09 and $30.17 across 32 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 17 hours ago at $30.17.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from MMQ — 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 *Mercadian Masques* (released October 1999).
Card #113 in Mercadian Masques.
Rarity tier: uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration.
Card type: Enchantment. Color identity: blue. Mana cost: {2}{U} (3 converted).
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #15,390 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Greg Hildebrandt & Tim Hildebrandt. Rarix tracks 191 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. Greg Hildebrandt & Tim Hildebrandt
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