MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #29

Phalanx Tactics

DIGITAL ONLY

pio·#29·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Bayard Wu

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Dec '24

1 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #21,086 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Instant

Target creature you control gets +2/+1 until end of turn. Each other creature you control gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2020-01-24wotc

If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Phalanx Tactics tries to resolve, the spell won’t resolve. No creatures get +1/+1.

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PIO — 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 #29 of *Pioneer Masters*, the set that shipped alongside the December 2024 Pioneer Masters release.

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

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #21,086 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Bayard Wu. Rarix catalogs 91 other cards credited to this artist.