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Battlefield Promotion

Double Masters 2022 (2X2)

{1}{W}

Instant

Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. That creature gains first strike until end of turn. You gain 2 life. (A creature with first strike deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
Plays as
Counter Placer
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal

EDHREC #17,956

Versions

4 printings · from $0.14

Foundations Jumpstart
2024#173In products
$0.16
Double Masters 2022
2022#7In products
$0.14$0.27
Jumpstart
2020#91In products
$0.15
War of the Spark
2019#5CheapestIn products
$0.14$0.45

Rulings

1 · latest May 3, 2019
  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Battlefield Promotion tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. You don't gain 2 life.