Tandem Tactics
Instant
BFZBattle for Zendikar#52common
Foil
In times of infestation and war, Zendikar favors the blades that strike in unison.
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- about 2 per booster–1 in 971
- Illustrator
- David Gaillet
- Found in
- Battle for Zendikar Intro Pack Call of Blood · Battle for Zendikar MTGO Redemption Foil · 3 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyNot legal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Up to two target creatures each get +1/+2 until end of turn. You gain 2 life.
Market · per finishspark updated 6h ago · prices as of 2026-07-14
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.03
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.29
$0.10 low$0.02 gap
Finish
Market
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Low
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Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.03as of 2026-07-14
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H $0.14L $0.01since Feb 2024$0.01
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Foil
$0.29as of 2026-07-14
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Cheapest playable copy$0.03· across 5 printings
Rulings
1 · latest Aug 25, 2015 · one tap opens all
- WotCAug 25, 2015
You can cast Tandem Tactics with no targets. When it resolves, you’ll gain 2 life. However, if you cast Tandem Tactics with any targets and all of those targets are illegal as it tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won’t gain 2 life in that case.