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Phalanx Tactics

{1}{W}

Instant

THBTheros Beyond Death#31uncommon

Every soldier has a place to stand and a role to play.

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 2 per booster–1 in 960
Illustrator
Bayard Wu
Found in
Theros Beyond Death Planeswalker Deck Elspeth · Theros Beyond Death MTGO Redemption · 4 more
Printings3EDHREC rank#21,841
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
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 DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Target creature you control gets +2/+1 until end of turn. Each other creature you control gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Plays as:
Combat Trick
Market · per finishspark updated 59m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-11.1%
$0.08
$0.01 low$0.00 gapTCGplayer
Foil+30.4%
$0.30
$0.04 low-$0.04 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.08· across 3 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

1 · latest Jan 24, 2020
  • WotCJan 24, 2020

    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.