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Battlefield Promotion

{1}{W}

Instant

WARWar of the Spark#5common

EDHREC #18,139

"Welcome to the Legion. You saved a district—now let's go save the world."

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2015
Illustrator
Scott Murphy
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
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
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 PlacerFirst Strike Payoff
Market · per finishtrend updated 4h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
Nonfoil$0.15-6.2%
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil$0.450.0%
$0.05 low-$0.03 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.13· across 4 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Price history

last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scale
Nonfoil$0.15-6.2%30D
30D range$0.14to$0.16Since Feb 2024:H $0.16L $0.03
Foil$0.450.0%30D3.00× nonfoil
30D flat at$0.45Since Feb 2024:H $0.45L $0.10

Other printings

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Found in

6 productsRounded odds

  • War of the Spark Theme Booster Pack White

    Booster Pack · $7.98

    Nonfoil 1+ per boosterFoil —

  • War of the Spark MTGO Redemption Foil

    Box Set · —

    Nonfoil —Foil 1+ copies

  • War of the Spark MTGO Redemption

    Box Set · —

    Nonfoil 1+ copiesFoil —

  • War of the Spark Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · $6.58

    Nonfoil under 10%Foil under 1%

  • War of the Spark Japanese Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · —

    Nonfoil under 10%Foil under 1%

  • War of the Spark Standard Showdown Booster

    Booster Pack · —

    Nonfoil —Foil under 1%

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.

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