Tide of War

Tide of War

Enchantment

Mana cost: {4}{R}{R}

How we read this card

Whenever one or more creatures block, flip a coin. If you win the flip, each blocking creature is sacrificed by its controller. If you lose the flip, each blocked creature is sacrificed by its controller.

triggered —

triggered —

triggered —

Causes: flip a coin, sacrifice a creature, a creature dies.

Cares about: a creature blocks, a creature to sacrifice.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Tide of War is one).

  1. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Tide of War, it exiles a Nightmare

a coin is flipped — 65 cards in the game can cause this (Tide of War is one).

  1. Breeches, the Blastmaker — When Tide of War flips a coin, Breeches, the Blastmaker copies a spell

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,714 cards in the game can cause this (Tide of War is one).

When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Tide of War:

  1. Fumulus, the Infestation — makes a token
  2. Bag of Devouring — exiles it

a creature is sacrificed — 1,741 cards in the game can cause this (Tide of War is one).

When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Tide of War:

  1. Ziatora, the Incinerator — deals that creature's power damage
  2. Dina, Essence Brewer — draws you 1 card
  3. Fleshtaker — gains you 1 life
  4. Body Dropper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Smothering Abomination — draws you 1 card
  6. Kels, Fight Fixer — draws you 1 card
  7. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — triggers
  8. Grist, the Hunger Tide — kills a creature or planeswalker an opponent controls
  9. Cabal Therapist — triggers
  10. Rakdos, the Muscle — exiles a card from an opponent's library

19 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Tide of War is one).

Tide of War puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Havengul Lich — can bring back
  2. Liliana the Repentant — can bring back
  3. Paleoloth — can bring back
  4. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — can bring back
  5. Banon, the Returners' Leader — can bring back
  6. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — can bring back
  7. Sword of Light and Shadow — can bring back
  8. Necromantic Thirst — can bring back
  9. Krile Baldesion — can bring back
  10. Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar — can bring back

799 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature dies — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Tide of War is one).

When a creature dies thanks to Tide of War:

  1. Zahur, Glory's Past — makes a token
  2. Liesa, Forgotten Archangel — brings a card back
  3. Avacyn, Angel of Horror — brings a card back
  4. Yedora, Grave Gardener — brings a card back
  5. Nim Deathmantle — brings a card back
  6. Valkyrie's Call — brings a card back
  7. Decaying Soil — brings a card back
  8. High-Society Hunter — draws you 1 card
  9. Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer — flickers itself
  10. Body Launderer — draws and discards

60 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature dies — 2,830 cards in the game can cause this (Tide of War is one).

  1. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — When a creature dies thanks to Tide of War, Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — When a creature dies thanks to Tide of War, Daxos, Blessed by the Sun gains you 1 life
  3. Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim — When a creature dies thanks to Tide of War, Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Shriveling Rot — When a creature dies thanks to Tide of War, Shriveling Rot makes a player lose life equal to its toughness
  5. Jeskai Sage — When Jeskai Sage dies thanks to Tide of War, it draws you 1 card
  6. Meathook Massacre II — When a creature dies thanks to Tide of War, Meathook Massacre II brings a card back
  7. Cyclops Superconductor — When Cyclops Superconductor dies thanks to Tide of War, it triggers
  8. Saffi Eriksdotter — When a creature dies thanks to Tide of War, Saffi Eriksdotter sacrifices itself
  9. Treacherous Vampire — When Treacherous Vampire dies thanks to Tide of War, it makes you lose life
  10. Cavalier of Thorns — When Cavalier of Thorns dies thanks to Tide of War, it exiles itself

451 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature goes to a graveyard — 3,011 cards in the game can cause this (Tide of War is one).

When a creature hits the graveyard thanks to Tide of War:

  1. Robot Domination — draws you 1 card
  2. Dennick, Pious Apprentice // Dennick, Pious Apparition — triggers
  3. Soulcipher Board // Cipherbound Spirit — triggers

11 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything is sacrificed — 3,450 cards in the game can cause this (Tide of War is one).

  1. Gorbag of Minas Morgul — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Tide of War, Gorbag of Minas Morgul triggers

4 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an enchantment is cast — 3,673 cards in the game can cause this (Tide of War is one).

When Tide of War is cast:

  1. Death to Our Enemies — makes a token
  2. Hallowed Haunting — makes a token
  3. Daxos the Returned — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Tatsunari, Toad Rider — makes a token
  5. Sythis, Harvest's Hand — gains you 1 life
  6. Sigil of the Empty Throne — makes a token
  7. Dawnhart Geist — gains you 2 life

258 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an enchantment it makes cheaper to cast — 3,713 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Mana Matrix — Mana Matrix reduces what Tide of War costs

3,712 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature leaves the battlefield — 4,238 cards in the game can cause this (Tide of War is one).

  1. Ninja Teen — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Tide of War, Ninja Teen makes each opponent lose 1 life

32 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 5,057 cards in the game can cause this (Tide of War is one).

  1. Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero — When Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero dies thanks to Tide of War, it exiles itself

14 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Tide of War is one).

  1. Havi, the All-Father — Tide of War fills your graveyard toward the 4 or more cards Havi, the All-Father needs
  2. Repentant Vampire — Tide of War fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Repentant Vampire needs
  3. Athreos, Shroud-Veiled — Tide of War puts cards into the graveyard that Athreos, Shroud-Veiled can bring back

441 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature blocks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Rockslide Sorcerer — When Rockslide Sorcerer blocks, Tide of War sacrifices a creature
  2. Skyfire Phoenix — When Skyfire Phoenix blocks, Tide of War sacrifices a creature
  3. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — When Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer blocks, Tide of War sacrifices a creature
  4. Bill Potts — When Bill Potts blocks, Tide of War sacrifices a creature
  5. Defiler of Instinct — When Defiler of Instinct blocks, Tide of War sacrifices a creature
  6. Weftstalker Ardent — When Weftstalker Ardent blocks, Tide of War sacrifices a creature
  7. Glaring Fleshraker — When Glaring Fleshraker blocks, Tide of War sacrifices a creature
  8. Goblin Goliath — When Goblin Goliath blocks, Tide of War sacrifices a creature
  9. Slash, Reptile Rampager — When Slash, Reptile Rampager blocks, Tide of War sacrifices a creature
  10. Irreverent Gremlin — When Irreverent Gremlin blocks, Tide of War sacrifices a creature

17,924 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.