Tide of War
Card Information
Type: Enchantment
Mana Cost: 4
CMC: 6
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Champions of Kamigawa (CHK)
Rarity: Rare
Collector Number: 194
Oracle Text
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.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- December 1, 2004
Tide of War’s controller always flips the coin. This means that you want to win the flip when you’re attacking but lose the flip when you’re defending.
Source: wotc - December 1, 2004
Even if the blockers are sacrificed, any attackers that were blocked are still considered blocked.
Source: wotc - December 1, 2004
Tide of War’s ability triggers only once each combat and only if at least one blocker is declared. The effect does nothing to unblocked attacking creatures.
Source: wotc
Price History
To study a single card is to glimpse the heart of a spell - a frozen moment of ambition, artistry, and arcane intent. Within each glyph lies a spark: a story untold, a duel turned, a destiny altered. Treat it not as mere parchment, dear seeker, but as a shard of the Multiverse itself.