Printings
Timely Reinforcements
Card Information
Type: Sorcery
Mana Cost: 2
CMC: 3
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Magic 2012 (M12)
Rarity: Uncommon
Collector Number: 40
Oracle Text
If you have less life than an opponent, you gain 6 life. If you control fewer creatures than an opponent, create three 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens.
Format Legalities
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Card Rulings
- September 22, 2011
In a Two-Headed Giant game, you’ll compare your team’s life total with the opposing team’s life total. You’ll then compare the number of creatures you control (ignoring creatures your teammate controls) to the number of creatures each opponent controls separately.
Source: wotc - September 22, 2011
You compare life totals with each of your opponents when Timely Reinforcements resolves. At that time, if you have less life than an opponent, you’ll gain 6 life. Similarly, you compare the number of creatures you control with the number of creatures each opponent controls when Timely Reinforcements resolves.
Source: wotc - September 22, 2011
In a multiplayer game, you consider each opponent. If you have less life than one of your opponents and fewer creatures than one of your opponents (although this may be a different opponent), you’ll get both bonuses.
Source: wotc
Price History
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