War Tax
Card Information
Type: Enchantment
Mana Cost: 2
CMC: 3
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Mercadian Masques (MMQ)
Rarity: Uncommon
Collector Number: 113
Oracle Text
{X}{U}: This turn, creatures can't attack unless their controller pays {X} for each attacking creature they control.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- February 1, 2007
In the Two-Headed Giant format, you still only have to pay once per creature.
Source: wotc - October 4, 2004
You can choose X=0. This doesn’t have an effect most of the time, but it does mean that creatures can’t attack unless the controller chooses to pay the cost (a cost of zero is not automatically paid, so the controller can choose to not pay).
Source: wotc - October 4, 2004
The ability only applies to attackers declared after it resolves. It will not add costs to any attackers already announced.
Source: wotc
Price History
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