War Tax (Mercadian Masques) - Gatherer

War Tax

Community Rating:

Community Rating: 4.097 / 5 (36 votes)

Oracle Printed

Card Name:

War Tax

Mana Cost:

Mana Value:

Types:

Enchantment

Card Text:

: This turn, creatures can't attack unless their controller pays Variable Colorless

for each attacking creature they control.

Flavor Text:

The worst thing about being a depraved pirate is having to work with a bunch of depraved pirates.

Expansion:

Mercadian Masques

Rarity:

Uncommon

Card Number:

113

Artist:

Greg & Tim Hildebrandt

Rulings

10/4/2004	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).
10/4/2004	The ability only applies to attackers declared after it resolves. It will not add costs to any attackers already announced.
2/1/2007	In the Two-Headed Giant format, you still only have to pay once per creature.