Aleatory
~$0.49 TCGplayer
Red. Instant
Mirage #155 · Illustrated by Kev Walker
Mirage #155 · Illustrated by Kev WalkerWhat is Aleatory worth?
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Oracle text
Cast this spell only during combat after blockers are declared.
Flip a coin. If you win the flip, target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
Format legality
The only printing of Aleatory
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mirage mir #155· 1996uncommon· Cardmarket €0.46 | uncommon | $0.49 | €0.46 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1996
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #19,260 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Kev Walker
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Mirage card (#155).
Printed before collector numbers, which started with Exodus in 1998. The bottom shows only the artist credit ("Illus.") and the copyright. Set symbols were all black before Exodus, and core sets before Sixth Edition have none.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Aleatory, read from the Mirage printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Aleatory. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 2: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Instant is the card type.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Illustration
- By Kev Walker. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Mirage. Before Exodus (1998) every set symbol was black, whatever the rarity.
- Artist
- Kev Walker, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Rulings (2)
2004-10-04
You pick the target on announcement and flip the coin on resolution.
2013-09-20
If a turn has multiple combat phases, this spell can be cast during any of them as long as it’s after the beginning of that phase’s Declare Blockers Step.
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