Borrowed Malevolence
~$0.05 low · ~$0.40 high
Black. Instant
Eldritch Moon #82 · Illustrated by Volkan Baǵa
Eldritch Moon #82 · Illustrated by Volkan BaǵaWhat is Borrowed Malevolence worth?
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Oracle text
Escalate 
(Pay this cost for each mode chosen beyond the first.)
Choose one or both —
• Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
• Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
Format legality
The only printing of Borrowed Malevolence
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eldritch Moon emn #82· 2016common· Cardmarket €0.03 · €0.16 foil | common | $0.05 | $0.40 | €0.03€0.16 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2016
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 1
- EDHREC rank
- #27,658 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Escalate
- Artist
- Volkan Baǵa
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Eldritch Moon card (#82).
082 · EMN · C · EN
- 082Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- EMNSet code for Eldritch Moon
- CCommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (7)
2016-07-13
If an effect allows you to cast a spell that has escalate without paying its mana cost, you pay escalate costs for that spell if you choose more than one mode.
2016-07-13
If one target of an escalate spell becomes illegal, the other targets will still be affected. If all of the targets become illegal, the spell won’t resolve.
2016-07-13
You can’t choose any one mode multiple times.
2016-07-13
You choose all of your modes at once. You can’t wait to perform one mode’s actions and then decide to choose more modes.
2016-07-13
Additional costs don’t affect a spell’s mana value.
2016-07-13
If two of the chosen modes of an escalate spell target a creature, you may choose the same creature for each mode’s target, or choose different creatures. The same is true if the chosen modes target a player (or opponent).
2016-07-13
Effects that reduce the cost of spells reduce the total cost, including any escalate costs added.
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