Tip the Scales
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This printing
SetTDC
Collector #69
Released2025-04-11
Rarityrare
ArtistVolkan Baǵa
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Tip the Scales

RareColour IDMV 3
Sorcery
Sacrifice a creature. When you do, all creatures get -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the sacrificed creature's toughness.
Card capabilities
Board wipeSorcery
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
1 other English printingEarliest 2025-04-11Newest 2025-04-11Cheapest priced $0.26 in TDC
Rulings (2)
wotc4 Apr 2025
Use the sacrificed creature’s toughness as it last existed on the battlefield to determine the value of X.
wotc4 Apr 2025
You don’t choose which creature to sacrifice until Tip the Scales resolves. You must sacrifice exactly one creature if you control one at that time. Doing so causes a “reflexive” ability to trigger. Players may respond to that ability knowing the value of X.