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SIR · Shadows over Innistrad Remastered · uncommon

Mana cost
Mana value	2.0
Type	Instant
Rarity	uncommon
Colors	W
EDHREC rank	17154

Escalate {2} (Pay this cost for each mode chosen beyond the first.) Choose one or more — • Target player gains 4 life. • Untap up to two target creatures. • Target opponent sacrifices an attacking creature of their choice.

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Rulings

• 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: Additional costs don’t affect a spell’s mana value.
• 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: Effects that reduce the cost of spells reduce the total cost, including any escalate costs added.
• 2016-07-13: Untapping an attacking creature doesn’t cause it to be removed from combat.
• 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: The targeted opponent chooses which of their attacking creatures to sacrifice, not you.
• 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.