Battle at the Bridge PA1

Other printings of "Battle at the Bridge": PA1 #2 AER #53 PAER #53s

Card

id	63835
artist	Chris Rallis
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attractionLights
availability	arena
boosterTypes
borderColor	black
colorIdentity	B
colorIndicator
colors	B
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank	10139
edhrecSaltiness	0.27
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finishes	nonfoil
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frameVersion	2015
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hasFoil	0
hasNonFoil	1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly	1
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint	1
isReserved
isStarter	1
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords	Improvise
language	English
layout	normal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost	{X}{B}
manaValue	1
name	Battle at the Bridge
number	2
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originalReleaseDate
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power
printings	AER, PA1, PAER
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rarity	rare
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setCode	PA1
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text	Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.) Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. You gain X life.
toughness
type	Sorcery
types	Sorcery
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variations
watermark
setName	Pioneer Anthology 1

Identifiers

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Legalities

id	63835
alchemy
brawl	Legal
commander	Legal
duel	Legal
future
gladiator	Legal
historic	Legal
legacy	Legal
modern	Legal
oathbreaker	Legal
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
penny	Legal
pioneer	Legal
predh
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timeless	Legal
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vintage	Legal

Purchase URLs

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Foreign Data (per language)

No foreign data.

Rulings

date	text
2017-02-09	Because improvise isn’t an alternative cost, it can be used in conjunction with alternative costs.
2017-02-09	Equipment attached to a creature doesn’t become tapped when that creature becomes tapped, and tapping that Equipment doesn’t cause the creature to become tapped.
2017-02-09	If an artifact you control has a mana ability with {T} in the cost, activating that ability while casting a spell with improvise will result in the artifact being tapped when you pay the spell’s costs. You won’t be able to tap it again for improvise. Similarly, if you sacrifice an artifact to activate a mana ability while casting a spell with improvise, that artifact won’t be on the battlefield when you pay the spell’s costs, so you won’t be able to tap it for improvise.
2017-02-09	If the target creature becomes an illegal target, Battle at the Bridge doesn’t resolve and none of its effects happen. You won’t gain life.
2017-02-09	Improvise can’t be used to pay for anything other than the cost of casting the spell. For example, it can’t be used during the resolution of an ability that says “Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}.”
2017-02-09	Improvise can’t pay for {W}, {U}, {B}, {R}, {G}, or {C} mana symbols in a spell’s total cost.
2017-02-09	Improvise doesn’t change a spell’s mana cost or mana value.
2017-02-09	Tapping an artifact won’t cause its abilities to stop applying unless those abilities say so.
2017-02-09	When calculating a spell’s total cost, include any alternative costs, additional costs, or anything else that increases or reduces the cost to cast the spell. Improvise applies after the total cost is calculated.
2017-02-09	When using improvise to cast a spell with {X} in its mana cost, first choose the value for X. That choice, plus any cost increases or decreases, will determine the spell’s total cost. Then you can tap artifacts you control to help pay that cost. For example, if you cast Whir of Invention (a spell with improvise and mana cost {X}{U}{U}{U}) and choose X to be 3, the total cost is {3}{U}{U}{U}. If you tap two artifacts, you’ll have to pay {1}{U}{U}{U}.
2018-01-19	There are many important moments in the story, but the most crucial—called “story spotlights”—are shown on cards. These cards have the Planeswalker symbol in their text box; this symbol has no effect on gameplay. You can read more about these events in the official Magic fiction at http://www.mtgstory.com.