Savage Alliance
Instant
Escalate 
(Pay this cost for each mode chosen beyond the first.)
Choose one or more —
• Creatures target player controls gain trample until end of turn.
• Savage Alliance deals 2 damage to target creature.
• Savage Alliance deals 1 damage to each creature target opponent controls.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Innistrad Remastered
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #17557
Savage Alliance is a three-mode instant that pings all creatures an opponent controls for 1, gives your creatures trample until end of turn, or gives your creatures menace until end of turn — and you can pay additional costs to stack all three on the same spell. The ceiling on a board with a wide token army is real, but the floor is a conditional damage dealer that rarely earns its slot outside dedicated go-wide red strategies.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Savage Alliance is a role-player in dedicated red go-wide decks, not a generic inclusion — you run it because your deck attacks with many creatures and needs a finisher-mode spell that doubles as a board-clear threat. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it sits well below the power threshold those formats demand; instant-speed modal spells have to compete with far more efficient options, and Savage Alliance's ceiling doesn't get there. Vintage has no practical use for it. Oathbreaker is the one fringe case where a red aggressive signature spell slot might consider it, though better options exist even there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Savage Alliance is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a box or trade binder rather than order specifically. Price stability is irrelevant at this tier; it'll stay near bulk floor indefinitely unless a future commander dramatically spikes demand for go-wide red combat tricks.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.