Tide of War
Enchantment
Whenever one or more creatures block, flip a coin. If you win the flip, each blocking creature is sacrificed by its controller. If you lose the flip, each blocked creature is sacrificed by its controller.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Price
- $1.56
- EDHREC rank
- #13813
Tide of War turns every combat into a mandatory coin-flip brawl — whenever two creatures block each other, their controllers flip coins and the loser sacrifices their creature, no damage required. The five-mana enchantment is tailor-made for Okaun, Eye of Chaos // Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom, where every flip Tide of War forces pumps Okaun and draws Zndrsplt, converting your opponent's blockers into free triggers.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Okaun, Eye of Chaos // Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom
Tide of War is a core engine piece for Okaun, Eye of Chaos // Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom — each combat generates a flip for every blocked pair, which means Okaun's power can spiral into lethal territory just by swinging into a defended board while Zndrsplt replaces your hand.
Yusri, Fortune's Flame
Yusri, Fortune's Flame already wants to flip coins at every opportunity, and Tide of War guarantees a flip-rich combat step without any additional setup, letting Yusri cascade toward the five-flip bonus while simultaneously punishing blockers.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Tide of War lives almost entirely in Commander, where its enchantment-based, board-wide effect scales with the four-player table and flipping coins is a supported archetype rather than a quirk. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but the five-mana cost and dependency on creature combat put it nowhere near competitive consideration. Oathbreaker is the only other constructed-adjacent format where a coin-flip commander could justify it, though the card pool there is narrow enough that dedicated decks are rare.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.56 cheap tier
At $1.56, Tide of War sits in impulse-buy territory — cheap enough to slot into any flip-matters build without a second thought. It's a niche card with a small, stable audience, so don't expect significant price movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Okaun, Eye of Chaos // Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom
- Yusri, Fortune's Flame
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.