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Pioneer Anthology 1 (PA1 | #2 | 2025-05-05)
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Battle at the Bridge

XB
Sorcery
Artist: Chris Rallis

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.

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$0.25 cheapest print

Prices

Set # Treatment Finish Price (USD)
Aether Revolt 53 Regular Nonfoil $0.25
Aether Revolt 53 Regular Foil $1.70
Aether Revolt Promos 53s Promo Foil $1.17

Price History

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Printings (3)

Battle at the Bridge — Pioneer Anthology 1
Pioneer Anthology 1
#2 Rare —
Regular Nonfoil
Chris Rallis
Battle at the Bridge — Aether Revolt
Aether Revolt
#53 Rare $0.25
Regular Nonfoil Foil
Chris Rallis
Battle at the Bridge — Aether Revolt Promos
Aether Revolt Promos
#53s Rare —
Promo Foil
Chris Rallis

Rulings

2018-01-19 wotc
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.
2017-02-09 wotc
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}.
2017-02-09 wotc
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 wotc
Tapping an artifact won’t cause its abilities to stop applying unless those abilities say so.
2017-02-09 wotc
Improvise doesn’t change a spell’s mana cost or mana value.
2017-02-09 wotc
Improvise can’t pay for {W}, {U}, {B}, {R}, {G}, or {C} mana symbols in a spell’s total cost.
2017-02-09 wotc
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 wotc
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 wotc
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 wotc
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 wotc
Because improvise isn’t an alternative cost, it can be used in conjunction with alternative costs.

Format Legality

Standard Not Legal
Future Not Legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Gladiator Legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Pauper Not Legal
Vintage Legal
Penny Legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Standardbrawl Not Legal
Brawl Legal
Alchemy Not Legal
Paupercommander Not Legal
Duel Legal
Oldschool Not Legal
Premodern Not Legal
Predh Not Legal