Evolutionary Escalation
- Mana cost
- {1}{G}
- Type
- Enchantment
- Set
- The List #C16-22 (uncommon)
- Price
- $0.40 USD
At the beginning of your upkeep, put three +1/+1 counters on target creature you control and three +1/+1 counters on target creature an opponent controls.
Evolutionary Escalation has 3 printings, first in Commander 2016 (2016). EDHREC ranks it #10,144 among Commander cards. It appears most in Kros, Defense Contractor decks (3,571 on EDHREC). 2 public decks on TCG run it. It has 3 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Public decks that run Evolutionary Escalation
- Open Hostility - Commander 2016, led by Saskia the Unyielding
- Stalwart Unity - Commander 2016, led by Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis
Commanders that run Evolutionary Escalation most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Kros, Defense Contractor: 3,571 decks
- Gluntch, the Bestower: 1,439 decks
- Skullbriar, the Walking Grave: 582 decks
- Hallar, the Firefletcher: 371 decks
- Kraven the Hunter: 199 decks
- Trostani, Three Whispers: 161 decks
- Sin, Unending Cataclysm: 154 decks
- Kogla and Yidaro: 18 decks
Often played with Evolutionary Escalation
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : You choose two targets for Evolutionary Escalation’s ability as it’s put onto the stack. No player may cast spells or activate abilities during your turn before this happens.
- : If one target becomes illegal before Evolutionary Escalation’s ability resolves, you’ll put three +1/+1 counters on the target that’s still legal.
- : If there aren’t two legal targets for Evolutionary Escalation’s ability as it’s put onto the stack, it’s taken off the stack and no creature gets +1/+1 counters.