Widespread Brutality
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}{R}{R}
- Type
- Sorcery
- Set
- War of the Spark Promos #226s (rare)
Amass Zombies 2, then the Army you amassed deals damage equal to its power to each non-Army creature. (To amass Zombies 2, put two +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also a Zombie. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token first.)
Widespread Brutality has 3 printings, first in War of the Spark (2019). EDHREC ranks it #7,629 among Commander cards. It appears most in Sauron, the Dark Lord decks (9,150 on EDHREC). It has 6 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Widespread Brutality most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Sauron, the Dark Lord: 9,150 decks
- Saruman, the White Hand: 5,575 decks
- The Great Goblin: 1,149 decks
- Shagrat, Loot Bearer: 395 decks
- Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain: 332 decks
- Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted: 161 decks
- Bolg, Erebor's Reckoning: 36 decks
- Bolg of the North: 25 decks
Often played with Widespread Brutality
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
- Tovolar, Dire Overlord
- Muerra, Trash Tactician
- Fortified Beachhead
- Ancient Amphitheater
- Bleeding Edge
- Gilt-Leaf Palace
- Woodland Changeling
- Valiant Changeling
- Feline Sovereign
- Realm-Cloaked Giant
Rulings
- : Some cards refer to the "amassed Army." That means the Army creature you chose to receive counters, even if no counters were placed on it for some reason.
- : Amass Orcs works the same way, except you create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token if you don't control an Army. If the Army creature you chose isn't already an Orc, it becomes an Orc in addition to its other types. By combining cards with amass Orcs and amass Zombies, you can end up with an Orc Zombie Army.
- : Amass abilities are now written as "amass [subtype] N." Previous cards with amass have received errata to say "amass Zombies N."
- : To amass Zombies N, if you don't control an Army creature, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token. Then you choose an Army creature you control and put N +1/+1 counters on it. If that Army isn't already a Zombie, it becomes a Zombie in addition to its other types.
- : If you don't control an Army, the Zombie Army token you create enters the battlefield as a 0/0 creature before receiving counters. Any abilities that trigger when a creature with a certain power enters the battlefield, such as that of Mentor of the Meek, will see the token enter as a 0/0 creature before it gets +1/+1 counters.
- : In the rare case that you control multiple Army creatures (perhaps because you played a creature with changeling) while you amass Zombies, you choose which of your Army creatures to put the +1/+1 counters on. If that creature isn't a Zombie, it becomes a Zombie in addition to its other types.