Diversionary Tactics
Apocalypse 7 • uncommon
- Set
- Apocalypse
- Collector number
- 7
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Jerry Tiritilli
- Market price
- $0.17
What it does
Tap two untapped creatures you control: Tap target creature.
"It's the oldest trick in the book," said Guff. "And I ought to know—I wrote it."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Diversionary Tactics was released in 2000 as part of the Apocalypse expansion, the final set in the Invasion block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was designed to bring the long-running storyline of the Phyrexian invasion of the world of Dominaria to a thematic close, characterized by a focus on multicolored cards that required players to manage complex mana bases.
The card was illustrated by Jerry Tiritilli, whose work frequently appeared on cards throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s. In the context of the game’s mechanics, the enchantment was intended to provide white-aligned decks with a method for tapping down opposing creatures, reflecting a tactical approach to combat that emphasized disruption rather than direct destruction.
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