Strength in Numbers
Time Spiral 224 • common
- Set
- Time Spiral
- Collector number
- 224
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Ron Spencer
- Market price
- $0.06
What it does
Until end of turn, target creature gains trample and gets +X/+X, where X is the number of attacking creatures.
"The hermit dies. The outcast dies. The lone wolf dies. Only those who stick together survive this world."— Uros, Pendelhaven elder
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Released in October 2006 as part of the Time Spiral expansion, Strength in Numbers reflects the set's core design philosophy of revisiting and remixing mechanics from Magic: The Gathering's history. The card utilizes the 'convoke' keyword, an ability originally introduced in the Ravnica block that allows players to tap creatures to help pay for the spell's casting cost, emphasizing a sense of collective effort during combat.
The artwork was provided by Ron Spencer, a veteran illustrator known for his dynamic and occasionally visceral contribution to the game’s early visual identity. Spencer’s work on this card depicts a surging mass of soldiers, visually reinforcing the mechanical theme of cooperative strength. As a common-rarity instant, the card was designed primarily for limited play environments where its ability to manipulate combat math provided utility in aggressive drafting strategies.
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