Magic: The Gathering

Unconventional Tactics

Hour of Devastation 27 • uncommon

Set: Hour of Devastation
Collector number: 27
Rarity: Uncommon
Mana cost: 2 generic mana white mana
Type: Sorcery
Colors: White
Artist: Jason Felix
Market price: $0.25

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$0.25market price via TCGplayer · Aug 20, 2026$0.18 – $0.25 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This card functions as an uncommon tool for manipulating combat, allowing players to exert influence over creature stats during their turns. Its inclusion in this set marks it as a piece of a larger strategic narrative, making it a functional addition for those who appreciate the tactical depth found within this specific collection.

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What it does

Target creature gets +3/+3 and gains flying until end of turn.

Whenever a Zombie you control enters, you may pay white mana. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Unconventional Tactics was released in 2017 as part of the Hour of Devastation expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Set on the plane of Amonkhet, a world inspired by Ancient Egyptian aesthetics and themes of eternal trials, the card depicts a strategic combat maneuver reflecting the set's focus on desert warfare and divine interference. It was designed as an uncommon-rarity card to provide players with a specific tactical interaction, allowing them to recur a creature from the graveyard while providing an evasive buff to a target.

The card features illustration by Johann Bodin, who focused on capturing the harsh, sun-drenched atmosphere characteristic of the Amonkhet plane. His artwork centers on the kinetic energy of a soldier engaging in a pincer maneuver, emphasizing the gritty, high-stakes nature of the set's narrative as the antagonist Nicol Bolas returned to reclaim the world. Upon its release, the card was viewed by the community as a functional tool for limited formats, praised for its efficient cost-to-effect ratio and its thematic alignment with the set's graveyard-centric mechanics.

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