Collective Brutality
Sorcery, {1}{B}
Oracle Text
Escalate—Discard a card. (Pay this cost for each mode chosen beyond the first.)
Choose one or more —
• Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose an instant or sorcery card from it. That player discards that card.
• Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.
• Target opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Power Level
Competitive Utilization
| Format | Archetype | Tier | Copies | Deck % | Board | Real Freq |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| duel-commander | Aminatou, the Fateshifter(7.6%) | A | 1.0 | 85% | Main | 0.85 |
| legacy | Rakdos Reanimator(2.1%) | B | 1.8 | 76% | Side | 1.37 |
| pioneer | Abzan Greasefang(3.3%) | B | 1.3 | 100% | Main | 1.30 |
| legacy | Rakdos Reanimator(2.1%) | B | 2.3 | 50% | Main | 1.15 |
| duel-commander | Winter, Cynical Opportunist(1.8%) | B | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator(1.8%) | B | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Glarb, Calamity's Augur(2.9%) | B | 1.0 | 50% | Main | 0.50 |
| duel-commander | Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper(2.3%) | B | 1.0 | 33% | Main | 0.33 |
| duel-commander | The Scarab God(0.6%) | C | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| legacy | Sultai Depths(0.5%) | C | 3.0 | 33% | Side | 0.99 |
| pioneer | Soulflayer(0.0%) | D | 2.0 | 100% | Main | 2.00 |
| legacy | Mono Black Reanimator(0.0%) | D | 4.0 | 33% | Main | 1.32 |
| duel-commander | Doctor Doom, King of Latveria(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Emet-Selch, Unsundered(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| cedh | Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin(0.4%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 | |
| cedh | Rowan, Scion of War(0.3%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 | |
| cedh | Norman Osborn // Green Goblin(0.1%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 | |
| cedh | Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh / Silas Renn, Seeker Adept(1.6%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 | |
| cedh | K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth(0.3%) | 1.0 | 1% | Main | 0.01 | |
| cedh | Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff(0.1%) | 1.0 | 1% | Main | 0.01 | |
| cedh | The Gitrog Monster(0.1%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 |
Format Guides
- cEDH tier list & top cards · played in Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin — cEDH deck guide, Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh / Silas Renn, Seeker Adept — cEDH deck guide
- Duel Commander tier list · played in Aminatou, the Fateshifter — Duel Commander deck guide, Glarb, Calamity's Augur — Duel Commander deck guide