Cut Through Hands
Collective Brutality from Innistrad Remastered rewards tight play and clean lines of interaction. The card reads as a compact toolkit in one mana and a black, letting you pick a surgical option or stack multiple modes when you pay the escalate cost. Play it to strip a key spell, shrink a blocker, or pull incremental life ahead; each mode reads like a small engine that becomes threatening together.
This Light Play Foil copy shows the original art with a subtle metallic sheen that catches light without obscuring legibility. It is a practical inclusion for control or midrange lists that value tempo and hand knowledge. Add it to a sideboard or main deck to improve matchup reads and close low-variance turns. Pick one now if you want a reliable removal and disruption tool that scales with thoughtful play.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {1}{B}
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Card Type – Sorcery
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – 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.
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