Collective Brutality — Flexible Removal for Dark Deals
Collective Brutality is a compact removal and disruption tool from Innistrad Remastered that rewards tight play and smart sequencing. Casting Collective Brutality for one and a black mana gives you access to multiple modes when you escalate by discarding a card, letting you strip an opponent of a key instant or sorcery, shave toughness off a blocker, or swing two life in your favor. Players will appreciate how the card folds into sacrifice themes and hand disruption lines while staying efficient in tight turns.
The card reads cleanly and plays decisively in midrange and control shells that value versatility and incremental advantage. Collective Brutality pairs well with creatures that benefit from damage on entry and with graveyard interaction since its escalate cost can be paid from resources you already planned to use. If you brew with Innistrad flavor, this Rare offers pragmatic answers at instant relevant moments while keeping the board and the clock under control.
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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Power / Toughness – N A
