---
name: "Battlefield Promotion"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "WAR"
set_name: "War of the Spark"
collector_number: "5"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Scott Murphy"
oracle_id: "303d74d0-84db-4694-bb1a-470cf470bc4f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/battlefield-promotion-war"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Battlefield Promotion
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. That creature gains first strike until end of turn. You gain 2 life. (A creature with first strike deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

> *「欢迎加入教团。你拯救了这片城区～现在让我们一同拯救世界。」*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** War of the Spark (WAR) #5
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Scott Murphy
- **Total Printings:** 23 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`