---
name: "Brave the Sands"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: []
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "KTK"
set_name: "Khans of Tarkir"
collector_number: "5"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Dave Kendall"
oracle_id: "4e89bd75-f59d-4f08-be51-5660fbbba3c2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/brave-the-sands-ktk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Brave the Sands
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Creatures you control have vigilance.
Each creature you control can block an additional creature each combat.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Serra's Blessing](/printing/serras-blessing-9ed.md) — Enchantment
2. [Vigilance](/printing/vigilance-chk.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Herald of Dromoka](/printing/herald-of-dromoka-dtk.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
4. [Maze Sentinel](/printing/maze-sentinel-dgm.md) — Creature — Elemental
5. [Sentinel Sliver](/printing/sentinel-sliver-cmm.md) — Creature — Sliver
6. [Loxodon Sergeant](/printing/loxodon-sergeant-war.md) — Creature — Elephant Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Khans of Tarkir (KTK) #5
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Dave Kendall
- **Total Printings:** 3 across all historical editions

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2014-09-20)* The last ability is cumulative. If you control an additional Brave the Sands, your creatures will each be able to block three creatures, and so on.