---
name: "Break Ties"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Reinforce"]
set: "MH2"
set_name: "Modern Horizons 2"
collector_number: "8"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Tyler Walpole"
oracle_id: "1e44bb4e-aeea-4f43-9cbd-4c24a9b6b022"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/break-ties-mh2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Break Ties
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Reinforce

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Destroy target artifact.
• Destroy target enchantment.
• Exile target card from a graveyard.
Reinforce 1—{W} ({W}, Discard this card: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hunting Triad](/printing/hunting-triad-mor.md) — Kindred Sorcery — Elf
2. [Swell of Courage](/printing/swell-of-courage-ddf.md) — Instant
3. [Bannerhide Krushok](/printing/bannerhide-krushok-mh2.md) — Creature — Beast
4. [Rustic Clachan](/printing/rustic-clachan-mor.md) — Land
5. [Earthbrawn](/printing/earthbrawn-mor.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #8
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Tyler Walpole
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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