---
name: "Game of Chaos"
mana_cost: "{R}{R}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Double"]
set: "5ED"
set_name: "Fifth Edition"
collector_number: "232†"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Thomas Gianni"
oracle_id: "b6756608-a618-4e26-a090-ea8fc992def1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/game-of-chaos-5ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Game of Chaos
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}{R}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Double

## Oracle Text
Flip a coin. If you win the flip, you gain 1 life and target opponent loses 1 life, and you decide whether to flip again. If you lose the flip, you lose 1 life and that opponent gains 1 life, and that player decides whether to flip again. Double the life stakes with each flip.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Mana Clash](/printing/mana-clash-9ed.md) — Sorcery
2. [Planar Chaos](/printing/planar-chaos-jud.md) — Enchantment
3. [Fiery Gambit](/printing/fiery-gambit-plst.md) — Sorcery
4. [Desperate Gambit](/printing/desperate-gambit-wth.md) — Instant
5. [Winter Sky](/printing/winter-sky-hml.md) — Sorcery
6. [Chaotic Goo](/printing/chaotic-goo-tmp.md) — Creature — Ooze

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fifth Edition (5ED) #232†
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Thomas Gianni
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

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