---
name: "Marshaling the Troops"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "PTK"
set_name: "Portal Three Kingdoms"
collector_number: "141"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Liu Shangying"
oracle_id: "f82c628c-c01a-4a1c-af9a-e296ba50f12f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/marshaling-the-troops-ptk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Marshaling the Troops
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Tap any number of untapped creatures you control. You gain 4 life for each creature tapped this way.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Harmony of Nature](/printing/harmony-of-nature-p02.md) — Sorcery
2. [Jaddi Lifestrider](/printing/jaddi-lifestrider-roe.md) — Creature — Elemental
3. [Mobilize](/printing/mobilize-por.md) — Sorcery
4. [Seasoned Marshal](/printing/seasoned-marshal-ddf.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Sandsower](/printing/sandsower-rav.md) — Creature — Spirit
6. [Festival of Trokin](/printing/festival-of-trokin-p02.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Portal Three Kingdoms (PTK) #141
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Liu Shangying
- **Total Printings:** 4 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`