---
name: "Phalanx Tactics"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "PIO"
set_name: "Pioneer Masters"
collector_number: "29"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Bayard Wu"
oracle_id: "9962a9cc-6e9f-461e-a9d3-8c28ec34caf1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/phalanx-tactics-pio"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Target creature you control gets +2/+1 until end of turn. Each other creature you control gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Tandem Tactics](/printing/tandem-tactics-plst.md) — Instant
2. [Dauntless Onslaught](/printing/dauntless-onslaught-ddo.md) — Instant
3. [Glorious Charge](/printing/glorious-charge-m10.md) — Instant
4. [Charge](/printing/charge-dom.md) — Instant
5. [Shield Wall](/printing/shield-wall-7ed.md) — Instant
6. [Warrior's Honor](/printing/warriors-honor-10e.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Pioneer Masters (PIO) #29
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Bayard Wu
- **Total Printings:** 19 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`