---
name: "Savage Alliance"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Escalate"]
set: "INR"
set_name: "Innistrad Remastered"
collector_number: "169"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Johann Bodin"
oracle_id: "57da1d3f-7469-4efa-9b82-b2d915177d89"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/savage-alliance-inr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Savage Alliance
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Escalate

## Oracle Text
Escalate {1} (Pay this cost for each mode chosen beyond the first.)
Choose one or more —
• Creatures target player controls gain trample until end of turn.
• Savage Alliance deals 2 damage to target creature.
• Savage Alliance deals 1 damage to each creature target opponent controls.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Invigorated Rampage](/printing/invigorated-rampage-klr.md) — Instant
2. [Brute Strength](/printing/brute-strength-akh.md) — Instant
3. [Smashing Spree](/printing/smashing-spree-msc.md) — Instant
4. [Crash Through](/printing/crash-through-sld.md) — Sorcery
5. [Blessed Alliance](/printing/blessed-alliance-emn.md) — Instant
6. [Ondu Champion](/printing/ondu-champion-bfz.md) — Creature — Minotaur Warrior Ally

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Innistrad Remastered (INR) #169
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Johann Bodin
- **Total Printings:** 12 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`