---
name: "Spoils of War"
mana_cost: "{X}{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "ICE"
set_name: "Ice Age"
collector_number: "164"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Pete Venters"
oracle_id: "f3240a86-28b6-4338-9a59-1fb6f795d713"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/spoils-of-war-ice"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Spoils of War
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
X is the number of artifact and/or creature cards in an opponent's graveyard as you cast this spell.
Distribute X +1/+1 counters among any number of target creatures.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Spoils of Evil](/printing/spoils-of-evil-ice.md) — Instant
2. [Split the Spoils](/printing/split-the-spoils-clb.md) — Sorcery
3. [Ruinous Intrusion](/printing/ruinous-intrusion-lcc.md) — Instant
4. [Bounty of the Hunt](/printing/bounty-of-the-hunt-cst.md) — Instant
5. [A-Split the Spoils](/printing/a-split-the-spoils-hbg.md) — Sorcery
6. [Scrapyard Salvo](/printing/scrapyard-salvo-nph.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ice Age (ICE) #164
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Pete Venters
- **Total Printings:** 6 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`