---
name: "The Brothers' War"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Enchantment — Saga"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "BRC"
set_name: "The Brothers' War Commander"
collector_number: "22"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mark Poole"
oracle_id: "43040c34-acad-4d62-893d-fd606fa9d8fe"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-brothers-war-brc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# The Brothers' War
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Saga

## Oracle Text
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Create two tapped Powerstone tokens.
II — Choose two target players. Until your next turn, each creature they control attacks the other chosen player each combat if able.
III — This Saga deals X damage to any target and X damage to any other target, where X is the number of artifacts you control.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Armor Wars](/printing/armor-wars-msh.md) — Enchantment — Saga
2. [The Akroan War](/printing/the-akroan-war-thb.md) — Enchantment — Saga
3. [Yotia Declares War](/printing/yotia-declares-war-dmu.md) — Enchantment — Saga
4. [Burn, Burn, Tree and Fern](/printing/burn-burn-tree-and-fern-hob.md) — Enchantment — Saga
5. [Maximum Carnage](/printing/maximum-carnage-spm.md) — Enchantment — Saga
6. [Battle for Bretagard](/printing/battle-for-bretagard-pkhm.md) — Enchantment — Saga

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Brothers' War Commander (BRC) #22
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mark Poole
- **Total Printings:** 8 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`