---
name: "Tide of War"
mana_cost: "{4}{R}{R}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "CHK"
set_name: "Champions of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "194"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Wayne Reynolds"
oracle_id: "cb14b713-55e9-40cb-b769-6abe8e359580"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/tide-of-war-chk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Tide of War
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{R}{R}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Whenever one or more creatures block, flip a coin. If you win the flip, each blocking creature is sacrificed by its controller. If you lose the flip, each blocked creature is sacrificed by its controller.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Fighting Chance](/printing/fighting-chance-exo.md) — Instant
2. [Winter Sky](/printing/winter-sky-hml.md) — Sorcery
3. [Crooked Scales](/printing/crooked-scales-plst.md) — Artifact
4. [Ydwen Efreet](/printing/ydwen-efreet-me1.md) — Creature — Efreet
5. [Viashino Sandswimmer](/printing/viashino-sandswimmer-usg.md) — Creature — Lizard
6. [Mana Clash](/printing/mana-clash-9ed.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Champions of Kamigawa (CHK) #194
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Wayne Reynolds
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`