---
name: "Tip the Scales"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "TDC"
set_name: "Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander"
collector_number: "29"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Volkan Baǵa"
oracle_id: "f7cac691-960f-4e36-8eae-f24bcdc1269b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/tip-the-scales-tdc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Tip the Scales
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Sacrifice a creature. When you do, all creatures get -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the sacrificed creature's toughness.

> *"Remember, wait till they're near the top. We don't just want them gone—we want them demoralized."
—Vennra, earthcarver tactician*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ichor Explosion](/printing/ichor-explosion-nph.md) — Sorcery
2. [Call for Blood](/printing/call-for-blood-bok.md) — Instant — Arcane
3. [Plagued Rusalka](/printing/plagued-rusalka-cns.md) — Creature — Spirit
4. [Vicious Betrayal](/printing/vicious-betrayal-5dn.md) — Sorcery
5. [Phyrexian Plaguelord](/printing/phyrexian-plaguelord-td2.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Carrier
6. [Desperate Plea](/printing/desperate-plea-tle.md) — Sorcery — Lesson

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #29
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Volkan Baǵa
- **Total Printings:** 10 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`