---
name: "Unconventional Tactics"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "HOU"
set_name: "Hour of Devastation"
collector_number: "27"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Jason Felix"
oracle_id: "95ee46ec-4b60-4fea-a09b-d15c083916b3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/unconventional-tactics-hou"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Unconventional Tactics
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets +3/+3 and gains flying until end of turn.
Whenever a Zombie you control enters, you may pay {W}. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Geralf's Masterpiece](/printing/geralfs-masterpiece-sir.md) — Creature — Zombie Horror
2. [Unlawful Entry](/printing/unlawful-entry-unf.md) — Instant
3. [On Wings of Gold](/printing/on-wings-of-gold-drc.md) — Enchantment
4. [Wings of the Cosmos](/printing/wings-of-the-cosmos-khm.md) — Instant
5. [Call a Surprise Witness](/printing/call-a-surprise-witness-mkm.md) — Sorcery
6. [Advanced Stitchwing](/printing/advanced-stitchwing-2x2.md) — Creature — Zombie Horror

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Hour of Devastation (HOU) #27
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Jason Felix
- **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`