---
name: "Unexpected Allies"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "HBG"
set_name: "Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate"
collector_number: "62"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Milivoj Ćeran"
oracle_id: "b954c5b9-b24e-4999-905a-fcb390509a45"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/unexpected-allies-hbg"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Unexpected Allies
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Target nontoken creature you control gets +2/+0 and gains double team until end of turn. It also gains first strike until end of turn if it has the same name as another creature you control or a creature card in your graveyard.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Liara of the Flaming Fist](/printing/liara-of-the-flaming-fist-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Joint Assault](/printing/joint-assault-avr.md) — Instant
3. [Unlikely Alliance](/printing/unlikely-alliance-all.md) — Enchantment
4. [Coordinated Assault](/printing/coordinated-assault-e01.md) — Instant
5. [Rally Maneuver](/printing/rally-maneuver-hbg.md) — Instant
6. [Allied Assault](/printing/allied-assault-znr.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate (HBG) #62
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Milivoj Ćeran

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