First printed in Eldritch Moon (2016)

All 8 prints

Innistrad Remastered (INR) #101, 2025
Innistrad Remastered (INR) #308, 2025
Innistrad Remastered (INR) #375, 2025
Shadows over Innistrad Remastered (SIR) #103, 2023 (digital)
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1085, 2022
The List (PLST) #EMN-85, 2019
Eldritch Moon (EMN) #85, 2016
Eldritch Moon Promos (PEMN) #85s, 2016

Collective Brutality

Sorcery

Escalate—Discard a card. (Pay this cost for each mode chosen beyond the first.)
Choose one or more —
• Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose an instant or sorcery card from it. That player discards that card.
• Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.
• Target opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

In the last 30 days 1.2% of Pioneer decks played it (5 of 408). Most played in WBG (unclassified). In the last 30 days 0.0% of Modern decks played it (1 of 2268). Most played in Moonshadow.

Staple

Pioneer staples: main deck, 3% of decks (#156)
Black, Sorceries, Removal, Creature removal, Discard, Lifegain
Legacy staples: main deck, 2% of decks (#228)
Black, Sorceries, Removal, Creature removal, Discard, Lifegain
Duel Commander staples: main deck, 10% of decks (#245)
Black, Sorceries, Removal, Creature removal, Discard, Lifegain

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Pioneer Other periods →

In 5 of 408 decks (1.2%).

Share of decks

1.2%

▼ 1.3 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

5 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

60%

1 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
WBG (unclassified)	1.5%	83%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Thundering Broodwagon	100%	68.0
Yathan Roadwatcher	100%	68.0
Emptiness	100%	68.0
Jennifer Walters // The Sensational She-Hulk	100%	68.0
Overlord of the Balemurk	100%	58.3
Formidable Speaker	100%	45.3
Esika's Chariot	100%	40.8
Professor of Symbology	100%	29.1
Parhelion II	100%	19.4
Greasefang, Okiba Boss	100%	19.4

Best win rate

Deck	Record
WBG jarold9 in Pioneer Challenge 32	6-2 75%
WBG rosici0700 in Pioneer Challenge 32	4-2 67%
WBG jarold9 in Pioneer Challenge 32	3-3 50%
WBG rosici0700 in Pioneer Challenge 32	3-3 50%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
WBG jarold9, 27 Oct	1 main	#26 3-3
WBG jarold9, 25 Oct	1 main	#29 0-3
WBG jarold9, 23 Oct	1 main	#3 6-2
WBG rosici0700, 23 Oct	1 main	#19 3-3
WBG rosici0700, 2 Oct	1 main	#12 4-2

Modern Other periods →

In 1 of 2268 decks (0.0%).

Share of decks

0.0%

= vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

0 main, 1 sideboard

Avg. copies

–

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Moonshadow	10.4%	0%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Moonshadow Williambax, 12 Oct	2 side	#23 0-2

Legacy Other periods →

In 24 of 1071 decks (2.2%).

Share of decks

2.2%

▼ 0.7 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

11 main, 16 sideboard

Avg. copies

2.6

in the main deck

Win rate

59%

2 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Reanimator	2.3%	92%
Mono-Black (unclassified)	0.9%	10%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Unmask	100%	36.9
Archon of Cruelty	100%	33.5
Animate Dead	100%	33.5
Reanimate	100%	29.8
Dark Ritual	100%	7.8
Lotus Petal	100%	2.7
Shallow Grave	91%	38.9
Griselbrand	91%	23.2
Cabal Therapy	91%	10.9
Atraxa, Grand Unifier	91%	7.2

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Reanimator MDecker in Legacy Showcase Challenge	8-2 80%
Reanimator Brian Espinoza in BCDL 29 - Texas	4-2 67%
Reanimator Brandon Guillory in BCDL 29 - Texas	4-2 67%
Reanimator LarryDavidYo in Legacy Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Reanimator yunyu1234 in Legacy Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Reanimator Matiuzzzo in Legacy Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Reanimator Magic_Dads71522 in Legacy Challenge 32	4-3 57%
Reanimator MDecker in Legacy Challenge 32	4-3 57%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Reanimator MDecker, 25 Oct	2 side	#5 8-2
Reanimator Brandon Guillory, 24 Oct	2 main	#11 4-2
Reanimator Brian Espinoza, 24 Oct	2 side	#14 4-2
Reanimator Ian Files, 24 Oct	2 main	#17 3-3
Reanimator Scott Nissen, 24 Oct	1 side	#18 3-3
Reanimator blacklotusknight, 24 Oct	4 main	#22 2-3
Reanimator penguiturtle, 21 Oct	2 side	5-0
Reanimator LarryDavidYo, 20 Oct	2 side	#16 4-2

Duel Commander Other periods →

In 12 of 80 decks (15.0%).

Share of decks

15.0%

▲ 4.3 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

12 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
WUB (unclassified)	11.3%	89%
BG (unclassified)	6.3%	20%
UBG (unclassified)	6.3%	20%
UB (unclassified)	2.5%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Archon of Cruelty	100%	6.2
Bitter Triumph	100%	4.7
Animate Dead	100%	4.2
Inquisition of Kozilek	100%	3.0
Fatal Push	100%	2.7
Thoughtseize	100%	2.6
Demonic Tutor	100%	2.4
Polluted Delta	100%	1.7
Verdant Catacombs	100%	1.6
Marsh Flats	100%	1.4

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
WUB Professor-Rex, 28 Oct	1 main	5-0
UBG Betosore, 28 Oct	1 main	5-0
WUB qaN, 24 Oct	1 main	5-0
WUB Professor-Rex, 21 Oct	1 main	5-0
WUB Serguei, 19 Oct	1 main	5-0
WUB Serguei, 19 Oct	1 main	5-0
UB Darkblaster, 12 Oct	1 main	5-0
BG ZacharyHaleComstock, 12 Oct	1 main	5-0

No recent decks in: Vintage, Commander.