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Herald of Anguish
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Herald of Anguish

{5}{B}{B}

Creature — Demon

Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.)

Flying

At the beginning of your end step, each opponent discards a card.

{1}{B}, Sacrifice an artifact: Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.

5 / 5

FlyingImprovise
Set
The Brothers' War Commander (BRC #108)
Rarity
Mythic
Mana value
7
Released
2022-11-18
Artist
David Astruga
EDHREC rank
#11,275
Colour identity
{B}
Finishes
Nonfoil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.67
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.

Combos

Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.

Format legality

Rulings

  • 2017-02-09

    Because improvise isn't an alternative cost, it can be used in conjunction with alternative costs.

  • 2017-02-09

    Equipment attached to a creature doesn't become tapped when that creature becomes tapped, and tapping that Equipment doesn't cause the creature to become tapped.

  • 2017-02-09

    If an artifact you control has a mana ability with {T} in the cost, activating that ability while casting a spell with improvise will result in the artifact being tapped when you pay the spell's costs. You won't be able to tap it again for improvise. Similarly, if you sacrifice an artifact to activate a mana ability while casting a spell with improvise, that artifact won't be on the battlefield when you pay the spell's costs, so you won't be able to tap it for improvise.

  • 2017-02-09

    Improvise can't be used to pay for anything other than the cost of casting the spell. For example, it can't be used during the resolution of an ability that says “Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}.”

  • 2017-02-09

    Improvise can't pay for {W}, {U}, {B}, {R}, {G}, or {C} mana symbols in a spell's total cost.

  • 2017-02-09

    Improvise doesn't change a spell's mana cost or mana value.

  • 2017-02-09

    Tapping an artifact won't cause its abilities to stop applying unless those abilities say so.

  • 2017-02-09

    When calculating a spell's total cost, include any alternative costs, additional costs, or anything else that increases or reduces the cost to cast the spell. Improvise applies after the total cost is calculated.

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