Desperate Stand

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Name	Desperate Stand
Type	Sorcery
Description	Strive — This spell costs more to cast for each target beyond the first. Any number of target creatures each get +2/+0 and gain first strike and vigilance until end of turn.
Flavor	At the Akroan gates, hoplites revived the tactics of Kytheon Iora's infamous irregulars.
Artist	Raymond Swanland
Set	Journey into Nyx #147
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Desperate Stand

Desperate Stand, Sorcery, designed by Raymond Swanland first released in May, 2020 in the set Journey into Nyx. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of C$ 0.50.

Desperate Stand could be beneficial in a Boros aggro deck looking to buff multiple creatures for a decisive attack, especially in a creature-heavy strategy where first strike and vigilance can be advantageous. However, in a competitive setting, cards like Boros Charm or Gideon, Ally of Zendikar may offer more versatile or impactful effects for a similar mana cost, making Desperate Stand less likely to see play in top-tier decks.

Rules

04/26/14

If a spell or ability allows you to cast a strive spell without paying its mana cost, you must pay the additional costs for any targets beyond the first.

04/26/14

If all of the spell’s targets are illegal when the spell tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. If one or more of its targets are legal when it tries to resolve, the spell will resolve and affect only those legal targets. It will have no effect on any illegal targets.

04/26/14

You choose how many targets each spell with a strive ability has and what those targets are as you cast it. It’s legal to cast such a spell with no targets, although this is rarely a good idea. You can’t choose the same target more than once for a single strive spell.