Evolutionary Escalation

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Evolutionary Escalation: Enchantment, Commander 2016. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{G}
Mana value
2
Type
Enchantment
Colour identity
Green (G)
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Commander 2016 (C16)
Released
2016-11-11
Collector number
22
Artist
Kev Walker
Commander rank
9,941 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Evolutionary Escalation

Evolutionary Escalation is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon green enchantment from Commander 2016 (C16), a Commander product released in November 2016. It is collector number 22 in that set, with art by Kev Walker. It costs {1}{G} (one generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Commander 2016 (2016) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.30 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

At the beginning of your upkeep, put three +1/+1 counters on target creature you control and three +1/+1 counters on target creature an opponent controls.

Survival is a constant competition from which both sides can benefit.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.30 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Evolutionary Escalation by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Evolutionary Escalation

Evolutionary Escalation has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #C16-22Uncommon2024
Treasure Chest (PZ2) #32Uncommon2016

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Evolutionary Escalation, newest first.

  • You choose two targets for Evolutionary Escalation’s ability as it’s put onto the stack. No player may cast spells or activate abilities during your turn before this happens.
  • If one target becomes illegal before Evolutionary Escalation’s ability resolves, you’ll put three +1/+1 counters on the target that’s still legal.
  • If there aren’t two legal targets for Evolutionary Escalation’s ability as it’s put onto the stack, it’s taken off the stack and no creature gets +1/+1 counters.

Similar cards

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