Scale the Heights

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Scale the Heights: Sorcery, Jumpstart 2022. Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature. You gain 2 life. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{G}
Mana value
3
Type
Sorcery
Colour identity
Green (G)
Rarity
Common
Set
Jumpstart 2022 (J22)
Released
2022-12-02
Collector number
724
Artist
Cristi Balanescu
Commander rank
6,114 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Scale the Heights

Scale the Heights is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common green sorcery from Jumpstart 2022 (J22), a draft-focused set released in December 2022. It is collector number 724 in that set, with art by Cristi Balanescu. It costs {2}{G} (two generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Zendikar Rising (2020) to Jumpstart 2022 (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.26 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature. You gain 2 life. You may play an additional land this turn.

Draw a card.

"Ever onward, ever skyward."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.26 (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 Scale the Heights by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Scale the Heights

Scale the Heights has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Zendikar Rising (ZNR) #202Common2020

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Scale the Heights, newest first.

  • The permission to play lands is cumulative with other effects that allow you to play additional lands, such as that of Nahiri’s Lithoforming.
  • You don’t play a land as Scale the Heights resolves; Scale the Heights fully resolves first and you draw a card, perhaps including a land you’ll play later. If it’s not your turn, you won’t be able to play a land this turn at all.
  • If you choose a target creature and it’s an illegal target by the time Scale the Heights tries to resolve, the spell doesn’t resolve. You don’t gain life, draw a card, or get to play an additional land.

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