Widespread Brutality
Widespread Brutality: Sorcery, War of the Spark. Amass Zombies 2, then the Army you amassed deals damage equal to its power to each On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}{R}{R}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colour identity
- Black and red (BR)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- War of the Spark (WAR)
- Released
- 2019-05-03
- Collector number
- 226
- Artist
- Victor Adame Minguez
- Keywords
- Amass
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About Widespread Brutality
Widespread Brutality is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black and red sorcery from War of the Spark (WAR), an expansion set released in May 2019. It is collector number 226 in that set, with art by Victor Adame Minguez. It costs {1}{B}{R}{R} (one generic, one black and two red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is black and red. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.67 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Amass Zombies 2, then the Army you amassed deals damage equal to its power to each non-Army creature. (To amass Zombies 2, put two +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also a Zombie. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token first.)
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.67 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Widespread Brutality by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Widespread Brutality
Widespread Brutality has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| War of the Spark Promos (PWAR) #226p | Rare | 2019 |
| War of the Spark Promos (PWAR) #226s | Rare | 2019 |
Official rulings
Six official rulings apply to Widespread Brutality, newest first.
- Some cards refer to the "amassed Army." That means the Army creature you chose to receive counters, even if no counters were placed on it for some reason.
- Amass Orcs works the same way, except you create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token if you don't control an Army. If the Army creature you chose isn't already an Orc, it becomes an Orc in addition to its other types. By combining cards with amass Orcs and amass Zombies, you can end up with an Orc Zombie Army.
- Amass abilities are now written as "amass [subtype] N." Previous cards with amass have received errata to say "amass Zombies N."
- To amass Zombies N, if you don't control an Army creature, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token. Then you choose an Army creature you control and put N +1/+1 counters on it. If that Army isn't already a Zombie, it becomes a Zombie in addition to its other types.
- If you don't control an Army, the Zombie Army token you create enters the battlefield as a 0/0 creature before receiving counters. Any abilities that trigger when a creature with a certain power enters the battlefield, such as that of Mentor of the Meek, will see the token enter as a 0/0 creature before it gets +1/+1 counters.
- In the rare case that you control multiple Army creatures (perhaps because you played a creature with changeling) while you amass Zombies, you choose which of your Army creatures to put the +1/+1 counters on. If that creature isn't a Zombie, it becomes a Zombie in addition to its other types.
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