Two-Headed Giant

Cornered by Black Mages

84Format staple

Sorcery{1}{B}{B}Final Fantasy

2HG Rating

84/100

Gains value in 2HG: hits each opponent, team-wide edict.

Weak in 2HGNeutralFormat staple
  • +22
    Hits each opponent

    There are two opponents in 2HG, so every 'each opponent' clause resolves twice against a single shared life total.

  • +12
    Team-wide edict

    Forcing both opponents to sacrifice strips two boards for one card — the classic 2HG blowout.

Ratings start at a neutral 50 and are adjusted by rules derived from 2HG's structure — shared 60 life, shared turns, two opponents. They'll be recalibrated against real play rates once teams start submitting decklists.

Oracle text

Target opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice. Create a 0/1 black Wizard creature token with "Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this token deals 1 damage to each opponent."

Legality

standardpioneermodernlegacyvintagecommander

Plays well beside it

Shares the "hits each opponent" axis — good candidates for your teammate's deck.

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Suggestions are characteristic-based for now. Once teams submit pairings, this becomes a real co-occurrence score: played in X% of teams whose partner deck runs Cornered by Black Mages.

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