Borrowed Malevolence 
Instant
Oracle text (EN)
Instant
Escalate 
(Pay this cost for each mode chosen beyond the first.)
Choose one or both —
• Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
• Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
Printing details
- Set
- EMN · 82
- Rarity
- Common
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Volkan Baǵa
- Released
- 2016-07-22
- Prices
- €0.02 · $0.04
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2026 | €0.02 | €0.11 |
| October 28, 2026 | €0.03 | €0.11 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €0.02 trend €0.02 30-day avg €0.04 | low – trend €0.16 30-day avg €0.14 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €0.11 with Zero from €0.11 | NM from €0.20 with Zero from €0.20 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.11 | NM from €0.19 |
Cardmarket updated Nov 2, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 2, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Legal
- competitivebrawl Legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Legal
- historic Legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Legal
- penny Legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Legal
- tlr Legal
Rulings
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If an effect allows you to cast a spell that has escalate without paying its mana cost, you pay escalate costs for that spell if you choose more than one mode.
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If one target of an escalate spell becomes illegal, the other targets will still be affected. If all of the targets become illegal, the spell won’t resolve.
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You can’t choose any one mode multiple times.
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You choose all of your modes at once. You can’t wait to perform one mode’s actions and then decide to choose more modes.
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Additional costs don’t affect a spell’s mana value.
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If two of the chosen modes of an escalate spell target a creature, you may choose the same creature for each mode’s target, or choose different creatures. The same is true if the chosen modes target a player (or opponent).
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Effects that reduce the cost of spells reduce the total cost, including any escalate costs added.