Chance for Glory — ruling 1

If you somehow skip the extra turn Chance for Glory gives you or skip that turn’s end step, the delayed triggered ability never triggers.

Chance for Glory — ruling 2

Chance for Glory’s first effect affects only creatures you control at the time it resolves. Creatures you begin to control later in the game won’t gain indestructible.

Chance for Glory — ruling 3

Creatures you control gain indestructible indefinitely. If you find a way to not lose the game during your next turn, they’ll continue to be indestructible for as long as they remain on the battlefield.

Chance for Glory : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Chance for Glory is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

Official card text

Creatures you control gain indestructible. Take an extra turn after this one. At the beginning of that turn's end step, you lose the game.

Complete guide

Chance for Glory is the ultimate 'all-in' spell for aggressive Boros decks, offering a powerful boost and a second chance to finish the fight. This instant grants your army permanent protection and an immediate extra turn, but it comes with a lethal deadline. Understanding the timing of its effects is crucial for securing victory before the game claims your life.

Indestructible Forever

The first part of Chance for Glory grants creatures you control indestructible. Unlike most temporary buffs, this effect does not have an expiration date like 'until end of turn.' If you manage to survive the extra turn, your creatures remain indestructible for the rest of the game as long as they stay on the battlefield. Note that this only applies to creatures you control at the moment the spell resolves; any creatures entering the battlefield afterward will not have this protection.

The Extra Turn and the Loss Trigger

Upon resolution, you set up an extra turn to occur immediately after your current one ends. A delayed triggered ability is also created: 'At the beginning of that turn's end step, you lose the game.' This trigger happens only once, specifically during the end step of the extra turn granted by this spell. If you skip that turn or that specific end step, the ability will not trigger, and you won't lose the game from this effect.

Common Misconceptions

Players often think they can cast this to save new creatures they play during the extra turn. However, since the indestructible effect happens only once during resolution, new creatures are vulnerable. Additionally, losing the game is a triggered ability that uses the stack. If you win the game before the end step, or during the end step while the trigger is waiting to resolve, you still win.

When to Cast

The best time to cast Chance for Glory is usually during your opponent's end step or during combat after they have declared blockers. Casting it on an opponent's turn allows you to untap and go straight into your extra turn with indestructible attackers ready to swing for the win.

Interaction examples

Defensive Maneuvers

Generous Gift

If your opponent targets your best creature with Generous Gift, you can cast Chance for Glory in response. Once Chance for Glory resolves, your creatures gain indestructible. Generous Gift will then fail to destroy your creature because indestructible permanents cannot be destroyed by 'destroy' effects, and you still get your extra turn.

Tucking and Timing

Chaos Warp

If you control a creature you desperately need to keep, but an opponent casts Chaos Warp on it, you can respond with Chance for Glory. While your creatures become indestructible, Chaos Warp does not 'destroy'—it shuffles the permanent into the library. Chance for Glory will not protect your creature from Chaos Warp's effect, though you will still receive the extra turn and your remaining creatures will be indestructible.

Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.

How it works : Chance for Glory

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1October 5, 2018· Wizards of the Coast
If you somehow skip the extra turn Chance for Glory gives you or skip that turn’s end step, the delayed triggered ability never triggers.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#2October 5, 2018· Wizards of the Coast
Chance for Glory’s first effect affects only creatures you control at the time it resolves. Creatures you begin to control later in the game won’t gain indestructible.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#3October 5, 2018· Wizards of the Coast
Creatures you control gain indestructible indefinitely. If you find a way to not lose the game during your next turn, they’ll continue to be indestructible for as long as they remain on the battlefield.
No other card is named in this ruling.