Valor's ReachHow it works & interactions with other cards

Dual Strike Prowess

The first ability of Valor's Reach triggers whenever your team attacks with exactly two creatures. In a team format, this means the combined total of attackers declared by you and your teammates must be two. These two creatures will gain double strike until the end of the turn, allowing them to deal both first-strike and regular combat damage.

Unleashing Chaos

When you roll the chaos symbol on the planar die, the second ability triggers. You first target up to two creatures your team controls to untap them. If this happens during a main phase, the game inserts an additional combat phase followed by an additional main phase immediately after the current one. This can happen multiple times if chaos ensues repeatedly.

Timing and Strategy

To maximize the double strike benefit, you must ensure your team does not over-extend; attacking with a third creature will prevent the ability from triggering. Furthermore, if you trigger the chaos ability during your second main phase, you effectively gain a third combat phase for the turn, potentially finishing off opponents with the creatures you just untapped.

Interaction examples

Generating Mana for the Roll

Sol RingCommand Tower

To trigger the planar abilities, you often need to roll the planar die. You can tap Command Tower for colored mana and Sol Ring for two colorless mana to pay for multiple planar die rolls during your main phase, hoping to hit the chaos symbol for that extra combat.

The Precise Duo

During your declare attackers step, you choose exactly two creatures to attack. The first ability of Valor's Reach triggers and goes on the stack. Once it resolves, both creatures gain double strike. If you had attacked with three creatures instead, the ability would not have triggered at all.

Chaos in the Main Phase

During your first main phase, you roll the planar die and chaos ensues. You target two tapped creatures to untap them. Because it is a main phase, the game schedules an extra combat and an extra main phase. You proceed to your normal combat, then the extra combat, and finally the extra main phases.