Battle Cry
Instant
Untap all white creatures you control.
Whenever a creature blocks this turn, it gets +0/+1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ice Age
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #27551
Battle Cry pumps your entire attacking team by +1/+0 for each creature that has the ability — stack two attackers with it and you're looking at a significant damage multiplier with no mana investment beyond the initial cost. At one red mana for a sorcery that grants the keyword to a single creature, it's a glass cannon piece: high ceiling in the right shell, unplayable outside it.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Battle Cry has any real home, and only in aggressive token-based decks that can field multiple Battle Cry carriers simultaneously — think wide goblin or soldier builds where the keyword stacks across attackers. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant; Battle Cry is too slow and too conditional for those formats when compared to the efficient threats already available. The effect rewards critical mass, so a deck running fewer than four or five ways to grant or copy the keyword will see diminishing returns regardless of format.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Battle Cry is pure bulk — grab a playset for under a dollar and don't think twice about the financial commitment. Demand is too niche to push the price, and it's unlikely to move unless a commander release makes stacking the keyword a competitive strategy.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.