Betor, Ancestor's Voice
Legendary Creature — Spirit Dragon
Flying, lifelink
At the beginning of your end step, put a number of +1/+1 counters on up to one other target creature you control equal to the amount of life you gained this turn. Return up to one target creature card with mana value less than or equal to the amount of life you lost this turn from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BGW
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander
- Price
- $5.37
- EDHREC rank
- #5787
Betor, Ancestor's Voice puts an extra turn on the table the moment it enters, and pairing it with Sage of Hours in a counters shell turns that into an engine rather than a one-time effect. The cost is real — you're investing into a legendary creature that telegraphs its purpose — but the payoff is immediate enough that Betor, Kin to All decks run it at a 14% clip for good reason.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Betor, Kin to All
Betor, Kin to All naturally accumulates +1/+1 counters on creatures across your board, which feeds directly into Betor, Ancestor's Voice's extra-turn trigger and keeps the engine self-sustaining without requiring outside support.
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 the right home for Betor, Ancestor's Voice — extra turns are most backbreaking in a multiplayer game where each additional turn skips three opponents' untap steps. Legacy and Vintage are legal but uninterested; those formats have access to Time Walk effects that cost less and don't require a creature on board. Oathbreaker is a legal and potentially explosive fit if the signature spell lines up with the counters theme, though the 20-life starting total compresses the window.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Betor, Ancestor's Voice is doing something narrow enough that true budget replacements don't exist — most cheaper extra-turn effects either require a different condition or lack the creature type. If the counters synergy is the draw, Magistrate's Scepter offers a repeatable extra-turn route for under a dollar, though it demands significantly more setup and doesn't share the legendary creature upside.
Price Context
Current price
$5.37 mid tier
At $5.37, Betor, Ancestor's Voice sits in the mid tier — affordable enough to include on function, not so cheap that it's an automatic throw-in. Demand is anchored almost entirely to Betor, Kin to All decks, so the price is unlikely to climb further without a major new commander pushing the counters-extra-turns axis.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Sage of Hours
- Betor, Kin to All
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.