Deafening Clarion
Sorcery
Choose one or both —
• Deafening Clarion deals 3 damage to each creature.
• Creatures you control gain lifelink until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Guilds of Ravnica Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #7927
Deafening Clarion clears the board of small creatures and immediately threatens lethal by giving your team lifelink — two effects on one card at three mana. General Ferrous Rokiric decks run it because the Golem tokens it generates survive the sweep and swing in for life the same turn.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
General Ferrous Rokiric
General Ferrous Rokiric wants Deafening Clarion because the multicolor spells that produce his Golem tokens are the same spells that make the board wipe asymmetric — your 4/4s survive, opponents' weenies don't, and lifelink mode turns the resulting attack into a life-swing that closes games fast.
Firesong and Sunspeaker
Firesong and Sunspeaker triggers off white instant and sorcery spells to gain life and deal damage, so Deafening Clarion's lifelink mode chains directly into those triggers — you sweep, gain life, and Firesong and Sunspeaker converts that life gain into a Shock aimed at an opponent's face.
Bre of Clan Stoutarm
Bre of Clan Stoutarm rewards Warriors with lifelink payoffs, and Deafening Clarion provides a clean sweeper that can also grant lifelink to the Warrior board in the same turn, letting Bre immediately capitalize on the life gained before opponents can rebuild.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Deafening Clarion punches above its mana cost — three mana for a one-sided sweep against token decks plus a lifelink anthem is the kind of modal flexibility that earns a slot in any Boros shell. In Modern and Pioneer, it sees occasional sideboard play against aggressive creature strategies, though Anger of the Gods and Suncleanser compete hard for that slot. Legacy has access to more efficient options, so Deafening Clarion doesn't register there outside of budget builds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data isn't available at the moment — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the current market rate. Deafening Clarion has historically sat well under a dollar given its wide printing, so it's an easy pickup regardless of timing.
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Sources
Mentioned
- General Ferrous Rokiric
- Firesong and Sunspeaker
- Bre of Clan Stoutarm
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.