Exhilarating Elocution
Sorcery
Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature you control. Other creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #22351
Exhilarating Elocution puts two +1/+1 counters on a creature and draws you a card — both effects on one sorcery for three mana. That rate is modest, and it only earns a slot when your deck specifically rewards counter placement or needs bodies to grow fast.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Exhilarating Elocution fits narrow counter-synergy builds — Atraxa, Praetors' Voice, Hamza, Guardian of Arashin, or any commander that converts counters into board advantage. Pauper is where it gets the most honest look: card draw stapled to a pump effect is real in commons-only creature decks, and three mana is acceptable there. Competitive Constructed formats have no use for it — Modern and Pioneer have too many efficient threats and interactive pieces for a sorcery-speed cantrip that does nothing on its own. Legacy and Vintage are similarly uninterested.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Exhilarating Elocution is pure bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. There's no meaningful floor to fall through, and no plausible spike scenario, so grab a copy whenever you need one and don't think twice about the price.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.