Hurloon Battle Hymn
Instant
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
Hurloon Battle Hymn deals 4 damage to target creature or planeswalker. If this spell was kicked, you gain 4 life.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dominaria United
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #21004
Hurloon Battle Hymn adds R for each creature you control at instant speed — in a wide board state, that's a ritual that scales instead of a flat return. Firesong and Sunspeaker decks reach for it because every red spell with life gain attached becomes a mana engine, not just a value trigger.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Firesong and Sunspeaker
Firesong and Sunspeaker turns every red instant and sorcery into a life gain trigger, and Hurloon Battle Hymn closes the loop — cast it off the tokens Firesong's burn has enabled, float the mana, and chain into the next spell.
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 |
Hurloon Battle Hymn is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but outside Commander it sees no meaningful play — creature-wide mana rituals are too situational in competitive non-rotating formats where the board is rarely wide enough to justify the slot. In Commander, it's a niche include in token-heavy red strategies where the mana burst can end a turn cycle, particularly in decks that want to cast multiple spells in a single explosive turn. It's not a universal staple, but in the right shell the ceiling is real.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Hurloon Battle Hymn is deep bulk — pick it up in any common box without a second thought. Bulk rares with narrow applications don't appreciate, so treat it as a pure utility buy and nothing else.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.