Inspiring Roar
Sorcery
Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Commander Legends
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #17853
Inspiring Roar puts a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control — at sorcery speed, for four mana, with no other text. That rate is too slow and too expensive for competitive Commander, and token-wide anthem effects with lasting punch cost less.
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 |
Inspiring Roar is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but it sees meaningful play only in casual Commander token lists. In Pauper, where its common status technically qualifies it, faster and cheaper pump options edge it out entirely. Modern and Pioneer have no realistic home for a four-mana sorcery that does only this. Commander is where the wide-board payoff at least makes sense, though even there Inspiring Roar competes with cheaper, repeatable alternatives that don't ask you to tap out at sorcery speed.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Inspiring Roar is deep bulk — easy to pick up in a common bin without a second thought. The price reflects demand accurately: this is a casual-only card with no competitive applications pulling it upward.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.