Is Roar of Resistance good in Commander?

Roar of Resistance in Commander — Combos, Decks & Price

Roar of Resistance gives every attacking token double strike for the turn — in a token-wide attack, that's not a pump spell, it's a win condition. The catch is the four-mana cost, which is steep for a single combat trick, so it earns its slot almost exclusively alongside Breath of Fury loops or under Neyali, Suns' Vanguard, where the doubled triggers make the math obscene.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01

Neyali, Suns' Vanguard

83.3% of decks · synergy 0.81

Neyali, Suns' Vanguard already gives attacking tokens double strike, so Roar of Resistance stacks on top — but the real reason it's in 83% of Neyali lists is that each double-striking token triggers Neyali's draw ability twice, turning a wide attack into a full hand refill.

02

Otharri, Suns' Glory

28.5% of decks · synergy 0.26

Otharri, Suns' Glory generates a stream of experience-counter-fueled tokens, and Roar of Resistance converts that wide board into a lethal swing; the synergy is real but more generic than Neyali's, which explains the lower inclusion rate.

03

Xyris, the Writhing Storm

14.4% of decks · synergy 0.13

Xyris, the Writhing Storm floods the board with Snake tokens whenever opponents draw cards, and Roar of Resistance turns that incidental token production into a credible alpha strike — it's not a core piece here, but it closes games the deck otherwise couldn't.

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

Roar of Resistance is a Commander card through and through — the token-wide double strike only becomes a haymaker when you have five, ten, or twenty attackers, a condition multiplayer games create naturally. It's legal in Legacy and Vintage but sees no meaningful play there; four mana for a combat trick doesn't compete in formats where threats end games on turns two and three. Oathbreaker is the one other format where Roar of Resistance could realistically matter, since token planeswalker strategies can assemble wide boards fast enough to reward it.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

650 decks

Breath of FuryRoar of Resistance

Infinite LTB; Infinite combat damage; Infinite combat phases; Infinite creature tokens with haste; Infinite death triggers; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinite ETB

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366 decks

Breath of Fury Otharri, Suns' GloryRoar of Resistance

Infinite combat damage; Infinite combat phases; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite experience counters; Infinite LTB; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinite creature tokens with haste

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150 decks

Breath of Fury Adeline, Resplendent CatharRoar of Resistance

Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite combat damage; Infinite combat phases; Infinite creature tokens with haste; Infinite death triggers; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinitely powerful creature

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139 decks

Breath of Fury Rabble RousingRoar of Resistance

Infinite combat damage; Infinite combat phases; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite untap of creatures you control

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78 decks

Breath of FuryRoar of ResistanceMyrel, Shield of Argive

Infinite combat damage; Infinite combat phases; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinite creature tokens with haste

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Price Context

Current price

$1.20 cheap tier

At $1.20, Roar of Resistance sits at the low end of the cheap tier — easy to pick up without a second thought for any token deck that can use it. The price is unlikely to move much given it's a narrow build-around rather than a staple, so there's no urgency to buy in bulk.