MagicTheGathering.fyi

Roar of the Kha

Instant

Choose one —
• Creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
• Untap all creatures you control.
Entwine {1}{W} (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

CMC
2
Mana cost
{1}{W}
Color identity
W
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Mirrodin
Price
$0.18
EDHREC rank
#21293
Buy on TCGplayer
Roar of the Kha card art
Roar of the Kha gives your whole team +1/+1 and first strike until end of turn for two mana — or for free when imprinted on Elite Arcanist. Outside that specific shell it's a narrow combat trick, but inside it, the free-activation ceiling is high enough that the card earns its slot.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Roar of the Kha is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it's effectively a Commander card — the formats where you can build around Elite Arcanist and zero-cost activations are the ones where it does anything interesting. In Legacy and Vintage the card is too slow and too conditional to see play when instant-speed options are cheaper and more impactful. Commander is where Roar of the Kha belongs: token strategies and go-wide aggro decks can turn the first-strike anthem into a blowout, especially when the activation cost drops to zero.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

4 decks
Zethi, Arcane BlademasterLithoform EngineAphetto AlchemistRoar of the Kha

Zethi, Arcane BlademasterLithoform EngineAphetto AlchemistRoar of the Kha

Infinite casts of all cards exiled with kick counters on them; Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce; Infinite storm count; Infinite untap of creatures you control

View on Commander Spellbook ↗

Price Context

Current price

$0.18 bulk tier

At $0.18, Roar of the Kha is deep bulk — grab a copy out of any common box without thinking twice. Demand is narrow enough that the price isn't going anywhere, but at this tier you're not risking anything by picking it up for the right deck.

Explore

Sources

Mentioned

← All cards

Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.