Signal the Clans
Instant
Search your library for three creature cards and reveal them. If you reveal three cards with different names, choose one of them at random and put that card into your hand. Shuffle the rest into your library.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Gatecrash
- Price
- $0.48
- EDHREC rank
- #9856
Signal the Clans tutors three creatures to your hand — or rather, one of three, chosen randomly — for two mana in Gruul colors. That randomness is the entire debate: in a deck built to exploit redundancy, the variance is irrelevant; in a singleton-heavy pile, it's a liability.
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 |
Commander is the natural home for Signal the Clans — instant-speed creature access at two mana is real, and redundancy-built creature packages turn the random selection from a bug into a feature. In Modern and Legacy it competes with Chord of Calling, Green Sun's Zenith, and Finale of Devastation, all of which put the card directly onto the battlefield rather than into hand; Signal the Clans rarely wins that comparison outside niche instants-matter shells. Pioneer has fewer tutors, so the card sees occasional fringe play in creature-combo decks that need redundancy across three specific pieces. Oathbreaker is structurally similar enough to Commander that the same logic applies.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.48 bulk tier
At $0.48, Signal the Clans is deep bulk — no meaningful barrier to picking up copies for any Gruul creature build. The price is stable; it sees just enough Commander play to keep it from hitting true floor, but not enough demand to push it higher.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.