Visions of Glory
Sorcery
Create a 1/1 white Human creature token for each creature you control.
Flashback 
. This spell costs 
less to cast this way, where X is the greatest mana value of a commander you own on the battlefield or in the command zone. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Midnight Hunt Commander
- Price
- $0.36
- EDHREC rank
- #6049
Visions of Glory doubles your team's power and toughness until end of turn — that's a lethal swing out of nowhere for any Human-heavy board. The cost is a card and five mana, which Éowyn, Shieldmaiden decks recoup through the token and counter engine she already runs.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Éowyn, Shieldmaiden
Éowyn, Shieldmaiden generates a stream of Human tokens and stacks +1/+1 counters, so Visions of Glory converts a modest board into a one-shot kill the turn you cast it.
Kyler, Sigardian Emissary
Kyler, Sigardian Emissary puts +1/+1 counters on every Human you control when another Human enters, meaning Visions of Glory lands on a board that's already oversized and then doubles it again.
Silvar, Devourer of the Free // Trynn, Champion of Freedom
Trynn generates a Human token every combat, and Silvar grants indestructibility to a creature — Visions of Glory turns that steady token accumulation into a lethal alpha strike backed by a protected attacker.
Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart
Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart rewards running a high density of Humans with anthem effects and resilience, and Visions of Glory acts as the finisher that converts his wide board into lethal damage in a single combat.
Aragorn, King of Gondor
Aragorn, King of Gondor wants to attack with a wide Human board to trigger the Ring temptation chain, and Visions of Glory makes that attack threatening enough that opponents can't afford to simply chump.
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 |
Visions of Glory is a Commander card through and through — the five-mana cost and one-shot combat impact fit a multiplayer game where you're swinging for lethal against a single opponent, not grinding through two turns of a duel. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but irrelevant; no competitive Human shell wants a five-mana sorcery when Collected Company and Aether Vial exist. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander shell worth mentioning, where a White Human planeswalker can make the math work, but that format's smaller player base keeps Visions of Glory firmly in Commander territory in practice.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.36 bulk tier
At $0.36, Visions of Glory is bulk — you're not paying a premium for the effect, and there's no reason to expect that to change given its narrow home in Human tribal Commander decks. Pick up copies freely; the price floor is already at the bottom.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Éowyn, Shieldmaiden
- Kyler, Sigardian Emissary
- Silvar, Devourer of the Free // Trynn, Champion of Freedom
- Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart
- Aragorn, King of Gondor
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.