Voice of Resurgence
Creature — Elemental
Whenever an opponent casts a spell during your turn and when this creature dies, create a green and white Elemental creature token with "This token's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures you control."
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Dragon's Maze
- Price
- $1.87
- EDHREC rank
- #11210
Voice of Resurgence punishes opponents for interacting on your turn and leaves a growing token behind when it dies — two forms of pressure stapled to a two-mana body. Trostani, Selesnya's Voice turns every one of those Elemental tokens into a life swing, which is why this card slots into that deck at nearly a 30% inclusion rate.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
Trostani, Selesnya's Voice gains life off every creature entering the battlefield, so the Elemental token Voice of Resurgence generates on death becomes immediate life gain — and if that token is large enough, it's also a populate target that compounds across the board.
Ghired, Conclave Exile
Ghired, Conclave Exile's populate trigger copies the biggest token you control, and the Elemental from Voice of Resurgence grows with every creature in your graveyard — meaning a late-game death can hand Ghired a massive token to duplicate and swing with immediately.
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 |
In Commander, Voice of Resurgence is a tax piece and a recursive threat in one slot — opponents thinking about countering your spells on your turn have to weigh a potentially enormous token against the interaction, which changes table math meaningfully. Modern has historically been its most contested home, where it punishes counterspell-heavy control and scales well into midrange mirrors, though its current presence is modest as creature-based strategies have shifted. Legacy sees fringe play in Green-White hatebear shells where the disruptive body matters more than the token payoff. Voice of Resurgence is legal in Pioneer and Oathbreaker as well, though neither format has found a consistent shell that exploits its full text.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.87 cheap tier
At $1.87, Voice of Resurgence sits in the cheap tier — unusually low for a card with this much text and a history of commanding a premium. It holds its price floor well because the effect is genuinely unique and no direct reprint has flooded the market.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.