Battle Hymn
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2346 · Rare · Instant
Mana cost: {1}{R}
Add {R} for each creature you control.
"In peace I chanted peace, but now the drum of war is mine, / War, red war is my song through your streets..."
—Walt Whitman, "City of Ships"
Illustrated by Ralph Horsley · Released May 11, 2026
Prices
- Nonfoil: $3.76 USD · €3.75 EUR
- Foil: $3.57 USD · €4.14 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.08 USD (2.1%) to $3.76 USD; low $3.66 USD, high $3.85 USD.
Printings
- The List #AVR-128 (PLST) · Common · 2026 · $1.81 USD
- Secret Lair Drop #2346 (this printing) · Rare · 2026 · $3.76 USD
- Avacyn Restored #128 (AVR) · Common · 2012 · $2.07 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Not legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Not legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Not legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Not legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2012-05-01 · wotc — Battle Hymn uses the stack and can be responded to. The amount of mana produced is based on the number of creatures you control when Battle Hymn resolves.
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