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Battle Hymn

{1}{R}

Instant

SLDSecret Lair Drop#2346rare

"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"

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
1997
Pull rate
about 1 per booster
Illustrator
Ralph Horsley
Found in
Secret Lair Drop Back in My Day! Foil · Secret Lair Drop Back in My Day!
Printings3Combos15EDHREC rank#1,664
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Add {R} for each creature you control.
Plays as:
Ritual
Market · per finishspark updated 6h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+4.1%
$3.85
$3.30 low$1.30 gapTCGplayer
Foil-5.4%
$3.47
$3.27 low$0.77 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$1.41· across 3 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

1 · latest May 1, 2012
  • WotCMay 1, 2012

    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.