Battle cry
| Battle Cry | |
|---|---|
| Keyword Ability | |
| Type | Triggered |
| Introduced | Mirrodin Besieged |
| Last used | The Lost Caverns of Ixalan |
| Reminder Text | Battle cry (Whenever this creature attacks, each other attacking creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.) |
| Storm Scale | 4[1] |
| Statistics |
13 cards  30.8%  38.5%  7.7%  15.4%  7.7% |
| Scryfall Search | |
| keyword:"Battle Cry" | |
Battle cry is a triggered ability first introduced in Mirrodin Besieged and gives a +1/+0 bonus to each other attacking creature, thus being more or less an inversion of Exalted.[2][3]
History
After Mirrodin Besieged, Battle cry made appearances in Unstable and Modern Horizons[4]. The mechanic has no creative difficulties, with its medium Storm Scale score largely due to its forgettability.
Battle cry reappeared as a one-off in the Warhammer 40,000 Forces of the Imperium commander deck and as one of the non-evergreen, non-deciduous keywords included in the Unfinity sticker sheets. It was also a one-off in Dominaria United Commander, and made a cameo in Phyrexia: All Will Be One on Ria Ivor, Bane of Bladehold, a compleat version of the character in Hero of Bladehold.
Seven cards with battle cry originally carried the Mirran watermark.[5]
Alchemy: Eldraine used battle cry as a tribute to Brothers Yamazaki on Syr Joshua and Syr Saxon.
Rules
From the glossary of the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)
- Battle Cry
- A keyword ability that makes other attacking creatures better in combat. See rule 702.91, “Battle Cry.”
From the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)
- 702.91. Battle Cry
- 702.91a Battle cry is a triggered ability. “Battle cry” means “Whenever this creature attacks, each other attacking creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.”
- 702.91b If a creature has multiple instances of battle cry, each triggers separately.
Rulings
- The +1/+0 bonus applies to each other attacking creature, but not to the creature with battle cry itself.
- The +1/+0 bonus remains until the end of the turn, even if the creature with battle cry leaves the battlefield or stops being an attacking creature.
- If a creature with battle cry attacks more than once in a turn (due to an additional combat phase being created), its battle cry ability will trigger each time. The results are cumulative.
- In Two-Headed Giant and other multiplayer variants where players share a turn, attacking creatures controlled by a teammate also receive the +1/+0 bonus.
Examples
Example
Goblin Wardriver
Creature — Goblin Warrior
2/2
Battle cry (Whenever this creature attacks, each other attacking creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.)
Trivia
- Battle Cry was featured as rules card 1 of 5 in the Mirrodin Besieged set.
- Battle Cry was considered as the Boros mechanic for Guilds of Ravnica.[6]
- Honored Crop-Captain and Renegade Warlord have a form of Battle Cry that is phrased "other attacking creatures get" rather than "each other attacking creature gets".
- Syr Joshua and Syr Saxon, as a designed-for-digital card, grants itself battle cry when there are two copies of it on the battlefield.
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (2018-06-11). "Storm Scale: Mirrodin and Scars of Mirrodin Blocks". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (January 17, 2011). "Under Besiege, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Tom LaPille (February 11, 2011). "The Heroes Who Cried Battle". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Matt Tabak (May 31, 2019). "Modern Horizons Mechanics". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Doug Beyer (February 09, 2011). "Public Displays of Aggression". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (October 29, 2018). "Odds & Ends: Guilds of Ravica". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
External links
- A Planeswalker's Primer for Mirrodin Besieged: Battle Cry (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube.