Battle Cry

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Battle Cry: Instant, Ice Age. Untap all white creatures you control. Whenever a creature blocks this turn, it gets +0/+1 until end of turn. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{W}
Mana value
3
Type
Instant
Colour identity
White (W)
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Ice Age (ICE)
Released
1995-06-03
Collector number
5
Artist
Douglas Shuler
Commander rank
28,282 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Battle Cry

Battle Cry is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon white instant from Ice Age (ICE), an expansion set released in June 1995. It is collector number 5 in that set, with art by Douglas Shuler. It costs {2}{W} (two generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and PreDH. Ice Age is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.23 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).

Card text

Untap all white creatures you control.

Whenever a creature blocks this turn, it gets +0/+1 until end of turn.

"In the thick of battle, you must keep your wits about you. Yelling a lot helps, too." -General Jarkeld, the Arctic Fox

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.23 (as of 2026-11-01).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Battle Cry by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PremodernLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal

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