Battle Hymn
Battle Hymn: Instant, Avacyn Restored. Add R for each creature you control. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{R}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Avacyn Restored (AVR)
- Released
- 2012-05-04
- Collector number
- 128
- Artist
- Nils Hamm
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About Battle Hymn
Battle Hymn is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common red instant from Avacyn Restored (AVR), an expansion set released in May 2012. It is collector number 128 in that set, with art by Nils Hamm. It costs {1}{R} (one generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Pauper Commander. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Avacyn Restored (2012) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.92 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Add {R} for each creature you control.
"A church is just wood and walls. A congregation is the faithful praising the angels." -Kolman, elder of Gatstaf
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.92 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Battle Hymn by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
Other printings of Battle Hymn
Battle Hymn has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #AVR-128 | Common | 2026 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2346 | Rare | 2026 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Battle Hymn.
- 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.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.