Chant of Vitu-Ghazi

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Chant of Vitu-Ghazi: Instant, March of the Machine Commander. Convoke. Prevent all damage that would be dealt by creatures this turn. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{6}{W}{W}
Mana value
8
Type
Instant
Colour identity
White (W)
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
March of the Machine Commander (MOC)
Released
2023-04-21
Collector number
177
Artist
Stephen Tappin
Commander rank
12,161 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Convoke

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About Chant of Vitu-Ghazi

Chant of Vitu-Ghazi is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon white instant from March of the Machine Commander (MOC), a Commander product released in April 2023. It is collector number 177 in that set, with art by Stephen Tappin. It costs {6}{W}{W} (six generic and two white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 8. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Ravnica: City of Guilds (2005) to March of the Machine Commander (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.25 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for {1} or one mana of that creature's color.)

Prevent all damage that would be dealt by creatures this turn. You gain life equal to the damage prevented this way.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.25 (as of 2026-11-12).

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Format legality

Legality of Chant of Vitu-Ghazi by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Chant of Vitu-Ghazi

Chant of Vitu-Ghazi has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Ravnica: City of Guilds (RAV) #7Uncommon2005

Official rulings

Seven official rulings apply to Chant of Vitu-Ghazi, newest first.

  • Because convoke isn't an alternative cost, it can be used in conjunction with alternative costs.
  • Tapping an untapped creature that's attacking or blocking to convoke a spell won't cause that creature to stop attacking or blocking.
  • Tapping a multicolored creature using convoke will pay for {1} or one mana of your choice of any of that creature's colors.
  • When calculating a spell's total cost, include any alternative costs, additional costs, or anything else that increases or reduces the cost to cast the spell. Convoke applies after the total cost is calculated. Convoke doesn't change a spell's mana cost or mana value.
  • If a creature you control has a mana ability with {T} in the cost, activating that ability while casting a spell with convoke will result in the creature being tapped before you pay the spell's costs. You won't be able to tap it again for convoke. Similarly, if you sacrifice a creature to activate a mana ability while casting a spell with convoke, that creature won't be on the battlefield when you pay the spell's costs, so you won't be able to tap it for convoke.
  • You can tap any untapped creature you control to convoke a spell, even one you haven't controlled continuously since the beginning of your most recent turn.
  • The damage prevention shield lasts for the rest of the turn, and you gain life each time that shield prevents 1 or more damage.

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