Ghired's Belligerence

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Ghired's Belligerence: Sorcery, Commander 2019. Ghired's Belligerence deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{X}{R}{R}
Mana value
2
Type
Sorcery
Colour identity
Red (R)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Commander 2019 (C19)
Released
2019-08-23
Collector number
25
Artist
Izzy
Commander rank
9,177 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Populate

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About Ghired's Belligerence

Ghired's Belligerence is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red sorcery from Commander 2019 (C19), a Commander product released in August 2019. It is collector number 25 in that set, with art by Izzy. It costs {X}{R}{R} (X and two red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Commander 2019 is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.24 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Ghired's Belligerence deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures. Whenever a creature dealt damage this way dies this turn, populate. (Create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)

"Harmony is no longer an option." -Ghired, Conclave exile

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.24 (as of 2026-11-12).

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Format legality

Legality of Ghired's Belligerence by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Official rulings

The 8 most recent official rulings for Ghired's Belligerence, newest first.

  • If you choose to copy a creature token that's a copy of another creature, the new creature token will copy the characteristics of whatever the original token is copying.
  • If you control no creature tokens when you populate, nothing will happen.
  • The new creature token copies the characteristics of the original token as stated by the effect that created the original token.
  • Populate doesn't target the creature token you're copying. You choose that creature token as you're taking the populate action. You can choose any creature token you control. If a spell or ability causes you to create a creature token and then instructs you to populate, you may choose to copy the token you just created, or you may choose to copy another creature token you control.
  • The new token doesn't copy whether the original token is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras and Equipment attached to it, or any noncopy effects that have changed its power, toughness, color, and so on.
  • Any enters-the-battlefield abilities of the copied token will trigger when the new token enters the battlefield. Any "as [this creature] enters the battlefield" or "[this creature] enters the battlefield with" abilities of the copied token will also work.
  • The delayed triggered ability will trigger if a creature dealt damage by Ghired's Belligerence dies for any reason this turn, not just due to lethal damage.
  • You choose how the damage will be divided as you cast Ghired's Belligerence. Each target creature must be assigned at least 1 damage.

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