The Sound of Drums

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The Sound of Drums: Enchantment - Aura, Doctor Who. Enchant creature. Enchanted creature is goaded. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{R}
Mana value
3
Type
Enchantment - Aura
Colour identity
Red (R)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Doctor Who (WHO)
Released
2023-10-13
Collector number
97
Artist
Alexandr Leskinen
Commander rank
3,837 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Double, Enchant, Goad

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About The Sound of Drums

The Sound of Drums is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red enchantment from Doctor Who (WHO), a Commander product released in October 2023. It is collector number 97 in that set, with art by Alexandr Leskinen. It costs {2}{R} (two generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Doctor Who is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $4.96 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature is goaded.

If enchanted creature would deal combat damage to a permanent or player, it deals double that damage instead.

{2}{R}: Return this card from your graveyard to your hand.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $4.96 (as of 2026-11-12).

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

Format legality

Legality of The Sound of Drums by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of The Sound of Drums

The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Doctor Who (WHO) #391Rare2023
Doctor Who (WHO) #702Rare2023
Doctor Who (WHO) #982Rare2023

Similar cards

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In these precons

The Sound of Drums is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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