Battle Hymn

First printed in Avacyn Restored (2012)

All 3 prints

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The List (PLST) #AVR-128, 2026
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2346, 2026
Avacyn Restored (AVR) #128, 2012

Battle Hymn

Instant

Add Red for each creature you control.

In the last 30 days 0.2% of Commander decks played it (13 of 6150). Most played in Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero.

Combos

15 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana…: Battle Hymn + Reiterate
Infinite colored mana, Infinite magecraft triggers: Battle Hymn + Dual Casting + Pili-Pala
Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB…: Battle Hymn + Dualcaster Mage + Emiel the Blessed
Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Battle Hymn + Cloudstone Curio + Ghitu Chronicler + Revolutionist
Infinite colored mana, Infinite magecraft triggers…: Battle Hymn + Elite Arcanist + Mycosynth Lattice + Pemmin's Aura
Infinite colored mana, Infinite magecraft triggers…: Battle Hymn + Elite Arcanist + Freed from the Real + Mycosynth Lattice
Infinite colored mana, Infinite magecraft triggers…: Battle Hymn + Chromatic Orrery + Elite Arcanist + Pemmin's Aura
Infinite colored mana, Infinite magecraft triggers…: Battle Hymn + Chromatic Orrery + Elite Arcanist + Freed from the Real
Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB…: Battle Hymn + Emiel the Blessed + Naru Meha, Master Wizard
Infinite casts of instants and sorceries in your hand and graveyard, Infinite colored mana…: Battle Hymn + Chromatic Orrery + Quasiduplicate + Scholar of the Ages

See all 15 on Commander Spellbook

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Not legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Legal
PreDH Not legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Not legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Commander Other periods →

In 13 of 6150 decks (0.2%).

Share of decks

0.2%

= vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

13

13 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

20%

2 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero	5.7%	0%
Ral, Monsoon Mage	1.9%	1%
Winota, Joiner of Forces	1.0%	2%
Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers	0.5%	3%
Krenko, Mob Boss	0.1%	75%
The Great Goblin	0.1%	25%
Zada, Hedron Grinder	0.1%	75%
Krark, the Thumbless + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh	0.0%	67%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Sol Ring	100%	1.0
Jeska's Will	92%	3.0
Pyroblast	92%	2.9
Deflecting Swat	92%	1.7
Red Elemental Blast	85%	2.5
Simian Spirit Guide	85%	1.8
Ancient Tomb	85%	1.0
Rite of Flame	77%	1.9
Bloodstained Mire	77%	1.5
Chrome Mox	77%	0.8

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Zada, Hedron Grinder Looi Bob Kurt in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K	1-4 20%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Zada, Hedron Grinder Fumbles, 24 Oct	1 main	#21 0-0
Krenko, Mob Boss Michael Sterlacci, 24 Oct	1 main	#64 0-4
Zada, Hedron Grinder Fumbles, 17 Oct	1 main	#22 1-3
Winota, Joiner of Forces David Stewart, 17 Oct	1 main	#26 0-3
The Great Goblin Andro Kalasic, 17 Oct	1 main	#18 1-3
Krenko, Mob Boss Sebastian Quinteros gonzalez, 17 Oct	1 main	#34 0-3
Ral, Monsoon Mage [069]Philipp Beckert, 17 Oct	1 main	#62 0-3
Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers Lucas Hidalgo, 17 Oct	1 main	#22 0-2

No recent decks in: Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Duel Commander.