Herald of War card art

Herald of War

Creature — Angel MV 5

Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.

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What it doesRulingsIn the 99Every version

What it does

Flying

Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on it.

Angel spells and Human spells you cast cost 1 less to cast for each +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Rulings

5 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.

  • 2012-05-01

    The cost reduction is based on the total number of +1/+1 counters on Herald of War, not just the ones put on it by its own ability.

  • 2012-05-01

    If there are additional costs to cast a creature spell, such as a kicker cost, apply those increases before applying cost reductions.

  • 2012-05-01

    To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost (such as a flashback cost) you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell is determined only by its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast the spell was.

  • 2012-05-01

    The +1/+1 counter is put on Herald of War before blockers are declared and combat damage is dealt.

  • 2012-05-01

    A creature spell that's both an Angel and a Human will cost 1 less to cast for each +1/+1 counter on Herald of War.

Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.

In the 99

Every deck whose current list includes Herald of War, whatever its commander.

Decks running it 1
Games played 0
Win rate — Fewer than 5 completed games — not enough to publish a rate yet.
Confirmed on board 0 Games where a board photo caught it actually in play.

Most played under

Commander Decks Games Win rate
Leinore, Autumn Sovereign 1 0 —

Colors it shows up in

  • Selesnya 1 deck

Every version of Herald of War

4 printings, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly — a printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall genuinely publishes none for some of them.

Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Herald of War — a name search across every version, for the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.

Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only — no individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.