Instruments of War
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
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What it does
Flash
As this artifact enters, choose a creature type.
Creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1.
Combos with Instruments of War
The lines this card is part of, what it needs alongside it, and what the cards do together. An infinite result is the one that moves a deck's bracket.
- Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate Helm of the Host Infinite
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature token with haste
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate Mirage Mirror Mirror Gallery Infinite
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures
Combo data from Commander Spellbook, the community-maintained database of Magic combos. Mirrored nightly.
Rulings
2 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2022-12-02
You must choose an existing creature type, such as Human or Warrior. Card types such as artifact and supertypes such as legendary can't be chosen.
- 2022-12-02
The choice of creature type is made as Instruments of War enters the battlefield. Players can't take any actions between the time the choice is made and the time the appropriate creatures begin to get +1/+1.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Instruments of War, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mendicant Core, Guidelight | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Azorius 1 deck
Instruments of War price history
The Jumpstart 2022 #50 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil |
|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2026 | $0.38 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $0.38 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $0.37 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $0.38 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | $0.37 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | $0.36 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $0.37 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | $0.36 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $0.37 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Instruments of War
1 printing, 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 publishes none for some of them.
- Normal
- $0.38
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Instruments of War. It runs a name search across every version, which covers 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.
