Price$4.43 – $5.99
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Artifact
LegalRank #141
As this artifact enters, choose a creature type.
Creature spells you cast of the chosen type cost 
less to cast.
At the beginning of your upkeep, look at the top card of your library. If it's a creature card of the chosen type, you may reveal it and put it into your hand.
Why is this card good?
Herald's Horn is a tribal staple, and for good reason: it's a colorless three-drop that does two valuable things at once. The cost reduction adds up fast in a deck running 30+ creatures of one type, effectively ramping you through your curve, and the upkeep card advantage quietly refills your hand over the course of a long game.
Who wants it: Any dedicated tribal deck — Elves, Goblins, Dragons, Slivers, Zombies, Vampires, Dinosaurs, etc. It's especially good in commanders like Edgar Markov, Ur-Dragon, or Lathril where you're flooding the board with one creature type. The free recurring card draw makes it better than pure cost-reducers like Urza's Incubator in grindy games.
When to skip it: Don't run it in decks with scattered creature types or low creature counts — you need real density to justify the slot. It also does nothing the turn you play it, so fast combo or aggressive lists may prefer impactful pieces. Changelings can cheat the type-locking restriction.
cost reduction adds up fast in a deck running 30+ creatures of one type, effectively ramping you through your curve, and the upkeep card advantage quietly refills your hand over the course of a long game.
Who wants it: Any dedicated tribal deck — Elves, Goblins, Dragons, Slivers, Zombies, Vampires, Dinosaurs, etc. It's especially good in commanders like Edgar Markov, Ur-Dragon, or Lathril where you're flooding the board with one creature type. The free recurring card draw makes it better than pure cost-reducers like Urza's Incubator in grindy games.
When to skip it: Don't run it in decks with scattered creature types or low creature counts — you need real density to justify the slot. It also does nothing the turn you play it, so fast combo or aggressive lists may prefer impactful pieces. Changelings can cheat the type-locking restriction.Related cards
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Printings (13)
Played by these commanders
Admiral Brass, Unsinkable100% of 1
Rin and Seri, Inseparable100% of 1
The Swarmlord100% of 2
The Ur-Dragon100% of 1
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity100% of 2
Arahbo, Roar of the World100% of 1
Krenko, Mob Boss100% of 1
Sliver Gravemother100% of 1
Éowyn, Shieldmaiden100% of 1
Captain N'ghathrod100% of 1
Combos (8)
- Metallic Sliver + Lavabelly Sliver + Hibernation Sliver + Syphon Sliver + Herald's Horn
→ Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite damage
- Metallic Sliver + Lavabelly Sliver + Hibernation Sliver + Essence Sliver + Herald's Horn
→ Infinite damage, Infinite ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers
- Squee, the Immortal + Skyfire Phoenix + Herald's Horn + Thermopod
→ Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Squee, the Immortal + Skyfire Phoenix + Herald's Horn + Phyrexian Altar
→ Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Together Forever + Ashnod's Altar + Walking Ballista + Herald's Horn
→ Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Evolution Witness + Myr Scrapling + Herald's Horn
→ Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers