Gorilla War Cry
Alliances 73a • common
- Set
- Alliances
- Collector number
- 73a
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Bryon Wackwitz
- Market price
- $0.13
What it does
Cast this spell only during combat before blockers are declared.
All creatures gain menace until end of turn. (They can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
"The only 'art' these beasts possess is the art of noise!"— Jaya Ballard
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Gorilla War Cry was released in June 1996 as part of the Alliances expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As a set, Alliances was designed to shift the game’s meta-balance by introducing high-impact cards that encouraged complex, resource-heavy strategies. It holds a distinct place in trading card history for its experimental approach to mana costs and its role in defining mid-90s competitive play.
The artwork for this card was created by illustrator Anson Maddocks, one of the original artists who defined the visual identity of early Magic: The Gathering. Maddocks’ style during this period often emphasized visceral, creature-focused imagery. In the context of the game's lore, Gorilla War Cry was intended to capture the chaotic intensity of a primitive, aggressive conflict, reflecting the brutal aesthetic themes that permeated the set's red-aligned cards.
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