Inspiring Bard
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms 189 • common
- Set
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
- Collector number
- 189
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Eelis Kyttanen
- Market price
- $0.16
What it does
When this creature enters, choose one —
• Bardic Inspiration — Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
• Song of Rest — You gain 3 life.
"Wake up, my friends! There are deeds to be done and treasures to be won!"
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Inspiring Bard was released in 2021 as part of the Magic: The Gathering expansion set Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, which marked the first full crossover between the collectible card game and the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop franchise. Designed as a common creature card, the item features artwork by artist Jason A. Engle, who leaned into the heroic, high-fantasy aesthetic characteristic of D&D tropes to illustrate a character poised to bolster allies on the battlefield.
The card was conceived to translate the bardic support mechanics found in D&D into Magic’s ruleset, focusing on the flavor of inspiration and group performance. Within the set, it functioned as a utility piece for the limited play environment, intended to help players manage their mana resources while reinforcing the collaborative, party-based themes central to the Forgotten Realms setting. It was well-received by fans of the crossover for successfully integrating familiar D&D archetypes into the mechanics of a trading card game.
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