Inspiring Call is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
Draw a card for each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it. Those creatures gain indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy them.)
Complete guide
Inspiring Call is a powerful green instant that rewards players for building up their army with +1/+1 counters. It provides both card advantage and protection, making it a staple for decks utilizing modular, evolve, or proliferate mechanics.
Drawing and Protecting
When Inspiring Call resolves, it checks every creature you control to see if it has at least one +1/+1 counter on it. You draw a card for each creature that meets this criteria, and simultaneously, those specific creatures gain indestructible until the end of the turn. This ensures your key threats remain on the board even in the face of board wipes or targeted destruction.
Step-by-Step Resolution
First, the spell counts the number of creatures you control with a +1/+1 counter. Second, you draw that many cards. Third, every creature counted this way gains the indestructible keyword. It is important to note that the spell only looks at the state of your creatures as it resolves; creatures entering the battlefield or receiving counters later in the turn will not be protected.
Timing and Counters
One of the most important aspects of this card is that once a creature gains indestructible from Inspiring Call, it keeps that keyword until the end of the turn. Even if the +1/+1 counters are removed from the creature later (for example, by being moved or removed as a cost), the creature remains indestructible. Conversely, if a creature does not have a counter at the moment the spell resolves, it gains nothing.
Common Mistakes
Players often forget that Inspiring Call does not grant indestructible to all creatures, only those with +1/+1 counters. Additionally, it does not prevent creatures from being exiled or having their toughness reduced to zero or less. Always ensure your counters are placed before this spell resolves to maximize your card draw and protection.
Interaction examples
Beast WithinIf an opponent casts Beast Within targeting one of your creatures with a +1/+1 counter, you can cast Inspiring Call in response. Inspiring Call resolves first, allowing you to draw a card and making that creature indestructible. When Beast Within tries to resolve, the 'destroy' effect fails because the creature is now indestructible.
Heroic InterventionWhile Heroic Intervention protects all permanents regardless of counters, Inspiring Call offers a unique advantage by replenishing your hand. If you have three creatures with +1/+1 counters, Inspiring Call gives those three indestructible and draws you three cards, whereas Heroic Intervention would provide better blanket protection but no card draw.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Inspiring Call
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Creatures you control that have +1/+1 counters put on them after Inspiring Call resolves won't gain indestructible.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Once a creature gains indestructible, it will have it for the turn, even if it loses all its +1/+1 counters.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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