Rousing Refrain
C21Commander 2021/#56/2021Rare
Colour IDMV 5
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.79
Cardmarket€0.83
ManaPool$0.41
TCGplayer$0.93
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.20
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.30 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.79High $0.99Low $0.59▲ 14.5%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.93TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 4.1%30d▼ 7.0%90d▼ 29.5%
90d high
$1.34
90d low
$0.93
Paper printings priced
4
Currently 2nd
Cheapest paper printing
$0.32
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander
- Down 7.0% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 31% below its 90 day high of $1.34.
- This printing is the 2nd cheapest paper printing currently priced (4 priced in total).
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Gameplay and rules
Sorcery
Add for each card in target opponent's hand. Until end of turn, you don't lose this mana as steps and phases end. Exile Rousing Refrain with three time counters on it.
Suspend 3— (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay and exile it with three time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.)
Keywords
Suspend
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (13)
wotc2 Feb 2024
Suspend is a keyword that represents three abilities. The first is a static ability that allows you to exile the card from your hand with the specified number of time counters (the number before the dash) on it by paying its suspend cost (listed after the dash). The second is a triggered ability that removes a time counter from the suspended card at the beginning of each of your upkeeps. The third is a triggered ability that gives you the option to cast the card when the last time counter is removed.
wotc2 Feb 2024
The mana value of a spell cast without paying its mana cost is determined by its mana cost, even though that cost wasn't paid.
wotc2 Feb 2024
If an effect refers to a "suspended card," that means a card that (1) has suspend, (2) is in exile, and (3) has one or more time counters on it.
wotc2 Feb 2024
Exiling a card with suspend isn't casting that card. This action doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to.
wotc2 Feb 2024
If the card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
wotc2 Feb 2024
Due to a recent rules change to suspend, you are no longer required to cast the suspended card as the second triggered ability of suspend resolves. Instead, as the second triggered ability resolves, you may cast the card. Timing permissions based on the card's type are ignored. If you don't cast the card, it remains exiled with no time counters on it, and it's no longer suspended.
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About this card
Rousing Refrain
Rousing Refrain is a Sorcery, with mana cost {3}{R}{R} (mana value 5). Printed 4 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.93 (down 7.0% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Rousing Refrain FAQ
How much is Rousing Refrain worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Rousing Refrain is $0.93. It is down 7.0% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.93 to $1.34.
What is the cheapest printing of Rousing Refrain?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander at $0.32 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Rousing Refrain?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Commander 2021 at $3.81 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Rousing Refrain are there?
Rousing Refrain has been printed 4 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Rousing Refrain first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from C21 #56, released 2021-04-23.
What is the newest printing of Rousing Refrain?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from SOC #253, released 2026-04-24.
Is Rousing Refrain legal in Commander?
Yes, Rousing Refrain is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Rousing Refrain legal in Modern?
Rousing Refrain is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.