Sound the Trumpets
Sound the Trumpets1 U U
Instant
Counter target spell. If that spell's mana value was 2 or less, recruit. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.)
uncommon

Sound the Trumpets

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Limited summary

Three-mana counterspell that recruits when it counters something cheap. Counter magic is usually weak in Limited, but getting a body plus a loot back turns the card into acceptable tempo.

Roles

CounterspellRole — Answers spells while they're on the stack.

Archetypes

GU Elves / LandfallGU Elves / Landfall — SimicElf ramp-tempo deck using Landfall triggers. Extra land drops and land recursion snowball incremental advantages into oversized threats and card flow.How it plays: Extra-land effects are the engine: value them above replacement-level creatures. Hold fetch-style lands to trigger Landfall at the best moment. Can pivot between aggro tempo and ramp endgame.WU Humans / RecruitWU Humans / Recruit — AzoriusGo-wide Humans deck built around the Recruit mechanic: assemble a board of Human tokens and creatures, then leverage payoffs that reward a large Human count.How it plays: Prioritize cheap Humans and Recruit enablers early, then curve into anthem-style payoffs. Watch for sweepers; commit only as much as you need. Token generation makes chump-blocking and race math favorable.

Play around this

Blue + UU open: cheap spells (mana value 2 or less) not only get countered, they gift the opponent a recruit.

Gameplay notes

Best against decks full of cheap interaction and tricks. Don't hold up three mana every turn in an aggressive matchup — take it out against pure creature decks.

Key synergies

Belladonna Took
Belladonna TookEnabler → PayoffOne card sets up the condition the other rewards.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful

The recruit's Soldier token arrives at instant speed on the opponent's turn — a fresh turn for Belladonna's once-per-turn ladder, so the same token stream pays out extra life, cards, and counters.

Bard the Bowman
Bard the BowmanEnabler → PayoffOne card sets up the condition the other rewards.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful

The recruit's loot draw is a non-draw-step draw, so it often makes your second card of the turn — Bard converts the counterspell into a +1/+1 counter and lifelink on top of the tempo.

Synergy graph

Min strength
Sound the Trumpets ↔ Belladonna Took Enabler → Payoff · strength 2/3Sound the Trumpets ↔ Bard the Bowman Enabler → Payoff · strength 2/3Sound the Trumpets (this card)
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