Sound the Trumpets
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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
Archetypes
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
Bard replaces Sound the Trumpets' recruit draw with drawing two cards while recruit still discards only one, and he doubles the Human Soldier token if a nonland card is discarded.
Casting Sound the Trumpets triggers Uncover to draw three and discard two, and successfully countering a cheap spell adds the recruit loot and potentially a Human token, turning the counterspell into a major card-selection and board-development play.
When Sound the Trumpets counters an opponent's first noncreature spell of the turn with mana value 2 or less, that spell also triggers the Queen, producing two separate recruit triggers from the same exchange.
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.
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.
The Soldier created by Sound the Trumpets is a Human that receives Bard's Company's anthem, turning the counterspell's incidental 1/1 into a 2/2 and strengthening the WU go-wide plan.
Sound the Trumpets' recruit draw can be your second card of the turn, triggering Master's Councillors to mill three while the resulting token adds another Human to the board.
The card drawn while recruiting puts a +1/+1 counter on Ravenhill Flock, so Sound the Trumpets advances a flying threat in addition to countering a spell.
When Sound the Trumpets recruits during your turn, its draw is normally your second card after the draw step, so it puts a +1/+1 counter on Lakeshore Apothecary while also countering a spell and potentially creating a Human.
Casting Sound the Trumpets triggers the equipped creature's prowess, and Wizard's Staff doubles that triggered ability, producing a total +2/+2 combat boost from the counterspell.
The Human Soldier made by Sound the Trumpets contributes toward crewing Great Gilded Boat, while both cards provide recruit triggers that build the same Human go-wide shell.
Sound the Trumpets is a noncreature spell, so casting it makes Bothersome Noisemaker amass Goblins 1 before the counterspell potentially recruits another token.
Recruit can discard Plunder the Trollshaws as the nonland card needed to create a Soldier, after which Plunder remains usable from the graveyard and draws two cards through flashback.
Moment of Glory is a productive nonland card to discard to recruit, creating the Soldier token while preserving the spell for its flashback mode and eventual team-wide counter bonus.