---
name: "Gnoll War Band"
mana_cost: "{5}{R}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Gnoll"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Menace", "Myriad"]
set: "CLB"
set_name: "Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate"
collector_number: "178"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ben Wootten"
oracle_id: "ff8fc718-6218-48f3-981d-c4d2bc468493"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gnoll-war-band-clb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Gnoll War Band
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{R}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Gnoll
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Menace, Myriad

## Oracle Text
This spell costs {1} less to cast for each opponent who was dealt damage this turn.
Menace
Myriad (Whenever this creature attacks, for each opponent other than defending player, you may create a token copy that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control. Exile the tokens at end of combat.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Gnoll Hunting Party](/printing/gnoll-hunting-party-hbg.md) — Creature — Gnoll
2. [Grenzo's Ruffians](/printing/grenzos-ruffians-cn2.md) — Creature — Goblin
3. [Genasi Enforcers](/printing/genasi-enforcers-clb.md) — Creature — Elemental Shaman
4. [Frontier Warmonger](/printing/frontier-warmonger-ltc.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
5. [Wyrm's Crossing Patrol](/printing/wyrms-crossing-patrol-clb.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Warchief Giant](/printing/warchief-giant-plst.md) — Creature — Giant Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB) #178
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ben Wootten
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`