---
name: "Gorilla War Cry"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "ALL"
set_name: "Alliances"
collector_number: "73b"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Bryon Wackwitz"
oracle_id: "60a7f61c-41ad-4dce-b556-a99bf38c3d73"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gorilla-war-cry-all"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Gorilla War Cry
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Cast this spell only during combat before blockers are declared.
All creatures gain menace until end of turn. (They can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Goblin War Drums](/printing/goblin-war-drums-fem.md) — Enchantment
2. [Frontier Warmonger](/printing/frontier-warmonger-ltc.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
3. [How to Start a Riot](/printing/how-to-start-a-riot-tla.md) — Instant — Lesson
4. [Gruul War Chant](/printing/gruul-war-chant-cn2.md) — Enchantment
5. [Blood-Chin Rager](/printing/blood-chin-rager-dtk.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
6. [Sonorous Howlbonder](/printing/sonorous-howlbonder-iko.md) — Creature — Human Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alliances (ALL) #73b
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Bryon Wackwitz
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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