---
name: "Inspiring Bard"
mana_cost: "{3}{G}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Elf Bard"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "AFR"
set_name: "Adventures in the Forgotten Realms"
collector_number: "189"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Eelis Kyttanen"
oracle_id: "88443470-f696-4f9b-b34d-50be8f1d4bc2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/inspiring-bard-afr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Inspiring Bard
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{G}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Elf Bard
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, choose one —
• Bardic Inspiration — Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
• Song of Rest — You gain 3 life.

> *"Wake up, my friends! There are deeds to be done and treasures to be won!"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sole Performer](/printing/sole-performer-unf.md) — Creature — Elf Performer
2. [Wellwisher](/printing/wellwisher-cma.md) — Creature — Elf
3. [Iridescent Blademaster](/printing/iridescent-blademaster-mom.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior
4. [Seedcradle Witch](/printing/seedcradle-witch-shm.md) — Creature — Elf Shaman
5. [Melancholic Poet](/printing/melancholic-poet-sos.md) — Creature — Elf Bard
6. [Valor Singer](/printing/valor-singer-afr.md) — Creature — Tiefling Bard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) #189
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Eelis Kyttanen
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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