---
name: "Raise the Alarm"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "MD1"
set_name: "Modern Event Deck 2014"
collector_number: "8"
rarity: "common"
artist: "John Matson"
oracle_id: "5b2364d7-a811-4595-a1b4-224c70555ffa"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/raise-the-alarm-md1"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Raise the Alarm
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Create two 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens.

> *"The nim raid our homes without warning. We must defend our homes without hesitation."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Join the Ranks](/printing/join-the-ranks-wwk.md) — Instant
2. [Captain's Call](/printing/captains-call-dmu.md) — Sorcery
3. [Call the Cavalry](/printing/call-the-cavalry-gnt.md) — Sorcery
4. [Take Up Arms](/printing/take-up-arms-bbd.md) — Instant
5. [Sworn Companions](/printing/sworn-companions-grn.md) — Sorcery
6. [Allied Reinforcements](/printing/allied-reinforcements-ogw.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Event Deck 2014 (MD1) #8
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** John Matson
- **Total Printings:** 66 across all historical editions

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