---
name: "Stirring Bard"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Dragon Bard"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Defender", "Mantle of Inspiration"]
set: "CLB"
set_name: "Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate"
collector_number: "195"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Raluca Marinescu"
oracle_id: "2583836d-7fd3-47b3-9b69-6814efe54a90"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/stirring-bard-clb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "banned"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Stirring Bard
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Dragon Bard
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/4
- **Keywords:** Defender, Mantle of Inspiration

## Oracle Text
Defender
When this creature enters, you take the initiative.
Mantle of Inspiration — {T}: Target creature gains menace and haste until end of turn.

> *危険を察するやいなや、彼女は激しく力の音色をかき鳴らす。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Valor Singer](/printing/valor-singer-afr.md) — Creature — Tiefling Bard
2. [Moku, Meandering Drummer](/printing/moku-meandering-drummer-tle.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Bard Ally
3. [Mardu Thunderkite](/printing/mardu-thunderkite-ytdm.md) — Creature — Dragon
4. [Molten-Core Maestro](/printing/molten-core-maestro-psos.md) — Creature — Goblin Bard
5. [Proficient Pyrodancer](/printing/proficient-pyrodancer-unf.md) — Creature — Human Performer
6. [Jaded Sell-Sword](/printing/jaded-sell-sword-hbg.md) — Creature — Dragon Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB) #195
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Raluca Marinescu
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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