---
name: "Will of the Mardu"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "TDC"
set_name: "Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander"
collector_number: "17"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Tuan Duong Chu"
oracle_id: "d8df9813-0376-4d30-8cdc-30451fb67726"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/will-of-the-mardu-tdc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Will of the Mardu
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose one. If you control a commander as you cast this spell, you may choose both instead.
• Create a number of 1/1 red Warrior creature tokens equal to the number of creatures target player controls.
• Will of the Mardu deals damage to target creature equal to the number of creatures you control.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Mardu Charm](/printing/mardu-charm-ktk.md) — Instant
2. [Will of the Temur](/printing/will-of-the-temur-tdc.md) — Sorcery
3. [Martial Coup](/printing/martial-coup-pip.md) — Sorcery
4. [Devoted Mardu](/printing/devoted-mardu-unk.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
5. [Kamahl's Will](/printing/kamahls-will-cmr.md) — Instant
6. [Mishra's Onslaught](/printing/mishras-onslaught-bro.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #17
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Tuan Duong Chu
- **Total Printings:** 10 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`