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Kataki, War's Wage
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Kataki, War's Wage

{1}{W}

Legendary Creature — Spirit

All artifacts have "At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this artifact unless you pay {1}."

"Before the war, we prayed to Kataki to sharpen our swords and harden our armor. Without his blessing our weapons are all but useless against the kami hordes." —Kenzo the Hardhearted

2 / 1

Set
Modern Masters (MMA #20)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
2
Released
2013-06-07
Artist
Matt Thompson
EDHREC rank
#9,620
Colour identity
{W}
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 1.06
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander
Removal

Combos

Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Ichor Wellspring 69 %+66.3 %
  2. Mycosynth Wellspring 65 %+64.4 %
  3. Myr Retriever 58 %+55.7 %
  4. Scrap Trawler 56 %+53.3 %
  5. Junk Diver 54 %+52.5 %
  6. Filigree Familiar 51 %+50.2 %
  7. Workshop Assistant 51 %+49.6 %
  8. Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle 53 %+48.4 %
  9. Ugin's Nexus 47 %+46.3 %
  10. Second Sunrise 47 %+45.6 %
  11. Solemn Simulacrum 63 %+45.0 %
  12. Circuit Mender 48 %+44.5 %
  13. Faith's Reward 46 %+43.9 %
  14. Treasure Keeper 44 %+43.8 %
  15. Implement of Improvement 44 %+43.7 %
  16. Spine of Ish Sah 44 %+43.1 %
  17. Mycosynth Lattice 43 %+43.0 %
  18. Sun Titan 62 %+40.3 %
  19. Chromatic Star 41 %+39.9 %
  20. Starnheim Courser 40 %+35.7 %
  21. Windborn Muse 41 %+35.0 %
  22. Blind Obedience 44 %+34.2 %
  23. Buried Ruin 43 %+33.5 %
  24. Brought Back 36 %+32.9 %
  25. Keeper of the Accord 48 %+32.5 %
  26. Ghostly Prison 54 %+32.4 %
  27. Terrarion 32 %+32.2 %
  28. Aura of Silence 35 %+31.9 %
  29. Aven Mindcensor 38 %+31.4 %
  30. Mana Tithe 42 %+30.8 %
  31. Approach of the Second Sun 34 %+29.8 %
  32. Oswald Fiddlebender 33 %+29.6 %
  33. Gandalf the White 31 %+28.9 %
  34. Spelltithe Enforcer 29 %+28.3 %
  35. Thalia, Heretic Cathar 37 %+28.0 %
  36. Martyr's Bond 28 %+27.8 %
  37. Prized Statue 29 %+27.6 %
  38. Brilliant Restoration 31 %+26.5 %
  39. Market Gnome 27 %+26.5 %
  40. Ravnica at War 38 %+26.3 %
  41. Thran Turbine 26 %+25.9 %
  42. Nutrient Block 26 %+25.8 %
  43. Thalia, Guardian of Thraben 29 %+24.6 %
  44. Krark-Clan Ironworks 26 %+24.4 %
  45. Deep Gnome Terramancer 31 %+24.1 %
  46. Cathodion 25 %+23.9 %
  47. Luminous Broodmoth 26 %+23.7 %
  48. Knight of the White Orchid 49 %+23.3 %
  49. Sevinne's Reclamation 36 %+22.7 %
  50. Summoner's Egg 23 %+22.6 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Plains 95 %+0.9 %
  2. Swords to Plowshares 76 %+0.6 %
  3. Path to Exile 71 %+3.7 %
  4. Ichor Wellspring 69 %+66.3 %
  5. Mycosynth Wellspring 65 %+64.4 %
  6. Solemn Simulacrum 63 %+45.0 %
  7. Sun Titan 62 %+40.3 %
  8. Myr Retriever 58 %+55.7 %
  9. Scrap Trawler 56 %+53.3 %
  10. Junk Diver 54 %+52.5 %
  11. Ghostly Prison 54 %+32.4 %
  12. Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle 53 %+48.4 %
  13. Filigree Familiar 51 %+50.2 %
  14. Workshop Assistant 51 %+49.6 %
  15. Emeria, the Sky Ruin 50 %+10.6 %
  16. Knight of the White Orchid 49 %+23.3 %
  17. Generous Gift 49 %+7.3 %
  18. Keeper of the Accord 48 %+32.5 %
  19. Circuit Mender 48 %+44.5 %
  20. Second Sunrise 47 %+45.6 %
  21. Ugin's Nexus 47 %+46.3 %
  22. Faith's Reward 46 %+43.9 %
  23. Sol Ring 45 %-38.0 %
  24. Austere Command 45 %+17.2 %
  25. Implement of Improvement 44 %+43.7 %
  26. Blind Obedience 44 %+34.2 %
  27. Treasure Keeper 44 %+43.8 %
  28. Spine of Ish Sah 44 %+43.1 %
  29. Mycosynth Lattice 43 %+43.0 %
  30. Land Tax 43 %+10.4 %
  31. Buried Ruin 43 %+33.5 %
  32. Mana Tithe 42 %+30.8 %
  33. Chromatic Star 41 %+39.9 %
  34. Windborn Muse 41 %+35.0 %
  35. Starnheim Courser 40 %+35.7 %
  36. Reprieve 40 %+16.6 %
  37. Grand Abolisher 40 %+21.3 %
  38. Ravnica at War 38 %+26.3 %
  39. War Room 38 %+2.6 %
  40. Aven Mindcensor 38 %+31.4 %
  41. Thalia, Heretic Cathar 37 %+28.0 %
  42. Darksteel Mutation 37 %+20.6 %
  43. Stroke of Midnight 36 %+10.0 %
  44. Brought Back 36 %+32.9 %
  45. Authority of the Consuls 36 %+13.4 %
  46. Sevinne's Reclamation 36 %+22.7 %
  47. Aura of Silence 35 %+31.9 %
  48. Rebuff the Wicked 35 %+16.8 %
  49. Mangara, the Diplomat 35 %+15.3 %
  50. Approach of the Second Sun 34 %+29.8 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Not legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Gatherer ↗Edhrec ↗
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