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Kataki, War's Wage
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USD foil $33.10
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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
Saviors of Kamigawa (SOK #14)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
2
Released
2005-06-03
Artist
Matt Thompson
EDHREC rank
#9,872
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 1.39
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 68 %+66.0 %
  2. Mycosynth Wellspring 65 %+63.8 %
  3. Myr Retriever 58 %+55.3 %
  4. Scrap Trawler 55 %+52.5 %
  5. Junk Diver 53 %+51.5 %
  6. Filigree Familiar 51 %+49.4 %
  7. Workshop Assistant 50 %+48.7 %
  8. Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle 52 %+47.6 %
  9. Ugin's Nexus 45 %+44.9 %
  10. Solemn Simulacrum 63 %+44.8 %
  11. Second Sunrise 45 %+44.0 %
  12. Circuit Mender 47 %+43.7 %
  13. Implement of Improvement 44 %+43.3 %
  14. Treasure Keeper 43 %+42.6 %
  15. Faith's Reward 44 %+42.5 %
  16. Mycosynth Lattice 43 %+42.3 %
  17. Spine of Ish Sah 43 %+42.1 %
  18. Sun Titan 61 %+39.9 %
  19. Chromatic Star 41 %+39.2 %
  20. Starnheim Courser 40 %+35.4 %
  21. Blind Obedience 45 %+35.1 %
  22. Windborn Muse 41 %+34.9 %
  23. Buried Ruin 42 %+32.9 %
  24. Aura of Silence 36 %+32.6 %
  25. Keeper of the Accord 47 %+32.4 %
  26. Ghostly Prison 53 %+31.7 %
  27. Brought Back 35 %+31.6 %
  28. Terrarion 31 %+31.1 %
  29. Aven Mindcensor 37 %+31.0 %
  30. Oswald Fiddlebender 33 %+30.0 %
  31. Mana Tithe 41 %+29.8 %
  32. Approach of the Second Sun 34 %+29.5 %
  33. Thalia, Heretic Cathar 38 %+28.5 %
  34. Spelltithe Enforcer 29 %+28.2 %
  35. Prized Statue 29 %+28.1 %
  36. Gandalf the White 30 %+27.7 %
  37. Martyr's Bond 28 %+27.5 %
  38. Market Gnome 27 %+26.8 %
  39. Thran Turbine 26 %+26.0 %
  40. Ravnica at War 37 %+25.9 %
  41. Brilliant Restoration 30 %+25.9 %
  42. Nutrient Block 26 %+25.5 %
  43. Thalia, Guardian of Thraben 29 %+24.7 %
  44. Deep Gnome Terramancer 31 %+23.6 %
  45. Deafening Silence 28 %+23.3 %
  46. Krark-Clan Ironworks 25 %+23.3 %
  47. Luminous Broodmoth 25 %+23.2 %
  48. Cathodion 24 %+23.0 %
  49. Knight of the White Orchid 48 %+22.9 %
  50. Sevinne's Reclamation 35 %+22.6 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Plains 95 %+0.6 %
  2. Swords to Plowshares 75 %-0.2 %
  3. Path to Exile 70 %+2.7 %
  4. Ichor Wellspring 68 %+66.0 %
  5. Mycosynth Wellspring 65 %+63.8 %
  6. Solemn Simulacrum 63 %+44.8 %
  7. Sun Titan 61 %+39.9 %
  8. Myr Retriever 58 %+55.3 %
  9. Scrap Trawler 55 %+52.5 %
  10. Ghostly Prison 53 %+31.7 %
  11. Junk Diver 53 %+51.5 %
  12. Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle 52 %+47.6 %
  13. Filigree Familiar 51 %+49.4 %
  14. Workshop Assistant 50 %+48.7 %
  15. Emeria, the Sky Ruin 50 %+9.5 %
  16. Generous Gift 48 %+7.5 %
  17. Knight of the White Orchid 48 %+22.9 %
  18. Keeper of the Accord 47 %+32.4 %
  19. Circuit Mender 47 %+43.7 %
  20. Blind Obedience 45 %+35.1 %
  21. Ugin's Nexus 45 %+44.9 %
  22. Second Sunrise 45 %+44.0 %
  23. Sol Ring 45 %-38.5 %
  24. Faith's Reward 44 %+42.5 %
  25. Austere Command 44 %+16.6 %
  26. Implement of Improvement 44 %+43.3 %
  27. Treasure Keeper 43 %+42.6 %
  28. Land Tax 43 %+9.7 %
  29. Spine of Ish Sah 43 %+42.1 %
  30. Mycosynth Lattice 43 %+42.3 %
  31. Buried Ruin 42 %+32.9 %
  32. Mana Tithe 41 %+29.8 %
  33. Reprieve 41 %+17.2 %
  34. Windborn Muse 41 %+34.9 %
  35. Chromatic Star 41 %+39.2 %
  36. Starnheim Courser 40 %+35.4 %
  37. Grand Abolisher 39 %+21.1 %
  38. Authority of the Consuls 38 %+14.5 %
  39. War Room 38 %+2.0 %
  40. Thalia, Heretic Cathar 38 %+28.5 %
  41. Ravnica at War 37 %+25.9 %
  42. Darksteel Mutation 37 %+20.8 %
  43. Aven Mindcensor 37 %+31.0 %
  44. Aura of Silence 36 %+32.6 %
  45. Sevinne's Reclamation 35 %+22.6 %
  46. Stroke of Midnight 35 %+9.3 %
  47. Rebuff the Wicked 35 %+16.7 %
  48. Brought Back 35 %+31.6 %
  49. Mangara, the Diplomat 34 %+15.2 %
  50. Approach of the Second Sun 34 %+29.5 %

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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