Kataki, War's Wage

Kataki, War's Wage

Legendary Creature — Spirit

Mana cost: {1}{W}

How we read this card

All artifacts have that ability

static — grants a keyword

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

triggered —

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: sacrifice an artifact, an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield.

Cares about: an upkeep, an artifact it grants abilities to.

Works well with

a nontoken Spirit is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 54 cards in the game can cause this (Kataki is one).

  1. Millicent, Restless Revenant — When Kataki, War's Wage is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Millicent, Restless Revenant makes a token

a Spirit in a graveyard — 54 cards in the game can cause this (Kataki is one).

When Kataki, War's Wage is in the graveyard:

  1. Iname, Life Aspect — can bring it back
  2. Angel of Flight Alabaster — can bring it back

a nontoken Spirit enters the battlefield — 727 cards in the game can cause this (Kataki is one).

  1. Baboon Spirit — When Kataki, War's Wage enters, Baboon Spirit makes a token

a nontoken artifact is sacrificed — 740 cards in the game can cause this (Kataki is one).

  1. Bag of Devouring — When you sacrifice Kataki, War's Wage, Bag of Devouring exiles it

an artifact is sacrificed — 761 cards in the game can cause this (Kataki is one).

When you sacrifice Kataki, War's Wage:

  1. Ravenous Squirrel — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Lightless Evangel — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — exiles a creature or artifact an opponent controls

11 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Spirit enters the battlefield — 863 cards in the game can cause this (Kataki is one).

When Kataki, War's Wage enters:

  1. Mausoleum Wanderer — gets +1/+1
  2. Drogskol Cavalry — gains you 2 life
  3. Vanguard of the Restless — returns itself from the graveyard
  4. Nebelgast Herald — taps a creature an opponent controls

a Spirit creature it boosts — 889 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Gallows Warden — Gallows Warden gives Kataki, War's Wage bigger stats
  2. Long-Forgotten Gohei — Long-Forgotten Gohei gives Kataki, War's Wage bigger stats

887 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact in a graveyard — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this (Kataki is one).

When Kataki, War's Wage is in the graveyard:

  1. Tasigur, the Golden Fang — can bring it back
  2. Emeria Shepherd — can bring it back
  3. Moment of Reckoning — can bring it back
  4. Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen — can bring it back
  5. Dredger's Insight — can bring it back
  6. Serra Paragon — can bring it back
  7. Muldrotha, the Gravetide — can bring it back
  8. Invasion of Tolvada // The Broken Sky — can bring it back
  9. Loamcrafter Faun — can bring it back
  10. Lurrus of the Dream-Den — can bring it back

179 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 1,254 cards in the game can cause this (Kataki is one).

When Kataki, War's Wage dies:

  1. Seer of Stolen Sight — surveils
  2. Al Bhed Salvagers — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Susurian Voidborn — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Marionette Apprentice — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Charforger — puts a oil counter on itself
  6. Exuberant Fuseling — puts a oil counter on itself
  7. Forgehammer Centurion — puts a oil counter on itself
  8. Judge Magister Gabranth — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. G'raha Tia — draws you 1 card
  10. Necrosquito — puts a oil counter on itself

58 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,714 cards in the game can cause this (Kataki is one).

  1. Fumulus, the Infestation — When you sacrifice Kataki, War's Wage, Fumulus, the Infestation makes a token

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is sacrificed — 1,741 cards in the game can cause this (Kataki is one).

When you sacrifice Kataki, War's Wage:

  1. Ziatora, the Incinerator — deals that creature's power damage
  2. Dina, Essence Brewer — draws you 1 card
  3. Fleshtaker — gains you 1 life
  4. Body Dropper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Smothering Abomination — draws you 1 card
  6. Kels, Fight Fixer — draws you 1 card
  7. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — triggers
  8. Grist, the Hunger Tide — kills a creature or planeswalker an opponent controls
  9. Cabal Therapist — triggers
  10. Rakdos, the Muscle — exiles a card from an opponent's library

19 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Kataki is one).

When Kataki, War's Wage is in the graveyard:

  1. Chainer, Dementia Master — can bring it back
  2. Deadbridge Chant — can bring it back
  3. Retrieve — can bring it back
  4. Remember the Fallen — can bring it back
  5. Fortuitous Find — can bring it back
  6. Havengul Lich — can bring it back
  7. Liliana the Repentant — can bring it back
  8. Paleoloth — can bring it back
  9. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — can bring it back
  10. Banon, the Returners' Leader — can bring it back

799 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature dies — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Kataki is one).

When Kataki, War's Wage dies:

  1. Zahur, Glory's Past — makes a token
  2. Liesa, Forgotten Archangel — brings a card back

68 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature dies — 2,830 cards in the game can cause this (Kataki is one).

  1. Salvaging Station — When Kataki, War's Wage dies, Salvaging Station untaps itself

555 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Kataki is one).

  1. Serpent of the Pass — Kataki, War's Wage fills your graveyard toward the 3 or more cards Serpent of the Pass needs

443 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Kataki is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Kataki, War's Wage attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token

224 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Kataki is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Kataki, War's Wage attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

321 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Kataki is one).

  1. Loran, Disciple of History — When Kataki, War's Wage enters, Loran, Disciple of History brings a card back

793 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.