---
name: "Combat Calligrapher"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Bird Cleric"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "C21"
set_name: "Commander 2021"
collector_number: "14"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Joseph Weston"
oracle_id: "ee7ebbc1-2f9e-4867-a522-424869b6d772"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/combat-calligrapher-c21"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Combat Calligrapher
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Bird Cleric
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Inklings can't attack you or planeswalkers you control.
Whenever a player attacks one of your opponents, that attacking player creates a tapped 2/1 white and black Inkling creature token with flying that's attacking that opponent.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Inkling Summoning](/printing/inkling-summoning-stx.md) — Sorcery — Lesson
2. [Eager Glyphmage](/printing/eager-glyphmage-sos.md) — Creature — Cat Cleric
3. [Informed Inkwright](/printing/informed-inkwright-psos.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Scriv, the Obligator](/printing/scriv-the-obligator-soc.md) — Legendary Creature — Inkling Bird
5. [Inkshield](/printing/inkshield-soc.md) — Instant
6. [Falconer Adept](/printing/falconer-adept-m21.md) — Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2021 (C21) #14
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Joseph Weston
- **Total Printings:** 23 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`