---
name: "Kataki, War's Wage"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "SOK-14"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Matt Thompson"
oracle_id: "27ffa6e9-c161-4f53-8b41-7fae5f199f41"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/kataki-wars-wage-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Kataki, War's Wage
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1

## Oracle Text
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*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Energy Flux](/printing/energy-flux-mb2.md) — Enchantment
2. [Molder Slug](/printing/molder-slug-plst.md) — Creature — Slug Beast
3. [Hearth Kami](/printing/hearth-kami-chk.md) — Creature — Spirit
4. [Magus of the Tabernacle](/printing/magus-of-the-tabernacle-plc.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Inspired Insurgent](/printing/inspired-insurgent-tle.md) — Creature — Human Peasant Ally
6. [Dauntless Dismantler](/printing/dauntless-dismantler-lci.md) — Creature — Human Artificer

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #SOK-14
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Matt Thompson
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`