---
name: "Martyr for the Cause"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Proliferate"]
set: "WAR"
set_name: "War of the Spark"
collector_number: "23"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Zoltan Boros"
oracle_id: "b19cbb92-bdf9-4b34-bd16-db5a594f51b7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/martyr-for-the-cause-war"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Martyr for the Cause
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Proliferate

## Oracle Text
When this creature dies, proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)

> *«Если мне суждено погибнуть на службе, то это сражение достойно того, чтобы стать последним».*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Cacophony Scamp](/printing/cacophony-scamp-one.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Goblin Warrior
3. [Plaguemaw Beast](/printing/plaguemaw-beast-plst.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Beast
4. [Grateful Apparition](/printing/grateful-apparition-ncc.md) — Creature — Spirit
5. [Gulping Scraptrap](/printing/gulping-scraptrap-one.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Horror
6. [Phyrexian Seedling](/printing/phyrexian-seedling-mb2.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Plant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** War of the Spark (WAR) #23
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Zoltan Boros
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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