---
name: "Martyr's Cause"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "ULG-13"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Jeff Laubenstein"
oracle_id: "72d1c789-e79f-4f15-80d0-981d4120b085"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/martyrs-cause-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Martyr's Cause
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Sacrifice a creature: The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to any target this turn, prevent that damage.

> *Dying is a soldier's talent.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Martyrdom](/printing/martyrdom-all.md) — Instant
2. [Sanctum Guardian](/printing/sanctum-guardian-9ed.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
3. [Circle of Despair](/printing/circle-of-despair-mir.md) — Enchantment
4. [Martyrs' Tomb](/printing/martyrs-tomb-apc.md) — Enchantment
5. [Blood of the Martyr](/printing/blood-of-the-martyr-drk.md) — Instant
6. [Caregiver](/printing/caregiver-rav.md) — Creature — Human Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #ULG-13
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Jeff Laubenstein
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`