---
name: "The War in Heaven"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Enchantment — Saga"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Mill"]
set: "40K"
set_name: "Warhammer 40,000 Commander"
collector_number: "69"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Darren Tan"
oracle_id: "5924cbb0-19b5-449c-a7c5-722e744a54f8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-war-in-heaven-40k"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# The War in Heaven
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Saga
- **Keywords:** Mill

## Oracle Text
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — You draw three cards and you lose 3 life.
II — Mill three cards.
III — Choose up to three target creature cards with total mana value 8 or less in your graveyard. Return each of them to the battlefield with a necrodermis counter on it. They're artifacts in addition to their other types.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Death in Heaven](/printing/death-in-heaven-who.md) — Enchantment — Saga
2. [Awaken the Honored Dead](/printing/awaken-the-honored-dead-tdm.md) — Enchantment — Saga
3. [Heaven Sent](/printing/heaven-sent-who.md) — Enchantment — Saga
4. [The Binding of the Titans](/printing/the-binding-of-the-titans-cmm.md) — Enchantment — Saga
5. [Nightmares and Daydreams](/printing/nightmares-and-daydreams-tle.md) — Enchantment — Saga
6. [The Eldest Reborn](/printing/the-eldest-reborn-cmm.md) — Enchantment — Saga

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #69
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Darren Tan
- **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`