---
name: "Vodalian War Machine"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Wall"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Defender"]
set: "FEM"
set_name: "Fallen Empires"
collector_number: "32"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Amy Weber"
oracle_id: "f72511b0-9993-4998-b646-65a855cb8170"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vodalian-war-machine-fem"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Vodalian War Machine
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Wall
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/4
- **Keywords:** Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Tap an untapped Merfolk you control: This creature can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender.
Tap an untapped Merfolk you control: This creature gets +2/+1 until end of turn.
When this creature dies, destroy all Merfolk tapped this turn to pay for its abilities.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Wishful Merfolk](/printing/wishful-merfolk-plst.md) — Creature — Merfolk
2. [Tidewater Minion](/printing/tidewater-minion-rav.md) — Creature — Elemental Minion
3. [Tributary Vaulter](/printing/tributary-vaulter-ecl.md) — Creature — Merfolk Warrior
4. [Wall of Water](/printing/wall-of-water-3ed.md) — Creature — Wall
5. [Wall of Wonder](/printing/wall-of-wonder-chr.md) — Creature — Wall
6. [Deepchannel Duelist](/printing/deepchannel-duelist-ecl.md) — Creature — Merfolk Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fallen Empires (FEM) #32
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Amy Weber

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