---
name: "War Cadence"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "C13"
set_name: "Commander 2013"
collector_number: "128"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "John Matson"
oracle_id: "49d0fdd6-cc8f-4fe1-a6bd-4321dac18404"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/war-cadence-c13"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# War Cadence
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
{X}{R}: This turn, creatures can't block unless their controller pays {X} for each blocking creature they control.

> *The rhythm isn't a call to arms, but a signal that the goblins have made a new enemy.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Bedlam](/printing/bedlam-7ed.md) — Enchantment
2. [Invasion Plans](/printing/invasion-plans-sld.md) — Enchantment
3. [Wave of Indifference](/printing/wave-of-indifference-ons.md) — Sorcery
4. [Ruthless Invasion](/printing/ruthless-invasion-plst.md) — Sorcery
5. [War Tax](/printing/war-tax-mmq.md) — Enchantment
6. [Awe for the Guilds](/printing/awe-for-the-guilds-dgm.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2013 (C13) #128
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** John Matson
- **Total Printings:** 14 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`