---
name: "War Historian"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Monk"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Reach"]
set: "MOM"
set_name: "March of the Machine"
collector_number: "214"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Ryan Valle"
oracle_id: "2676d0c3-0a24-4e93-ae80-8f3fe03da483"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/war-historian-mom"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# War Historian
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Monk
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Reach

## Oracle Text
Reach
This creature has indestructible as long as it attacked a battle this turn.

> *All children on Kamigawa learn of the Kami War. Hostilities with beings from another reality were understood, and no time was wasted in disbelief.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Estwald Shieldbasher](/printing/estwald-shieldbasher-dbl.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Seasoned Hallowblade](/printing/seasoned-hallowblade-m21.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
3. [Drudge Sentinel](/printing/drudge-sentinel-plst.md) — Creature — Skeleton Warrior
4. [Hardened Escort](/printing/hardened-escort-dsk.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Sanctum Spirit](/printing/sanctum-spirit-2xm.md) — Creature — Spirit
6. [Wily Bandar](/printing/wily-bandar-kld.md) — Creature — Cat Monkey

## Printing Details
- **Set:** March of the Machine (MOM) #214
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Ryan Valle
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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