---
name: "War Tax"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "MMQ"
set_name: "Mercadian Masques"
collector_number: "113"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Greg Hildebrandt & Tim Hildebrandt"
oracle_id: "fd5ff6ad-f3f1-470f-adef-fb4ce6536365"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/war-tax-mmq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

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

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Propaganda](/printing/propaganda-plst.md) — Enchantment
2. [Ghostly Prison](/printing/ghostly-prison-onc.md) — Enchantment
3. [War Cadence](/printing/war-cadence-c13.md) — Enchantment
4. [Collective Restraint](/printing/collective-restraint-plst.md) — Enchantment
5. [Excise](/printing/excise-pcy.md) — Instant
6. [Arboria](/printing/arboria-leg.md) — World Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #113
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Greg Hildebrandt & Tim Hildebrandt
- **Total Printings:** 8 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`