Cathedral of War
Land
This land enters tapped.
Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
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- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Edge of Eternities: Stellar Sights
- Price
- $0.51
- EDHREC rank
- #4861
Cathedral of War enters tapped, but it pays for that tempo loss by giving one attacker +1/+1 and lifelink each combat — on a commander with double strike or one already swinging for lethal, that free pump can close games that would otherwise need another rotation. Run it in any white deck built around a single threatening attacker; skip it in decks that need every land untapped on curve.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Rafiq of the Many
Rafiq of the Many already turns one attacker into a double-strike, double-exalted threat, and Cathedral of War stacks a third exalted trigger on top — at 70% inclusion, it's nearly a given.
Raiyuu, Storm's Edge
Raiyuu, Storm's Edge cares about a single Samurai or Warrior swinging each combat step, so Cathedral of War's exalted trigger applies exactly when Raiyuu wants it and never dilutes the one-creature attack plan.
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
Squall, SeeD Mercenary rewards solo attackers with escalating bonuses, making Cathedral of War a free stat boost that syncs with the core strategy at nearly no deck-building cost.
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon already threatens a poison kill in one or two hits, and Cathedral of War adds lifelink on top of the exalted pump — relevant for recovering life lost to Skithiryx's own regeneration cost.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Cathedral of War is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, and Commander is the only format where it sees meaningful play — the singleton rule and multiplayer life totals make a utility land that enters tapped a reasonable include, while 100-card decks built around one powerful attacker extract real value from the exalted trigger. In Legacy and Modern it's essentially unplayed: competitive decks can't afford a tapped land, and exalted strategies that existed there have better mana options. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander logic at a smaller scale, and a voltron-style planeswalker shell can use the free lifelink and pump, though the format's faster pace makes the enter-tapped drawback sting more.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.51 bulk tier
At $0.51, Cathedral of War is bulk — you're adding an exalted land for the cost of a pack of gum. Bulk utility lands at this price point don't move much unless a commander or mechanic spikes demand, so there's no reason to stock up speculatively, but there's also no reason to hesitate on picking up a copy.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.