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Kratos, God of War

Legendary Creature — God Warrior

Double strike
All creatures have haste.
At the beginning of each player's end step, Kratos deals damage to that player equal to the number of creatures that player controls that didn't attack this turn.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{R}{R}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
mythic
Set
Secret Lair Drop
Price
$47.11
EDHREC rank
#7174
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Kratos, God of War card art
Kratos, God of War hits the board as a 6/6 indestructible that destroys a creature or planeswalker on entry and swings as a virtually unstoppable threat — the cost is six mana and a narrow color identity that limits shell options. Pair him with Breath of Fury and he becomes a combat loop engine, and he's the flip condition for Atreus, Impulsive Son // Kratos, Stoic Father, which is the most common home for him by a wide margin.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Atreus, Impulsive SonKratos, Stoic Father

Atreus, Impulsive Son // Kratos, Stoic Father

46.6% of decks · synergy 0.43

Atreus, Impulsive Son // Kratos, Stoic Father is literally the deck built around transforming into Kratos, God of War — with 46% inclusion across over ten thousand decks, this is the canonical home, and the entire game plan centers on meeting Atreus's flip condition to deploy Kratos as a free 6/6 indestructible finisher.

02
Gornog, the Red Reaper

Gornog, the Red Reaper

25.9% of decks · synergy 0.25

Gornog, the Red Reaper wants big attacking creatures that generate value on combat damage, and Kratos, God of War's indestructibility means he survives the trades Gornog demands while consistently triggering the commander's damage-based draw engine.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is by far the most relevant format for Kratos, God of War — as a legendary creature with a splashy enters-the-battlefield removal trigger and indestructible body, he fits naturally into the singleton, high-power-ceiling environment where six mana is accessible and the threat needs to survive board wipes. He's technically legal in Legacy and Vintage, but those formats have no interest in a six-mana creature with no immediate game-ending impact against interaction-dense opposition. Oathbreaker is the only other format worth noting: as a signature spell target or supporting piece he's legal, though the four-card limit makes him situational there.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

213 decks
Breath of FuryKratos, God of War

Breath of FuryKratos, God of War

Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite combat phases; Infinite creature tokens with haste; Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite combat damage

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Breath of FuryOtharri, Suns' GloryKratos, God of War

Breath of FuryOtharri, Suns' GloryKratos, God of War

Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite combat damage; Infinite combat phases; Infinite creature tokens with haste; Infinite death triggers; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinite experience counters

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Budget Alternatives

Cheaper options that do most of the same work

If $47 is too steep, Zurgo Helmsmasher covers the indestructible-during-combat angle at a fraction of the price and similarly demands an answer the turn he attacks, though he loses the enters-the-battlefield removal trigger that makes Kratos, God of War immediately impactful. Malignus or Etali, Primal Storm offer different flavors of "hard to stop in combat" for under $5, but neither replicates the clean package of ETB removal plus a body that blanks most blockers.

Price Context

Current price

$47.11 premium tier

At $47.11, Kratos, God of War sits firmly in premium territory — justified by its status as a crossover card with licensed IP appeal driving collector demand on top of genuine gameplay power. The price is likely stable as long as the Atreus, Impulsive Son // Kratos, Stoic Father commander deck remains popular, but it's worth noting you're paying a meaningful brand premium over what the card's raw mechanical power would otherwise command.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.