Vodalian War Machine
Creature — Wall
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Tap an untapped Merfolk you control: This creature can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender.
Tap an untapped Merfolk you control: This creature gets +2/+1 until end of turn.
When this creature dies, destroy all Merfolk tapped this turn to pay for its abilities.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Fallen Empires
- Price
- $0.53
- EDHREC rank
- #30645
Vodalian War Machine puts a massive body on board early, then immediately demands you sacrifice a merfolk each upkeep or lose it. That ongoing cost makes it unplayable outside of decks specifically built to weaponize the sacrifice trigger.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Vodalian War Machine is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but sees essentially no competitive play in any of them. In Commander, the upkeep sacrifice clause is a liability unless you're running a merfolk-heavy aristocrats list that wants creatures dying on a schedule — even then, better payoffs exist. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a five-mana creature with a recurring downside when those formats offer far more efficient threats.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.53 bulk tier
At $0.53, Vodalian War Machine sits firmly in bulk territory, and that price reflects its demand accurately. Don't expect movement — this is a card that sits in collection binders, not shopping carts.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.