War Historian
Creature — Human Monk
Reach
This creature has indestructible as long as it attacked a battle this turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- March of the Machine
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #29039
War Historian puts a +1/+1 counter on itself every time a chapter ability resolves, turning saga-heavy decks into a growing threat that compounds with every lore counter ticked. The payoff is real in the right shell, but outside dedicated saga builds it's a vanilla 2/2 with no immediate impact.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
War Historian is a Commander card first — sagas are common enough in the format that you can reliably trigger it multiple times per game, and the counter accumulation matters in a multiplayer game where pressure builds slowly. In Pauper, saga density is lower but not absent, and a cheap repeatable threat is worth considering in any dedicated enchantment shell. Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and Vintage all have faster, more consistent payoffs for the same slot, so War Historian won't make the cut in competitive lists. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander: if the signature spell or planeswalker shell leans on sagas, the Historian earns its slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, War Historian is pure bulk — pick it out of any common box without a second thought. Demand is niche enough that the price stays flat; don't expect any movement unless a breakout saga combo pushes it into the spotlight.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.