Combat Calligrapher

Combat Calligrapher card image

Combat Calligrapher: Creature - Bird Cleric, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. Flying. Inklings can't attack you or planeswalkers you control. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{W}
Mana value
4
Type
Creature - Bird Cleric
Colour identity
White (W)
Power / toughness
3/3
Rarity
Rare
Set
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
Released
2026-04-24
Collector number
141
Artist
Joseph Weston
Commander rank
4,915 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying

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About Combat Calligrapher

Combat Calligrapher is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white creature from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 141 in that set, with art by Joseph Weston. It costs {3}{W} (three generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 3/3 creature. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Commander 2021 (2021) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.32 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Flying

Inklings can't attack you or planeswalkers you control.

Whenever a player attacks one of your opponents, that attacking player creates a tapped 2/1 white and black Inkling creature token with flying that's attacking that opponent.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.32 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Combat Calligrapher by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Combat Calligrapher

Combat Calligrapher has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #89984Rare2021
Commander 2021 (C21) #14Rare2021
Commander 2021 (C21) #341Rare2021

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