Oath of Kaya
Oath of Kaya: Legendary Enchantment, War of the Spark. When Oath of Kaya enters, it deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{W}{B}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Legendary Enchantment
- Colour identity
- White and black (WB)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- War of the Spark (WAR)
- Released
- 2019-05-03
- Collector number
- 209
- Artist
- Wesley Burt
- Commander rank
- 14,396 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Oath of Kaya
Oath of Kaya is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white and black legendary enchantment from War of the Spark (WAR), an expansion set released in May 2019. It is collector number 209 in that set, with art by Wesley Burt. It costs {1}{W}{B} (one generic, one white and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is white and black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.37 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
When Oath of Kaya enters, it deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.
Whenever an opponent attacks a planeswalker you control with one or more creatures, Oath of Kaya deals 2 damage to that player and you gain 2 life.
"So everyone gets what they truly deserve, I will keep watch."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.37 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Oath of Kaya by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Oath of Kaya
Oath of Kaya has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| War of the Spark Promos (PWAR) #209p | Rare | 2019 |
| War of the Spark Promos (PWAR) #209s | Rare | 2019 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Oath of Kaya, newest first.
- If an opponent attacks more than one planeswalker you control, the last ability of Oath of Kaya triggers once for each of those attacked planeswalkers.
- If the target is an illegal target by the time the first ability of Oath of Kaya tries to resolve, the ability doesn’t resolve. You won’t gain 3 life.
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