The War in Heaven

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The War in Heaven: Enchantment - Saga, Warhammer 40,000 Commander. I - You draw three cards and you lose 3 life. II - Mill three cards. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{B}{B}{B}
Mana value
6
Type
Enchantment - Saga
Colour identity
Black (B)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K)
Released
2022-10-07
Collector number
69
Artist
Darren Tan
Commander rank
10,750 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Mill

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About The War in Heaven

The War in Heaven is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black enchantment from Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K), a Commander product released in October 2022. It is collector number 69 in that set, with art by Darren Tan. It costs {3}{B}{B}{B} (three generic and three black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Warhammer 40,000 Commander is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.47 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)

I - You draw three cards and you lose 3 life.

II - Mill three cards.

III - Choose up to three target creature cards with total mana value 8 or less in your graveyard. Return each of them to the battlefield with a necrodermis counter on it. They're artifacts in addition to their other types.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.47 (as of 2026-11-12).

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

Format legality

Legality of The War in Heaven by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of The War in Heaven

The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #69★Rare2022

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to The War in Heaven.

  • If a card in your graveyard has an {X} in its cost, X is zero.

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