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War Machine, James Rhodes

War Machine, James Rhodes

Legendary Artifact Creature — Human Hero

War Machine wants a deck that keeps making its creatures bigger turn after turn. It also works in a deck built around Artifact Creatures, Heroes or Humans.

  • Mana cost3 genericwhite or blue
  • White, Blue ()
  • Power / toughness3 / 2
  • RarityUncommon

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)

Whenever War Machine attacks, tap up to one target creature.

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Picked for what they do in War Machine's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit War Machine's color identity.Mana ValueThe total amount of mana a card costs, all added up. A card costing two generic and one green has a mana value of three. Wizards renamed this from "converted mana cost" in 2021, so older cards and articles may still use the old name.Sol RingOpen the full glossary

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Color identityEvery color of mana symbol on a card, in its cost and in its rules text. Your commander's color identity sets the limit for your whole deck: every other card has to fit inside it. A deck led by a green and white commander cannot play a card with any blue in its color identity.Open the full glossaryWUPlayers write colors as letters: W for white, U for blue. Blue is U because B was already taken by black.+1/+1 Counters+1/+1 counter decks put small markers on their creatures that make each one permanently bigger, and keep adding more every turn. Each +1/+1 counter adds one to a creature's power (the damage it deals) and toughness (the damage it can take).Open the +1/+1 Counters pageEvasionAn ability that makes a creature hard to block, so its attacks reach the player. Flying, menace, landwalk and plain 'can't be blocked' are the common kinds.Open the Evasion page