Aegis Angel
Archenemy: Nicol Bolas 1 • rare
- Set
- Archenemy: Nicol Bolas
- Collector number
- 1
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Aleksi Briclot
- Market price
- $0.45
What it does
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
When this creature enters, another target permanent gains indestructible for as long as you control this creature. (Effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it. A creature with indestructible can't be destroyed by damage.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Aegis Angel was first introduced in the Magic: The Gathering core set Magic 2012, designed by Greg Staples. The card was conceived as a high-cost white creature intended to showcase the protective, sentinel-like nature of angelic figures within the game's lore. Its design focuses on the mechanic of granting indestructible status to another permanent, reflecting its role as a divine guardian on the battlefield.
The version included in Archenemy: Nicol Bolas features the original art by Staples, which emphasizes the angel's majestic and imposing wingspan. Archenemy: Nicol Bolas was released as a boxed set designed to facilitate a one-versus-many multiplayer experience. In this context, the inclusion of Aegis Angel provided players with a resilient defensive tool to counter the overwhelming power of the titular villain, reinforcing the thematic tension between Bolas's ambition and the resistance forces aligned against him.
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