Angel of Despair
Secret Lair Drop 1564 • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 1564
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana white mana white mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · White
- Artist
- Abigail Larson
- Market price
- $3.22
What it does
Flying
When this creature enters, destroy target permanent.
When the soul dies yet the body survives— that is true anguish.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Angel of Despair is a hallmark creature card from the Magic: The Gathering card game, originally released in the 2006 Guildpact expansion. The card was designed as a powerful Orzhov Syndicate representative, embodying the faction's themes of life, death, and relentless bureaucracy. Its function as a flexible removal tool made it a staple in competitive play for years, eventually earning its place as an iconic representation of the game's gothic fantasy roots.
This specific version, released as part of a Secret Lair drop, features artwork by the illustrator Abigail Larson. Larson was commissioned to re-imagine the creature through her signature dark, ethereal, and whimsical aesthetic, moving away from the card's original traditional fantasy depiction. Her interpretation emphasizes the macabre and haunting nature of the angel, utilizing a distinctively moody color palette that was well-received by collectors who favor stylized, artist-driven cards over standard set art.
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