Angel of Despair
Commander Anthology 173 • rare
- Set
- Commander Anthology
- Collector number
- 173
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana white mana white mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · White
- Artist
- Todd Lockwood
- Market price
- $1.01
What it does
Flying
When this creature enters, destroy target permanent.
"I feel in them a sense of duty and commitment, yet I can feel nothing else. It is as if their duty is to an empty void."— Razia, Boros archangel
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 was first introduced in the Guildpact expansion of 2006, representing the destructive nature of the Orzhov Syndicate within the Ravnica setting. As a powerful creature featuring the enters-the-battlefield ability to destroy any permanent, it quickly became a staple for control-oriented strategies and reanimation archetypes in both casual and competitive formats.
This specific iteration hails from the 2017 Commander Anthology, a curated box set designed to provide players with iconic decks and cards from the history of the Magic: The Gathering Commander format. The card features original illustration by Todd Lockwood, who rendered the angel with a gothic, ominous aesthetic that aligns with the Orzhov's religious and mercenary themes, emphasizing its role as a harbinger of ruin.
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