Crypt Angel
Invasion 97 • rare
- Set
- Invasion
- Collector number
- 97
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Todd Lockwood
- Market price
- $2.23
What it does
Flying, protection from white
When this creature enters, return target blue or red creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
Once an angel, now an abomination.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Crypt Angel was released in the 2000 Magic: The Gathering expansion set titled Invasion. As a core element of the set's multicolored theme, the card was designed to support the set's focus on domain and gold-bordered cards, reflecting the narrative of the Phyrexians invading the plane of Dominaria. It emerged during a pivotal era for the game where mechanics were shifting to emphasize complex, multi-color deck building.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Arnie Swekel, who captured the gothic and macabre aesthetic prevalent in the game's turn-of-the-century releases. Swekel’s design utilized sharp, striking visuals to depict the angel as both a formidable combatant and a thematic fit for the set's graveyard-interaction mechanics. The card was received by the player base as a niche but functional tool for mid-range control strategies during the Invasion block tournament season.
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