Platinum Angel
Secret Lair Drop 496 • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 496
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 7 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Chris Rahn
- Market price
- $13.80
What it does
Flying
You can't lose the game and your opponents can't win the game.
On shining argent wings she came, declaring that no harm would befall her charge.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Platinum Angel was originally introduced in the 2003 Mirrodin expansion for Magic: The Gathering, designed by Mike Elliott as a powerful artifact creature with an iconic ability that prevents its controller from losing the game. The card became a staple of casual and Commander play due to its unique rules-bending effect, which creates tense, high-stakes interactions on the battlefield.
This specific iteration is part of a Secret Lair Drop, a series of curated, limited-release cards featuring specialized artistic interpretations. For this version, the illustrator transitioned the angel into a sleek, stylized aesthetic that departs from the traditional high-fantasy look of the original, leaning into a refined, metallic visual language that aligns with the premium nature of the Secret Lair series.
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