Akroma, Angel of Wrath
Legendary Creature — Angel
Flying, first strike, vigilance, trample, haste, protection from black and from red
- CMC
- 8
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Commander 2020
- Price
- $5.10
- EDHREC rank
- #4329
Akroma, Angel of Wrath hits the table with eight keywords — flying, trample, haste, vigilance, first strike, double strike, protection from black, and protection from red — making her one of the most keyword-dense creatures in the game at eight mana. The cost is steep, but commanders like Kathril, Aspect Warper treat her graveyard presence as a keyword buffet, meaning she earns her slot without ever attacking.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kathril, Aspect Warper
Kathril, Aspect Warper is the premier home for Akroma, Angel of Wrath because every keyword on her body translates directly into counters distributed across your board — she's often worth more in the graveyard than in play.
Kaalia of the Vast
Kaalia of the Vast cheats Akroma, Angel of Wrath into play for free on an attack trigger, turning an eight-mana problem into a turn-four ambush that demands an immediate answer from every opponent.
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
Odric, Lunarch Marshal copies Akroma, Angel of Wrath's keyword suite to every creature you control at the start of combat, converting her eight abilities into a boardwide buff that makes even your smallest tokens nearly unblockable.
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
Avacyn, Angel of Hope decks run Akroma, Angel of Wrath as a redundant finisher in the Angel tribal shell, where the overlap in evasion and protection keywords reinforces an already difficult-to-interact-with board.
Giada, Font of Hope
Giada, Font of Hope accelerates Akroma, Angel of Wrath out ahead of curve by adding a +1/+1 counter for each Angel already in play, and Akroma's keyword density makes her the highest-impact target for that ramp in any Angels build.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Akroma, Angel of Wrath earns her reputation — eight mana is reachable in a format built around ramp, and her protection from black and red blanks the two most common removal colors at most tables. In Legacy and Vintage she's legal but irrelevant; no competitive shell wants an eight-mana creature when faster, cheaper threats dominate those formats. Oathbreaker allows her as a spell card but not a commander, so her role there mirrors Commander: a late-game threat in decks that can cheat or accelerate her into play. The short version is that Akroma, Angel of Wrath is a Commander card through and through — the format's slower clock and abundance of keyword synergy commanders are exactly the conditions that make her eight-mana price tag acceptable.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Zetalpa, Primal Dawn covers most of the same keyword territory — flying, trample, vigilance, double strike, indestructible — for a dollar or less, trading Akroma, Angel of Wrath's protection abilities for indestructible, which is often the stronger defensive keyword anyway. If you specifically need the protection from black and red for your meta or for Kathril triggers, Akroma is harder to replace, but Zetalpa is the cleaner budget swap in most shells.
Price Context
Current price
$5.10 mid tier
At $5.10, Akroma, Angel of Wrath sits in the mid tier — affordable enough that cutting her for budget reasons is hard to justify, given what she brings on board. Demand from Kathril, Aspect Warper and Kaalia of the Vast decks keeps a floor under her price, so she's unlikely to crater.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.