Angel of Deliverance
Creature — Angel
Flying
Delirium — Whenever this creature deals damage, if there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard, exile target creature an opponent controls.
- CMC
- 8
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Price
- $0.28
- EDHREC rank
- #18539
Angel of Deliverance puts an 8/8 flyer with delirium-gated exile removal on the board for eight mana — the effect is real, the cost is prohibitive. Unless you're cheating it into play or have a dedicated delirium engine, eight mana for a single threat that does nothing until delirium is active is too slow for most tables.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Angel of Deliverance belongs in decks that can reanimate it or flash it in for free — paying eight mana fairly puts it in range of getting countered, removed, or simply outpaced before delirium triggers. In Modern and Legacy it has no competitive presence; eight mana is a game-ending bomb in those formats and this doesn't end the game fast enough. Pioneer is the same story. Angel of Deliverance is a casual Commander card, full stop.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.28 bulk tier
At $0.28, Angel of Deliverance is deep bulk — you'll find it in any dollar-bin or bulk lot. Don't expect that to change; it's a narrow, high-cost casual card with no competitive demand pulling the price up.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.