Angel of Glory's Rise
Creature — Angel
Flying
When this creature enters, exile all Zombies, then return all Human creature cards from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Avacyn Restored Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #7381
Angel of Glory's Rise enters and immediately returns every Human from your graveyard to the battlefield — at seven mana that's a tall ask, but a single resolved trigger in a Human-tribal deck can reconstruct an entire board state in one shot. Kyler, Sigardian Emissary and Silvar, Devourer of the Free both run it as a one-card recovery engine that doubles as a win condition when the graveyard is full.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy

Kyler, Sigardian Emissary
Kyler, Sigardian Emissary snowballs off the sheer number of Humans entering simultaneously — Angel of Glory's Rise reloads the whole squad at once, and every one of those bodies lands a counter on Kyler, turning a board wipe from a setback into a lethal comeback.


Silvar, Devourer of the Free // Trynn, Champion of Freedom
Silvar, Devourer of the Free // Trynn, Champion of Freedom plays a sacrifice-heavy Human loop, and Angel of Glory's Rise is the reset button that refills the battlefield after a mass-sacrifice turn or a wrath, letting the engine fire again immediately.

Katilda, Dawnhart Prime
Katilda, Dawnhart Prime wants as many Humans in play as possible for mana generation, and Angel of Glory's Rise is the single card most likely to restore that critical mass after disruption.

Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart
Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart builds wide on a Human army, and Angel of Glory's Rise functions as both a late-game refill and a way to rebuy any Human utility pieces that were picked off earlier in the game.

Sigarda, Font of Blessings
Sigarda, Font of Blessings cares about Angels and Humans synergizing together, and Angel of Glory's Rise delivers on both counts — it is itself an Angel while its ETB reconstructs whatever Human infrastructure the deck had built.
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 Angel of Glory's Rise does its best work — 99-card singleton means the Human graveyard fills up naturally over a long game, and a resolved seven-drop that returns a dozen bodies is the kind of effect that wins on the spot. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but essentially irrelevant; seven mana is a number those formats refuse to reach, and any Human synergy at that cost has far faster alternatives. Modern can theoretically support it in a niche reanimator shell, but nothing in that format is actively building around it. Angel of Glory's Rise is, in practice, a Commander card.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card



Angel of Glory's RiseSilvar, Devourer of the FreeFiend Hunter
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
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Angel of Glory's RiseFiend HunterAshnod's Altar
Infinite colorless mana; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Angel of Glory's RiseFiend HunterAltar of Dementia
Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite mill; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite self-mill
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Angel of Glory's RiseSakashima of a Thousand FacesViscera Seer
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite scry 1; Infinite recrusion of some creature cards in your graveyard
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Angel of Glory's RiseSakashima of a Thousand FacesCartel Aristocrat
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite recrusion of some creature cards in your graveyard
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Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available at the moment, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a current number. Given that Angel of Glory's Rise sees play in multiple popular Human-tribal commanders and carries a unique mass-reanimate effect, it tends to hold a modest but stable price — worth grabbing a copy sooner rather than waiting.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Silvar, Devourer of the Free
- Kyler, Sigardian Emissary
- Silvar, Devourer of the Free // Trynn, Champion of Freedom
- Katilda, Dawnhart Prime
- Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart
- Sigarda, Font of Blessings
- Fiend Hunter
- Ashnod's Altar
- Altar of Dementia
- Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
- Viscera Seer
- Cartel Aristocrat
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.