Angel of Light
Creature — Angel
Flying, vigilance
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #29184
Angel of Light is a five-mana 3/4 flier with vigilance — a statline that was acceptable years ago and is outclassed now. The cost in both mana and deck slot is simply too high for what lands on the battlefield.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Angel of Light is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Commander, five mana for a 3/4 vigilance flier with no enters-the-battlefield effect and no tribal payoff is below the rate the format demands — white has Serra Angel variants with meaningful upsides that cost the same or less. Legacy and Vintage have zero interest in a vanilla-adjacent creature at this cost. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander: the card occupies a slot that a more impactful Angel or flying threat would fill better.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, Angel of Light is deep bulk — the price reflects demand accurately. There is no meaningful floor to fall through, but there is equally no pressure pushing it upward.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.