Angel of Retribution
Creature — Angel
Flying, first strike
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Salvat 2005
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #26650
Angel of Retribution lands as a 5/5 flying, first strike, vigilance, trample, haste machine for seven mana — every keyword doing real work the turn it enters. The cost keeps it out of most competitive lists, but in slower pods it closes games and answers the board simultaneously.
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 |
Commander is where Angel of Retribution sees its only meaningful play, and even there it sits in casual to mid-power Angel tribal shells rather than tuned lists — seven mana is simply too slow when the table is gunning for each other on turn four. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant; no powered format wants a seven-drop that doesn't immediately win the game. The card's natural home is a Lyra Dawnbringer or Giada, Font of Hope deck that floods the board with Angels and treats the redundancy of flying bodies as a feature rather than a crutch.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Price data isn't available for Angel of Retribution at the moment, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current market pricing. Given the card's narrow application in casual Angel tribal, it has historically stayed cheap — expect bulk-rare territory unless a major reprint drives renewed interest.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.