Angel of the God-Pharaoh
Creature — Angel
Flying
Cycling 
(, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Jumpstart: Historic Horizons
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #21112
Angel of the God-Pharaoh lands as a 4/4 flyer that exiles the top card of each opponent's library on attack — repeated pressure that pulls ahead in attrition games. Six mana is steep for that body, and the exile trigger only matters if you're attacking reliably, so it earns its slot in dedicated flicker or go-wide angel strategies and nowhere else.
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 |
Angel of the God-Pharaoh is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but constructed formats have no real interest in a six-mana 4/4 when faster, more impactful threats exist at every point on the curve. Commander is the only format where Angel of the God-Pharaoh gets a fair hearing — specifically in angel tribal or Azorius flicker shells where the exile trigger compounds over multiple attack steps and opponents can't easily recover their graveyards. Even there, it competes with cheaper angels that close games faster, so it belongs in the role-player seat rather than a centerpiece.
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Price Context
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Pricing data isn't currently available for Angel of the God-Pharaoh, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest figures before buying. Given its narrow competitive application, expect a bulk-rare price point — the kind of card worth picking up for under a dollar if the deck calls for it, but not worth overpaying to track down.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.