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Angel's Grace

Instant

Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.)
You can't lose the game this turn and your opponents can't win the game this turn. Until end of turn, damage that would reduce your life total to less than 1 reduces it to 1 instead.

CMC
1
Mana cost
{W}
Color identity
W
Rarity
rare
Set
Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive
Price
$6.55
EDHREC rank
#2065
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Angel's Grace card art
Angel's Grace turns a lethal damage step or a would-be loss-trigger into a non-event for a single white mana, buying the turn you need to close the game or assemble the missing piece. It's a one-card solution to combat math, poison, and combo kills alike — and in shells built around Transcendence or Mister Negative, it's not a safety net, it's half the engine.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Mister Negative

Mister Negative

39.3% of decks · synergy 0.36

Mister Negative runs Angel's Grace as a core combo enabler — the card's split second and can't-lose clause protects the life-total manipulation lines that Mister Negative assembles, where being at zero or below is the goal rather than the failure state.

02
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician

Derevi, Empyrial Tactician

14.9% of decks · synergy 0.13

Derevi, Empyrial Tactician builds often lean on infinite combat or group-hug lines that can suddenly leave the pilot exposed to a lethal crack-back, and Angel's Grace is the clean one-mana answer that survives through counterspell-heavy tables thanks to split second.

03

Kellan, the Fae-Blooded

14.6% of decks · synergy 0.13

Kellan, the Fae-Blooded shells frequently run Angel's Grace as a failsafe while assembling the aura and equipment synergies that make the deck vulnerable mid-setup — one white mana to survive the turn you go all-in is a low ask.

04

Cecil, Dark Knight

16.1% of decks · synergy 0.13

Cecil, Dark Knight's life-payment mechanics push the pilot's total in dangerous directions, and Angel's Grace functions as both a reset button and a combo piece in builds that deliberately want to operate near zero.

05
Selvala, Explorer Returned

Selvala, Explorer Returned

12.3% of decks · synergy 0.11

Selvala, Explorer Returned decks generate explosive group-hug life swings that can leave the table at unpredictable totals, and Angel's Grace covers the one scenario Selvala can't — the turn an opponent's storm or combat math outpaces the life lead.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

In Commander, Angel's Grace is a role-player in two distinct archetypes: pure insurance against combo kills and fast aggro tables, and an active combo piece in decks that want to survive at zero life. Split second is what separates it from every cheaper imitation — no response window means it resolves through counterspells and activated abilities, which matters enormously in a four-player game. In Legacy and Vintage, Angel's Grace has seen fringe play in Ad Nauseam combo, where it enables a player to draw their entire deck at any life total before winning on the spot; the split second clause is equally relevant there since it stops Stifle and similar disruption cold. Modern no longer hosts the dedicated Ad Nauseam shells that once relied on it, but the card remains legal and occasionally surfaces in pet builds. Pioneer, Standard, and Pauper are off the table entirely.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Budget Alternatives

Cheaper options that do most of the same work

Nothing fully replicates Angel's Grace's split second clause, but Teferi's Protection covers the same "survive this turn" role at a higher price point, while Heroic Intervention covers permanents specifically and costs less. If the goal is strictly combat survival rather than combo interaction, Fog effects down to a few cents get the job done — they just fold to any instant-speed response in a way Angel's Grace never will.

Price Context

Current price

$6.55 mid tier

At $6.55, Angel's Grace sits in the mid tier — not a throwaway include, but not a budget obstacle either. It's held steady because the split second clause is genuinely irreplaceable and the card sees consistent Commander demand across multiple archetypes, so there's no reason to expect a significant price drop.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.