Angelheart Protector
Creature — Human Cleric
When this creature enters, target creature you control gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Zendikar Rising
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #21554
Angelheart Protector gives a target creature indestructible until end of turn at instant speed — a clean combat trick or removal shield for two mana. It does exactly one thing and does it adequately, but two mana for a one-shot effect with no body left behind is a tough sell in any powered format.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Angelheart Protector is a bulk common that sees essentially zero competitive play across any format it's legal in. In Commander, indestructible protection at instant speed has real uses — saving a commander from a wrath or blocking a targeted removal spell — but two mana for a one-shot sorcery-speed-comparable effect competes poorly against Heroic Intervention, Teferi's Protection, and even Cosmic Intervention. In Pauper, where the card pool is restricted and efficiency matters most, protection effects at this cost have to do more to earn a slot. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Angelheart Protector is deep bulk — you'll find copies in any common box at your local game store for less than the shipping cost of ordering one online. There's no meaningful price floor to fall through, and no demand driver that would push it higher.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.