Angelic Armaments
Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature gets +2/+2, has flying, and is a white Angel in addition to its other colors and types.
Equip (
: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Avacyn Restored
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #16056
Angelic Armaments turns any creature into a 4/4 flying first-striker with vigilance — on a 4-mana equip that also costs 4 to attach. The stats are real; the cost is not, and that mana inefficiency is why it sits out of most competitive lists.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Angelic Armaments is a role-player in dedicated equipment decks — specifically ones that cheat equip costs, since paying 4 to cast and 4 to attach on a card that doesn't immediately threaten the board is a steep ask in a 40-life format. Legacy, Modern, and Vintage are all theoretically legal but have zero interest in it; those formats don't run 8-mana equipment packages when cheaper, more powerful options exist. Oathbreaker is the one fringe case where a voltron-style equipment commander might reach for it as a top-end finisher, but even there it's competing against tighter options.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Angelic Armaments is deep bulk — you'll find it in a commons box or grab a playset for pocket change. That price is stable because demand is narrow and supply is plentiful; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.