Angelic Ascension
Instant
Exile target creature or planeswalker. Its controller creates a 4/4 white Angel creature token with flying.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Core Set 2021
- Price
- $0.49
- EDHREC rank
- #11207
Angelic Ascension exiles any creature or planeswalker — full stop, no targeting restrictions — and the 4/4 Angel token it hands the opponent is irrelevant when you're removing a Craterhoof Behemoth or an opposing commander. The cost is real: two mana at instant speed is efficient, but you're giving away a body, so Kambal, Profiteering Mayor builds that liability into an asset by taxing the token's arrival.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor turns the Angel token into a liability for the opponent — every creature that enters triggers a tax, so the 4/4 you hand them costs them life and resources the moment it lands, making Angelic Ascension a removal spell that punishes the target twice.
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 |
In Commander, Angelic Ascension earns its slot by hitting any creature or planeswalker unconditionally at instant speed for two mana — a rate that scales into every power level. The token drawback matters less in multiplayer, where you're often removing something whose controller is already your primary threat and handing a small 4/4 to a third player who may do your blocking for you. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Legacy, the token is a real liability — unconditional exile is powerful, but Swords to Plowshares and Fatal Push do the job without arming your opponent, so Angelic Ascension rarely makes those cuts. Pioneer offers slightly more room given a narrower removal pool, but the token still keeps it fringe.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.49 bulk tier
At $0.49, Angelic Ascension sits firmly in bulk territory — it's a pickup you throw in a cart without thinking. Bulk unconditional removal tends to stay flat; there's no scarcity story here, just steady low-level demand from Commander brewers.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.