Angelic Observer
Creature — Angel Advisor
Affinity for Citizens (This spell costs 
less to cast for each Citizen you control.)
Flying
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Streets of New Capenna
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #27461
Angelic Observer enters and immediately hands a card to each opponent who controls a Human, turning a narrow tribal condition into a table-wide draw trigger. The payoff requires your opponents to be doing something specific, which makes this a support piece for Human-heavy metas rather than a reliable engine.
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 |
Angelic Observer is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its real home is Commander — the multiplayer table maximizes the number of Human-controllers who can trigger its ETB. In 1v1 formats it's too conditional to compete; if your opponent isn't running Humans, Angelic Observer is a 2/3 flyer for four with no text. Even in Commander, it belongs in decks that either benefit from opponents drawing cards (Group Hug, Nekusar-style punishment) or in dedicated Human tribal shells where you control the Human density yourself.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Angelic Observer sits firmly in bulk territory — there's no financial barrier to testing it. Bulk rares with narrow tribal conditions rarely climb without a specific combo breakout, so don't expect the price to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.