Angelsong
Instant
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.
Cycling 
(, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Duel Decks Anthology: Divine vs. Demonic
- Price
- $0.65
- EDHREC rank
- #8602
Angelsong stops all combat damage for a turn and replaces itself — the cycling clause is the whole reason to run it. Outside of Gavi, Nest Warden decks where it triggers a free token and costs nothing, it's a narrow effect that doesn't pull enough weight for most lists.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gavi, Nest Warden
Gavi, Nest Warden makes the first cycling spell each turn free, so Angelsong draws a card, spawns a 2/2 Dinosaur Cat, and blanks an attack for zero mana — that's three lines of value stapled to one card.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Angelsong is a niche include: fog effects are generally weak in a multiplayer format where you can't stop damage from every opponent at once, and the cycling clause is what keeps it playable at all. In Pauper, where combat-centric aggro decks are common and card parity matters, the cantrip makes Angelsong a legitimate sideboard option against go-wide strategies. Legacy and Vintage have access to faster, more versatile interaction, so Angelsong never sees play in those formats. It's essentially a Commander card that moonlights in Pauper sideboards.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.65 bulk tier
At $0.65, Angelsong sits in bulk territory and is unlikely to climb — it's a narrow cycling fog with a small, defined audience. Grab it for Gavi builds without hesitation; there's no financial risk here.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.