Archon of Redemption
Creature — Archon
Flying
Whenever this creature or another creature you control with flying enters, you may gain life equal to that creature's power.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Worldwake
- Price
- $0.28
- EDHREC rank
- #14435
Archon of Redemption lands as a 3/4 flier that gains you life equal to each creature's power as it enters the battlefield — in a flying-tribal shell that's constantly putting creatures into play, that life total climbs fast. The five-mana cost is the ceiling on its ambition: it fits cleanly in midrange flier decks but isn't aggressive enough to slot into anything that needs board presence before turn four, and Kangee, Sky Warden is the clearest home for it.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kangee, Sky Warden
Kangee, Sky Warden rewards you for running a critical mass of fliers, and every bird or angel entering the battlefield after Archon of Redemption is already in play translates directly into life — giving the deck a stabilizing cushion while it builds toward a flying alpha strike.
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 |
Archon of Redemption is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its real home is Commander. In Legacy and Modern the five-mana slot is brutally contested and a life-gain payoff with no immediate board impact doesn't clear the bar. Vintage is the same story — the format's speed leaves it stranded in hand. In Commander, where creature-heavy flier decks regularly parade multiple bodies per turn cycle, Archon of Redemption's trigger compounds quickly and the life total swing can be genuinely relevant in a multiplayer game where opponents are all chipping away at you.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.28 bulk tier
At $0.28, Archon of Redemption sits firmly in bulk territory — it costs less than a sleeve and holds no meaningful price floor. Bulk rares rarely recover unless they find a breakout combo or get banned from somewhere important, so pick it up if you need it and don't think twice about the cost.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.