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Avacyn, Angel of Hope

Legendary Creature — Angel

Flying, vigilance, indestructible
Other permanents you control have indestructible.

CMC
8
Mana cost
{5}{W}{W}{W}
Color identity
W
Rarity
mythic
Set
Avacyn Restored
Price
$40.41
EDHREC rank
#758
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Avacyn, Angel of Hope card art
Avacyn, Angel of Hope makes your entire board indestructible the moment it lands — that single line of text warps combat math, blanks most removal, and turns symmetrical wraths into one-sided massacres, most famously alongside Worldslayer. Eight mana is a real cost, but Kaalia of the Vast sidesteps it entirely, which is why Avacyn shows up in over 65% of Kaalia lists.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Kaalia of the Vast

Kaalia of the Vast

66.9% of decks · synergy 0.59

Kaalia of the Vast cheats Avacyn, Angel of Hope into play for free on a combat trigger, bypassing the eight-mana ask entirely and presenting an indestructible, flying, vigilance threat the turn Kaalia connects.

02
Sigarda, Font of Blessings

Sigarda, Font of Blessings

61.5% of decks · synergy 0.57

Sigarda, Font of Blessings lets you tutor Avacyn, Angel of Hope directly from the top of your library since it's an Angel, making the full board-lock far more consistent than raw draw would allow.

03
Giada, Font of Hope

Giada, Font of Hope

65.9% of decks · synergy 0.51

Giada, Font of Hope accelerates you toward eight mana with her counters-as-ramp ability and counts Avacyn, Angel of Hope as a high-value Angel payoff that justifies the entire tribal infrastructure.

04
Mayael the Anima

Mayael the Anima

54.0% of decks · synergy 0.51

Mayael the Anima can flip Avacyn, Angel of Hope off the top at instant speed since she has power 5 or greater, dropping an indestructible board shield at the end of an opponent's turn for effectively three mana.

05
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine

Shilgengar, Sire of Famine

49.2% of decks · synergy 0.46

Shilgengar, Sire of Famine sacrifices Angels to animate creatures, and Avacyn, Angel of Hope's indestructible shield protects the rest of your board while Shilgengar converts board presence into a lethal threat.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is the natural home for Avacyn, Angel of Hope — the singleton format rewards high-impact legends, eight mana is reachable with dedicated ramp, and the indestructible board lock is uniquely oppressive across a four-player table where wraths fly constantly. In Legacy and Vintage, Avacyn is technically legal but sees no competitive play; the cost is prohibitive without dedicated cheat effects, and those formats have more efficient ways to close games. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander 60-card adjacent format where Avacyn could find a home as a finisher in white ramp shells, though the smaller life totals and faster pace make it a fringe inclusion at best.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

1,677 decks
Avacyn, Angel of HopeMagus of the Disk

Avacyn, Angel of HopeMagus of the Disk

Destroy all creatures, artifacts, and enchantments opponents control on each of your turns

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Budget Alternatives

Cheaper options that do most of the same work

Eldrazi Monument and Selfless Spirit cover parts of Avacyn, Angel of Hope's role at a fraction of the cost — Monument grants flying and indestructibility to your whole board on the cheap, though it demands a creature sacrifice each upkeep to sustain. No single card fully replicates what Avacyn does, since the combination of eight-mana body, vigilance, flying, and unconditional permanent indestructibility on a single permanent is genuinely unique; the budget path is to stack multiple cheaper pieces rather than find a true one-for-one swap.

Price Context

Current price

$40.41 premium tier

At $40.41, Avacyn, Angel of Hope sits firmly in the premium tier — expensive enough to feel in most budgets, but consistently justified by the sheer ceiling of its board impact in Commander. Multiple reprints have kept the price from climbing higher, and given its staple status in Angel and Kaalia lists, this is a card that holds its value rather than decaying toward bulk.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.