Battlegrace Angel
Creature — Angel
Flying
Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, it gains lifelink until end of turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Price
- $1.65
- EDHREC rank
- #12301
Battlegrace Angel hits the table as a 5/4 flier that hands exalted to every attacking creature and grants lifelink to any lone attacker — in the right shell, that's a game-ending combination of damage and sustain. The five-mana cost is the ceiling; outside Rafiq of the Many and similar exalted builds, it's too slow to justify the slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Rafiq of the Many
Rafiq of the Many already stacks exalted triggers to push one attacker into one-shot range, and Battlegrace Angel adds both another exalted trigger and guaranteed lifelink to that same swing — the result is a commander hit that kills and pads your life total simultaneously.
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 |
Commander is where Battlegrace Angel earns its keep, specifically in exalted builds where each additional trigger compounds into lethal damage faster than opponents can answer. In Legacy, Modern, and Vintage it's legal but effectively invisible — five mana for a creature that requires an exalted synergy shell to function is not a rate those formats respect. Oathbreaker offers another home if the planeswalker and signature spell support the exalted plan, but the pool of viable builds is narrow. Outside a dedicated exalted strategy, Battlegrace Angel is a Commander-only card in practice.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.65 cheap tier
At $1.65, Battlegrace Angel sits in the budget tier — cheap enough to slot in without deliberation if you're building the right deck. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to spike, so there's no urgency, but no reason to hesitate either.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.