Blinding Angel
Creature — Angel
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player skips their next combat phase.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Price
- $13.86
- EDHREC rank
- #12379
Blinding Angel shuts down a single opponent's combat step every time it connects — in a creature-light white shell that can protect it, that's a lock, not a threat. Five mana for a 2/4 flier is the cost, and it's worth it when the effect stacks every turn.
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 Blinding Angel does its best work — with three opponents, locking one player out of combat while the others pressure them is a real political and strategic tool, not just a nuisance. In 1v1 formats like Legacy or Vintage, the effect is stronger on paper but the competition is brutal: five mana for a 2/4 that dies to Lightning Bolt or gets Swords to Plowshares'd before it ever connects rarely makes the cut. Modern is similarly hostile; the card is legal but doesn't appear in competitive lists because the format kills it too fast and efficiently. Blinding Angel is fundamentally a multiplayer card — it scales with the chaos of four-player games in a way it simply doesn't in one-on-one.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Angelic Overseer and Stonehorn Dignitary both approximate Blinding Angel's combat-denial angle at a lower price point — Stonehorn Dignitary in particular goes infinite with blink effects to permanently lock one opponent out of combat, which is a harder lock than Blinding Angel's connection-dependent trigger. Neither flies with the same reliability as a standalone threat, but if budget is the constraint, Stonehorn Dignitary in a Brago or Teleportation Circle shell does more damage for less money.
Price Context
Current price
$13.86 mid tier
At $13.86, Blinding Angel sits in the mid tier — noticeable on a budget but not unreasonable for a card that wins games by denying combat. It hasn't seen a reprint recently enough to push the price down, and casual demand from Commander keeps it there; whether that holds depends entirely on whether a precon or masters set picks it up.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.