Bruna, the Fading Light
Legendary Creature — Angel Horror
When you cast this spell, you may return target Angel or Human creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Flying, vigilance
(Melds with Gisela, the Broken Blade.)
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Eldritch Moon Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #2407
Bruna, the Fading Light enters and immediately returns an Angel or Human from your graveyard to the battlefield — reanimation stapled to a 5/7 flying vigilance body for seven mana is a real rate. The cost is real too: Gaddock Teeg shuts her out entirely, and seven mana means she's arriving late unless Giada, Font of Hope is accelerating your angel curve.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Giada, Font of Hope
Giada, Font of Hope's mana acceleration lets Bruna, the Fading Light hit the battlefield a full turn or two early, and the +1/+1 counter trigger means Bruna enters even larger than printed.
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine sacrifices angels for free spells, and Bruna, the Fading Light turns the graveyard into a recursion engine — whatever Shilgengar consumes, Bruna can bring back.
Sigarda, Font of Blessings
Sigarda, Font of Blessings lets you cast Angels from the top of your library, and Bruna, the Fading Light fills the graveyard role when those angels die, keeping the angel chain running.
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
Avacyn, Angel of Hope and Bruna, the Fading Light form a recursive loop — Bruna gets Avacyn back from the graveyard, Avacyn makes your board indestructible so Bruna sticks around to do it again.
Kaalia of the Vast
Kaalia of the Vast cheats Bruna, the Fading Light into play attacking, letting you immediately trigger the reanimation ETB and bypass the seven-mana cost entirely.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Bruna, the Fading Light does her best work — seven mana is manageable in a format full of ramp, and a reanimation trigger on a flying vigilance body generates immediate card advantage that snowballs in longer games. In competitive Commander she's too slow and too fair, but in midrange angel tribal she's a cornerstone piece. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer she's technically legal but never sees play: seven mana is a non-starter in those formats when cheaper reanimation spells exist without an attached body. Oathbreaker could theoretically support her as a commander, but the format's lower life totals and faster pace don't reward seven-drop creatures.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Gaddock TeegBruna, the Fading LightGisela, the Broken Blade
Opponents can't cast creature spells with a mana value of 3 or less; Opponents can't cast noncreature spells; You can't cast noncreature spells with mana cost equal to X; You can't cast noncreature spells with a mana value greater than 3; Lock
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.