Crypt Angel
Creature — Angel
Flying, protection from white
When this creature enters, return target blue or red creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- World Championship Decks 2001
- Price
- $0.47
- EDHREC rank
- #26660
Crypt Angel enters the battlefield and immediately replaces itself with a black or red creature from your graveyard, stapling a reanimation trigger onto a 3/3 flying body with protection from white. Five mana for that package is fair but not efficient — you're playing Crypt Angel because the recursion target justifies the trip, not because a 3/3 flier closes games.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Crypt Angel earns its keep — graveyard-centric black and red decks can loop high-value creatures repeatedly, and protection from white dodges a wide swath of common removal like Swords to Plowshares and Path to Exile. In Legacy and Vintage, five mana is a steep ask in formats where the game often ends before you untap with it, and the effect doesn't clear the bar set by faster reanimation spells. Oathbreaker shares Commander's casual pace and synergy-friendly environment, making it another reasonable home if your signature spell is pitching creatures to the yard.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.47 bulk tier
At $0.47, Crypt Angel is firmly bulk — pick it up without hesitation if the effect fits your deck. Bulk rares with niche but genuine utility tend to stay flat rather than spike, so there's no urgency beyond whether you need one today.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.