Fallen Angel
Creature — Angel
Flying
Sacrifice a creature: This creature gets +2/+1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Classic Sixth Edition
- Price
- $0.33
- EDHREC rank
- #19079
Fallen Angel is a sacrifice outlet that scales — feed it creatures and it becomes a legitimate combat threat capable of one-shotting players. The three-mana activation cost per sacrifice keeps it from being broken, but in any deck that generates disposable bodies, it earns its slot.
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 |
In Commander, Fallen Angel fits naturally into black sacrifice-value shells where it serves as both an outlet and a finisher, two roles most comparable cards don't combine. Legacy and Vintage have faster, more redundant engines, so it sees no meaningful play there despite being legal. Modern is similarly too efficient a format for a five-mana 3/3 that requires additional investment to matter. Fallen Angel is purely a Commander card — the 40-life format gives it the time it needs to set up, and token strategies give it the fuel.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.33 bulk tier
At $0.33, Fallen Angel sits firmly in bulk territory and there's no pressure driving it higher. It's an easy include on price alone — just don't expect the market to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.