Flameblade Angel
Creature — Angel
Flying
Whenever a source an opponent controls deals damage to you or a permanent you control, you may have this creature deal 1 damage to that source's controller.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad Remastered
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #19524
Flameblade Angel turns every source of damage your opponents deal to you into a 1/1 flier — the board impact is immediate and scales with how aggressive the table is. Six mana is a real ask, but in a damage-heavy meta it pays for itself within a turn cycle.
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 |
Flameblade Angel is a Commander card through and through — six mana is simply too slow for Modern, Pioneer, or Legacy, where games end before a 3/5 flier with a conditional triggered ability becomes relevant. In Commander, the multiplayer damage economy does the work for you: three opponents attacking, using burn, and paying life generates triggers at a rate no 1v1 format can match. The angel fits best in Boros or Mardu builds that want to weather aggression and convert it into board presence, particularly alongside damage-doublers or lifelink synergies. Outside Commander, it's a bulk rare collecting dust.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Price data for Flameblade Angel isn't available in current sources, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number. Given its narrow Commander application and zero competitive presence elsewhere, expect it to sit in bulk-rare territory — typically under a dollar — making it an easy pickup if the synergy fits your build.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.