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Gisela, Blade of Goldnight

Legendary Creature — Angel

Flying, first strike
If a source would deal damage to an opponent or a permanent an opponent controls, that source deals double that damage to that player or permanent instead.
If a source would deal damage to you or a permanent you control, prevent half that damage, rounded up.

CMC
7
Mana cost
{4}{R}{W}{W}
Color identity
RW
Rarity
rare
Set
Commander Masters
Price
$4.83
EDHREC rank
#1108
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Gisela, Blade of Goldnight card art
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight reshapes the math of every combat and every burn spell the moment she lands — your opponents take double damage, you take half, and that asymmetry closes games fast. Eight mana is the only real argument against her, and in the right shell it barely registers.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser

Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser

80.8% of decks · synergy 0.68

Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser forces opponents to attack each other, and Gisela, Blade of Goldnight turns every one of those mandatory swings into a lethal math problem — the damage doublers stack with Nelly's combat-tax engine to drain tables in a single turn cycle.

02
Kaalia of the Vast

Kaalia of the Vast

79.1% of decks · synergy 0.66

Kaalia of the Vast cheats Gisela, Blade of Goldnight into play for free on the attack trigger, bypassing the eight-mana cost entirely and immediately warping every combat that follows.

03
Mayael the Anima

Mayael the Anima

63.5% of decks · synergy 0.59

Gisela, Blade of Goldnight is exactly the kind of six-power threat Mayael the Anima is built to flip off the top, and her damage-halving effect means Mayael's board survives the combat steps that would otherwise trade it away.

04
Aurelia, the Warleader

Aurelia, the Warleader

57.0% of decks · synergy 0.44

Aurelia, the Warleader grants an extra combat step, and with Gisela, Blade of Goldnight on board every one of those attacks hits at doubled damage — two swings under Gisela often ends a player outright.

05
Aurelia, the Law Above

Aurelia, the Law Above

54.6% of decks · synergy 0.42

Aurelia, the Law Above rewards going wide with small creatures, and Gisela, Blade of Goldnight's damage doubling means even modest attackers connect for lethal totals well ahead of schedule.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Gisela, Blade of Goldnight lives — the format's longer game gives you time to cast her, and multiplayer means the damage-halving effect taxes multiple opponents simultaneously. In Legacy and Vintage she's technically legal but never sees play; eight mana for a creature with no immediate protection is a non-starter in formats that end on turn one or two. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander 60-card format where she's worth a look, pairing with a burn-style signature spell to exploit the doubling effect before opponents stabilize.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$4.83 cheap tier

At $4.83, Gisela, Blade of Goldnight sits at the low end of mythic rare pricing, making her an easy include for any budget that can absorb a five-dollar slot. Demand is steady across Kaalia of the Vast and Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser builds, so this price is unlikely to dip further.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.