Glimmering Angel
Creature — Angel
Flying
: This creature gains shroud until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- UW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Invasion
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #30968
Glimmering Angel is a 2/2 flyer for four mana that can gain shroud by paying a blue mana during your upkeep — protection that costs more than the threat is worth. Four mana for a 2/2 is unplayable in any competitive context, and the shroud upkeep tax compounds the inefficiency.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Glimmering Angel is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal and playable are different things. In Pauper, where the card is theoretically most at home, a 2/2 flyer for four is well below the format's efficiency floor — White has far better options at common. In Commander, Glimmering Angel occupies a slot that every white deck needs for something that actually stabilizes a board or advances a game plan. Legacy and Vintage don't register it at all.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Glimmering Angel is deep bulk — the price reflects the demand accurately. It holds no meaningful value and isn't a spec target; pick it up only if a specific casual Angel tribal list has a slot to fill.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.