Scroll of Avacyn
Artifact
, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card. If you control an Angel, you gain 5 life.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #16885
Scroll of Avacyn draws a card and gains 5 life for one mana — the effect is real, but it's a one-shot artifact with no recursion built in. In most contexts, that's not enough to earn a 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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Scroll of Avacyn is a fringe inclusion — it shows up in Angel-tribal decks that care about Avacyn synergies or life-gain payoffs, but even there it rarely outperforms a cantrip with upside. Pauper is where Scroll of Avacyn is most viable: one-mana draw spells are scarce at common, and the life buffer matters against aggressive red decks. In Legacy and Vintage, the competition from Brainstorm and Ponder makes it irrelevant. Oathbreaker follows the Commander logic — playable only if your commander or signature spell generates repeated artifact interactions.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Scroll of Avacyn is deep bulk — you're not spending meaningful money either way. It won't appreciate; there's no demand pressure to move the price in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.