Starlit Angel
Creature — Angel
Flying
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Portal
- Price
- $0.67
- EDHREC rank
- #28963
Starlit Angel puts a 3/4 flying lifelink body on the board for five mana — the kind of stats that match the cost but don't exceed it. Playable filler in lifegain decks that need bodies, but not a card you build around or prioritize.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Starlit Angel is a Commander card in practice — casual lifegain and angel tribal shells are the only realistic homes, and even there it competes with cheaper or more impactful options. Legacy and Vintage are legal on paper but the card has no competitive application in either format. The five-mana slot is brutal in Commander when Baneslayer Angel, Serra's Emissary, and Resplendent Angel all exist at similar or lower cost, so Starlit Angel lands near the bottom of the consideration set for any angel list with real budget flexibility.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.67 bulk tier
At $0.67, Starlit Angel sits firmly in bulk territory — you're paying for the card, not the effect. Demand is too narrow and the competition too stiff for this price to move in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.