Sunblast Angel
Creature — Angel
Flying
When this creature enters, destroy all tapped creatures.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Scars of Mirrodin Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #3685
Sunblast Angel enters the battlefield and destroys every tapped creature your opponents control — a one-sided board wipe stapled to a 3/4 flying body for six mana. The cost is real, but in tap-heavy metas and especially alongside Hylda of the Icy Crown, the payoff is immediate and often game-ending.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Hylda of the Icy Crown
Hylda of the Icy Crown turns every tap effect into a token or card, and Sunblast Angel is the exclamation point — once your opponents' boards are tapped down through Hylda's triggers, Sunblast cleans them up entirely on ETB.
Giada, Font of Hope
Giada, Font of Hope accelerates Angel tribal curves hard, and Sunblast Angel slots in as the deck's premier reactive threat — a six-mana spell that doubles as removal the moment it resolves.
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
Avacyn, Angel of Hope makes your own creatures indestructible, so Sunblast Angel's sweeper effect becomes completely one-sided even if your opponent has ways to tap your board back.
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine wants Angels in play and in the graveyard, and Sunblast Angel delivers both roles — clearing blockers on entry and serving as sacrifice fodder for Shilgengar's activated ability.
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight already punishes opponents for combat; Sunblast Angel pairs naturally by eliminating creatures that attacked or were tapped by effects before they can untap and swing again.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Sunblast Angel actually earns its slot — six mana is steep in faster formats, but multiplayer games reliably produce tapped boards through combat, tap effects, and utility abilities, turning every Sunblast entry into a lopsided removal spell. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but irrelevant; six-mana creatures that don't win immediately on the spot don't compete in those formats. Modern is similarly out of reach for a card this slow against that field. Sunblast Angel is a Commander card through and through, best in tap-synergy builds and Angel tribal, and it's good enough there to justify the six-mana ask.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data isn't currently available for Sunblast Angel, so check Scryfall or your preferred vendor for the current market rate. It has been reprinted, which historically keeps cards like this accessible — it's rarely a budget-breaker.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.