Urbis Protector
Creature — Human Cleric
When this creature enters, create a 4/4 white Angel creature token with flying.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Modern Masters 2017
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #22078
Urbis Protector enters and puts a 4/4 flying Angel token onto the battlefield — six mana for a 1/1 body plus a 4/4 flier is a real board presence, but the price tag is steep enough that most white decks have better options at this slot. It earns its keep in token-doubling or flicker shells where the Angel trigger fires repeatedly, but in any other context it's just slow.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Urbis Protector is a Commander card through and through — the six-mana cost is a non-starter in Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, where the format clock is fast enough that a 1/1 with a delayed 4/4 attached does nothing competitive. In Commander it occupies a specific niche: Angel tribal, flicker value, or token-doubling shells where the ETB trigger fires more than once. Outside those archetypes, white has cleaner six-drops, but inside them Urbis Protector is a reasonable budget role-player.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Urbis Protector is bulk — you're not paying for it, you're paying for shipping. Deep demand is low enough that the price is unlikely to move unless an Angel or flicker commander spikes in popularity, so treat it as a free include if the archetype fits.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.