Voltstorm Angel
Creature — Angel
Flying
When this creature enters, you get 
(three energy counters).
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may pay . When you do, choose one —
• This creature gains vigilance and lifelink until end of turn.
• Other creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Modern Horizons 3
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #18941
Voltstorm Angel lands as a 5/4 flying trampler that deals damage equal to the number of spells cast this turn to any target — immediate board presence and a lightning rod for removal stapled together. The five-mana ask is fair, but the ceiling only gets high in spell-dense shells that can reliably trigger the damage ability on entry.
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 |
Voltstorm Angel is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it will almost never see play outside Commander. In Modern and Legacy, a five-mana creature with no immediate protection is too slow and too fragile against countermagic-heavy environments where cheaper threats dominate. Commander is the natural home — spellslinger decks led by commanders like Veyran, Voice of Duality or Zaffai, Thunder Conductor can routinely cast three or four spells in a turn, turning Voltstorm Angel's trigger into a meaningful burn effect on top of a relevant body.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Voltstorm Angel sits firmly in bulk territory — it's a safe pickup with no financial downside. Bulk rares rarely spike without a combo discovery or format ban pushing demand, so don't expect movement, but the low floor makes it easy to slot into a budget spellslinger list without hesitation.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.