Weeping Angel
Artifact Creature — Alien Angel
Flash
First strike, vigilance
Whenever an opponent casts a creature spell, this creature isn't a creature until end of turn.
If this creature would deal combat damage to a creature, prevent that damage and that creature's owner shuffles it into their library.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Doctor Who
- Price
- $1.09
- EDHREC rank
- #8941
Weeping Angel locks down an opponent's creature and taxes them every time they look at it — the repeated resource drain is the point, not just the tempo swing. At four mana in blue-white, it's costed fairly for Commander, and Davros, Dalek Creator decks that want consistent Clue and artifact production run it as a near-auto-include.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Davros, Dalek Creator
Davros, Dalek Creator rewards draining opponents of resources, and Weeping Angel fits that gameplan exactly — forcing opponents to spend mana repeatedly while Davros converts their suffering into card and artifact advantage.
Indominus Rex, Alpha
Indominus Rex, Alpha needs creatures with diverse keyword profiles to copy, and Weeping Angel's unique triggered ability makes it a live target for Indominus Rex, Alpha's exile-and-grant mechanic, smuggling an unusual effect onto a massive body.
Basim Ibn Ishaq
Basim Ibn Ishaq cares about creatures with unique triggered abilities that punish opponents, and Weeping Angel's tap-and-phase effect slots in as both a threat and a political deterrent that pressures the table every turn.
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 |
Commander is where Weeping Angel does its best work — multiplayer tables mean multiple opponents who may each trigger its ability, and the political pressure of a card that punishes anyone who interacts with it is amplified at a four-player pod. In Legacy and Vintage, Weeping Angel is technically legal but sees no meaningful play; the formats move too fast for a four-mana creature with a conditional tap effect to matter. Oathbreaker is the one other format worth mentioning, where a slower, grindier game occasionally gives Weeping Angel the time it needs to generate value.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.09 cheap tier
At $1.09, Weeping Angel sits firmly in budget-include territory — no meaningful barrier to picking it up for any deck that wants it. Niche Doctor Who cards at this price point tend to stay flat unless a breakout build puts them on the radar, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Davros, Dalek Creator
- Indominus Rex, Alpha
- Missy
- Basim Ibn Ishaq
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.