Despite being a gigantic removal target, I absolutely adore this thing. I cross my fingers that I pick up one or maybe even two at the prerelease events this weekend. Yes, it dies to removal; so does everything. But being Oblivion Ring on a stick is just too good to ignore.
mutantman
★★★☆☆ (3.6/5.0)(10 votes)
Cards like this make me hate Baneslayer Angel. If Baneslayer had just been printed at six mana instead of five, Admonition Angel might be a serious competitor for its slot. Unfortunately, with B___S___ Angel hanging out being overpowered, I doubt this is going to find a home in Constructed.
Limited and casual bomb, though.
Khias
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Don't forget to throw in the Kor Hookmasters with it that way when she's removed you still win.
Gezus82
★☆☆☆☆ (1.8/5.0)(2 votes)
I'm very happy they made this. despite the obvious of it being a good card, I love how it finally gave halo hunter a reason to exist, as it couldn't kill baneslayer, and if you were supporting the triple black emaria was probsbly gonna bann that color
sir_dwar
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
A bit pricy for constructed, although Summoning Trap decks will have a field day with it.
Lestat13
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I can spend my first three to four turns frantically ramping, dieing to all sorts of spells, and then it happens I get my salvation, one of my big landfally creature cards, it tap my six and smile triumphantly as I lay down my giant angel. I play Marsh Flats and slay one creature, and the swamp I bring in fells another, I pass the turn to my wrecked opponent staring down a 6/6 flier. Then he casts one of his 8 instant speed removal spells, and all damage was undone, when I could of just played a finisher that left something behind if it dies like Ranger into Scute Mob/Dragomaster. Or Rampaging Baloth's two tokens.
You don't wanna say dies to removal, but in the deck it was 'designed' for it's just asking for disaster when you could play the sure thing.
Giondi
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(13 votes)
The people complaining that when it dies, "all the damage is undone" are missing the point. You don't remove their stuff, you remove your stuff. You remove your Broodmate Dragon and let them decide between dealing with one 6/6 flier or two 4/4 fliers. Or you remove your allies and kill the angel yourself to get their comes into play abilities to trigger off each other. Or you remove all your own plainswalkers right before you play a Warp World. Plus, it's a 6/6 flier for 6.
Toni_tan28
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(5 votes)
I have the foil
True_Mumin
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(28 votes)
It's strong, it's well-designed, and it will see no play at all. You all know why.
majinara
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(2 votes)
I don't think it's strong enough for constructed. And for edh/commander it will probably die too easily, and it's removal ain't permanently, so I guess I'd rather add something else. 3.5/5
JosirisDavid
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(6 votes)
If u guys look closely, u will see a full art emeria angel on the mosaic stained glass window on the left.
True_Smog
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Just because of goddamn baneSLAYER, this angel will not be played.
thezanet
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Another great angel that is buried underneath Baneslayer's shadow.
PastProphet
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(11 votes)
dies to removal? But, white is full of protection: Ruin Ghost + Sejiri Steppes = instant protection AND controlled landfall ! Brave the Elements helps too Green/White brings Vines of the Vastwood, plus more landfall etc
Batstewart
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I've already gotten 3 of these, one foil. I think I'll have a bit of fun with it in casual, but that's about it. Good trading power.
Donovan_Fabian
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The card has value in the sense that you can remove your own creatures to get return to play (leaving or entering) effects, where if your opponent ever removes your angel they come back into play and do more damage, aka nevermaker, puppeteer clique, shriekmaw, spitebellows, and etc. The problem with it.. well.. its an oblivion ring on legs, its six mana with a heavy color requirement (3 white), and like oblivion rings.. and the thing I hate about them the most.. is your opponent can always just destroy them to put everything you exiled back on the field. This is of course, if they don't just put a faith's fetters on it or other pacifying card. It's also high enough mana cost that you shouldn't be expecting to see lots of top deck lands after it hits play so it will be a bit slow and inconsistent, as has been true with rampaging baloths, its green equivalent. So, I would imagine someone will mess around with it via entering/re-entering play shenanigans, but I don't expect it to see heavy play.
Not to be to critical, but the other two six mana white options are also slightly better being twilight shepherd, and felidar, both with vigilance and nice abilities. If I'm in late game and I want to turn the game in my favor, I'm more likely to play either of those choices, and if I'm winning already anyways, then it doesn't matter which one I choose.
Chromatone
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I love this card but only tested it a lil bit. Just pair her up WITH BSA, KotR+Sejiri Stepe, Dauntles escort, etc. Of course it dies to removal, but its the last thing from your hand so they probably used removal to shoot down everything else. Even if you remove 2 things for 2 turns its tempo and don't forget she is a frigin 6/6 flyer that beats out almost everything in standard.
SleetFox
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
When this guy dies, the damage is not undone. All the creatures removed with him will be back, but not after missing one or more turns (unless he's destroyed before you get any lands out, in which case almost ANY creature would be useless if destroyed that fast). If you manage to actually get away with keeping him alive indefinitely through shroud, counters, or luck, he's practically unstoppable, since his removal is an ability that is activated by playing lands, which is very hard to do anything about. Then there's always the idea of exiling your own creatures for some combo purpose. I don't see that being useful most of the time, but I love cards like this, Spirit Link and Path to Exile that are brutal, but also can be used strategically on the opposite player as expected to gain hidden benefits.
I really hope to get one of these when I draft a box with 4 of my friends I play casual with. If I do, removal is suddenly going to find itself much more popular with our metagame. :3
Plus, he's a male angel. I'm all for attractive girls with wings, but it's nice seeing them being gender-balanced about things, which is something they're usually very good at. Good job, Wizards of the Coast art department!
ClowWizardEriol
★★☆☆☆ (2.7/5.0)(5 votes)
It is too bad that the casting cost isn't instead, like an equivalent Rampaging Baloths.
This is a powerful card, but unless you built deck specifically around the Angel's Landfall effect, there are probably other creatures you can put into your deck. I would still use Exalted Angel or Baneslayer Angel over this card currently.
However, the art is very nice.
@SleetFox: I'm pretty sure this angel is female. The body shape is feminine if you look at the wallpaper version on Steve Argyle's website. Also, this card affects non-land permanents, so it is not just for creatures.
schacher
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
A six six flier for 6 isn't bad despite the color weight, but this landfall ability makes this a stupid easy choice for any white player that can lay hands on one. Obvious synergy with ruin ghost.
Diachronos
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I have an idea for decks that run {W}{G}. Use Admonition Angel to exile your own creatures, and get something out that can give your creatures haste. Then you drop Novablast Wurm and swing with him.
Long story short: Novablast Wurm kills Admonition Angel along with everything else, and when the Angel dies all of your creatures come back into play. So you have a bunch of creatures, your opponent's got zilch.
l0k13
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I use her with Crucible of Worlds, Strip Mine, and Fastbond. Tutor into crucible, fetch a dual land and bring out 5-6 lands out to cast the angel. Recur Strip Mine or play Armageddon until they're left with no field and no lands. Add Pulse of the Fields and that should do it.
brunsbr103
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
There is an Emeria Angel in the background!I wonder what the other stained-glass angel is...
the arcana on March 24, 2010 reveals that it is a reference to Mayael's Aria, another card by Steve Argyle
ICEFANG13
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I don't like this card very much, I'd rather have a more aggressive angel Battlegrace Angel this card can win you a game but like some other cards imagine it getting killed when you attack and all these creatures come back ready to kill your army. But this girl can stop many decks, if there is no removal for her you will win. The main thing that sets her above rare is the Oblivion Ring effect not a Journey to Nowhere meaning she deals with Eldrazi Monument and the Quests sometimes all you need is a turn to have them gone. 4.5/5
thornraven
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Steve Argyle has created a master piece! WELL DONE!
BobTheBuillder
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
good card and not overpowered
BlackAlbino
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
this and explorer's scope is a great combo for cutting down your opponents creatures. throw a neurok stealthsuit or something at it and you have much less to worry about.
EDIT: RotE is out, exile their big eldrazi ; her counterpart is hellcarver demon
opinionfailure
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
When you see the wallpaper version of this card the art really comes out. Beautiful colors, great job Steve Argyle!
As for playing the card, I'm still on the fence. Maybe if you played a Realm Razer the turn after this thing, but the color weight it pretty heavy. It would need to be more of a White deck with Red and Green splashed rather than a W/R/G deck.
lordofthekithkins
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
lol i got two
SoulShatterer
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I pulled an admonition angel in the first Worldwake pack I opened, though I ended up trading it for four Goblin Razerunners to a friend of mine, since his girlfriend plays an angel deck and he needed something to get her. I still think I got the better end of that deal, since I don't play angels in my white/blue deck and four rares for a mythic isn't a bad deal whatever way you look at it.
DeathDark
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Complaining about cost and such on? Seriously? I had two of her and Akroma in a Black/White deck, and the white weight was never an issue, just the expense (though my deck could handle the wait). With cards like Terramorphic Expanse and Evolving Wilds, you don't even need to break monocolored to get some landfall boost. There are even cards like Flickerwisp if you want to give her a bit of help.
In fact, I'd say they were more help than Akroma for the most part. Playing one changes your opinions of things a lot, though it was as helpful as I imagined.
Oh, and, in case you didn't notice, all Angels in Magic are Female. All Demons in Magic are Male.
True_Mumin, I'll assume you are talking about Baneslayer Angel and now I will post my aurgument as to why I think this may see play. 1) It's cheaper than Baneslayer (Baneslayer is $30+, Admontion is $15+)(Note: These are just estimates, using the last prices I knew of. If you have the real prices please feel free to post.) 2) This one can kill a Baneslayer in combat. 3) This one can exile Baneslayer as soon as you play a land, although once this dies, Baneslayer comes back. This may not see as much play as Baneslayer but I belive it is a good replacement for players who want a card such as Baneslayer, but can't afford to buy one (I.E. Me.)
thrallallmighty
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(3 votes)
All say that he dies to removal. But evrey card dies to removal and this can remove alot of other cards still u can protect it with Blessed Breath or cards like that =) its ability is just great u can combo it with doesnts of cars=) still 6/6 flaying for 6 is good as well =) GREAT card 5/5
Selez
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
On constructed: This guy is awesome. A 6/6 flyer for six with Obliv Rings attached. You'd have to run her in a deck with the "I'm gonna run more threats than you can kill" mentality, but still, awesome. Unfortunately, outside of that strategy she's not going to get the light of day, as 6/6 flyers for six simply don't see play (and everybody presumes that before you can drop a land, they'll have dealt with her). See also: Baneslayer Angel.
On limited: Bomb. Easy first-pick if you're running any white at all. Oh, wait, this is Zendikar block draft? I guess it'll come down to personal preference then; if you think she's too slow, don't pick her. Personally, though, I think she's fast enough.
Rainyday2012
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This is my favourite angel of all time, and I love angels.
She takes thought and planning to use, in constrast to Baneslayer who just smashes face. If you do it wrong she might even help your opponent, but when you know how to use her she can be a total blowout. That's something I really appreciate in a card.
Malnourished_Student
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Since I can't remove the Angel, nor my lands from play, I think she has less potential than I had hoped for. Unfortunate. I can easily see an opponents turn where I attack with stuff and she is destroyed, giving him a bunch of new blockers.
Fategus
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
having multiple ones of these out at the same time is quite unfair :D
dragonking987
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
this was my first mythic rare I got all exited but I was to big of a noob to make a good white deck but I tried which is all that matters and the deck did slowly get better.
SuperSphinx
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This card is very powerful. It is very hard to kill in combat, it eliminates permanent threats if it isn't dealt with immediately, and in a landfall oriented deck, it will kill. Alone, it is very good.
However, think of how much better this card would be if it could exile itself... Ugh.
land_comment
★★★☆☆ (3.2/5.0)(9 votes)
Kills Baneslayer.
CAN'T FIGHT THE WORLDWAKE POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DysprosiumJudas
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Dearest Wizards:
Please reprint this in Magic 2012, not Baneslayer. The game, and our wallets, thank you.
scumbling1
★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0)(10 votes)
"Please reprint this in Magic 2012, not Baneslayer. The game, and our wallets, thank you."
With a keyword ability such as Landfall, it's not happening.
MasterOfEfherium
★☆☆☆☆ (1.9/5.0)(9 votes)
Too Bad This Thing Dies To Removal!
Macsen
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I really want this card for the Mass Polymorph deck I have been fantasizing about. Polymorph some tokens, get this guy, Primeval Titan for a couple of extra lands, Realm Razer removes all lands, Bloodthrone Vampire to sack the Razer and get all your lands back and kick of the angels landfall ability and kill all their defenders, then Urabrask the Hidden gives then all haste. GG. It could almost be standard legal... sigh.
MitchMorton
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Use with Venser, The Sojourner and bounce lands around, then bounce the Angel whenever you decide it's time to bring the exiled cards back into play. That way you don't have to remove her permanently..
Superllama12
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Is extremely deadly in casual (my friend has a white deck with this in foil AND The Queen of BS Herself)
myblackplague
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Parallax Tide
Nagoragama
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Spectacular art, its a shame it never saw any serious play during its stay in Standard. Baneslayer then the Titans are mostly to blame.
MindAblaze
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@giondi Or you just Scapeshift with the right board position ftw.
GrimjawxRULES
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@True_Mumin: Yeah, that 6cmc is a killer. It was the same thing that happened to Sorin Markov. That, and the fact that Big Jace ruled all. It's a real shame; this card is pretty powerful and the art is beautiful to say the least.
DarthParallax
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(6 votes)
Used to be merely excellent in Kaalia of the Vast Commander.
Now retardedly busted in Kaalia of the Vast sub-Avacyn Commander. In a few short weeks, I think 100% of Kaalia decks will be Kaalia-Avacyn. Avacyn breaks many cards like this in two.
Drop Avacyn before anyone else, then use whatever you want to blast everyone to bits: Worldslayer to lock everyone in the entire game out, or this to wage a war of slow attrition. True, being merely indestructible instead of hexproof is going to leave it vulnerable to exile and bounce, so it might leave the battlefield....but probably not.
Not when you can Free Wrath everyone, all the time, anytime, as many times as you want with Avacyn + Worldslayer.
Stoneforge Mystic is probably going to be in 100% of Kaalia decks as well.
Well-designed, flavorful, powerful, balanced, and beautiful. 5/5 from me.
dragonlord7012
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Combos with Emancipation Angel, bounce a land, then re-trigger landfall.
Ligerman30
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
nuts with fetch lands
zipec
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The most beautiful art in Magic. I want it on my deckbox, sleeves, playmat, desktop, shirt, bedsheets and as a picture in my wallet instead of my girlfriends. Thank god there is hi-res wallpaper available: http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/worldwake/wallpaper2
Comments (59)
Despite being a gigantic removal target, I absolutely adore this thing. I cross my fingers that I pick up one or maybe even two at the prerelease events this weekend. Yes, it dies to removal; so does everything. But being Oblivion Ring on a stick is just too good to ignore.
Limited and casual bomb, though.
Then he casts one of his 8 instant speed removal spells, and all damage was undone, when I could of just played a finisher that left something behind if it dies like Ranger into Scute Mob/Dragomaster. Or Rampaging Baloth's two tokens.
You don't wanna say dies to removal, but in the deck it was 'designed' for it's just asking for disaster when you could play the sure thing.
Ruin Ghost + Sejiri Steppes = instant protection AND controlled landfall !
Brave the Elements helps too
Green/White brings Vines of the Vastwood, plus more landfall
etc
Not to be to critical, but the other two six mana white options are also slightly better being twilight shepherd, and felidar, both with vigilance and nice abilities. If I'm in late game and I want to turn the game in my favor, I'm more likely to play either of those choices, and if I'm winning already anyways, then it doesn't matter which one I choose.
I really hope to get one of these when I draft a box with 4 of my friends I play casual with. If I do, removal is suddenly going to find itself much more popular with our metagame. :3
Plus, he's a male angel. I'm all for attractive girls with wings, but it's nice seeing them being gender-balanced about things, which is something they're usually very good at. Good job, Wizards of the Coast art department!
This is a powerful card, but unless you built deck specifically around the Angel's Landfall effect, there are probably other creatures you can put into your deck. I would still use Exalted Angel or Baneslayer Angel over this card currently.
However, the art is very nice.
@SleetFox: I'm pretty sure this angel is female. The body shape is feminine if you look at the wallpaper version on Steve Argyle's website. Also, this card affects non-land permanents, so it is not just for creatures.
Use Admonition Angel to exile your own creatures, and get something out that can give your creatures haste. Then you drop Novablast Wurm and swing with him.
Long story short: Novablast Wurm kills Admonition Angel along with everything else, and when the Angel dies all of your creatures come back into play. So you have a bunch of creatures, your opponent's got zilch.
the arcana on March 24, 2010 reveals that it is a reference to Mayael's Aria, another card by Steve Argyle
4.5/5
throw a neurok stealthsuit or something at it and you have much less to worry about.
EDIT: RotE is out, exile their big eldrazi ; her counterpart is hellcarver demon
As for playing the card, I'm still on the fence. Maybe if you played a Realm Razer the turn after this thing, but the color weight it pretty heavy. It would need to be more of a White deck with Red and Green splashed rather than a W/R/G deck.
In fact, I'd say they were more help than Akroma for the most part. Playing one changes your opinions of things a lot, though it was as helpful as I imagined.
Oh, and, in case you didn't notice, all Angels in Magic are Female. All Demons in Magic are Male.
When dragon leave and Admonition Angel, bye bye x permanent where x is the number of land you have.
Second sunrise could also be handy.
But evrey card dies to removal
and this can remove alot of other cards
still u can protect it with Blessed Breath or cards like that =)
its ability is just great
u can combo it with doesnts of cars=)
still 6/6 flaying for 6 is good as well =)
GREAT card 5/5
On limited: Bomb. Easy first-pick if you're running any white at all. Oh, wait, this is Zendikar block draft? I guess it'll come down to personal preference then; if you think she's too slow, don't pick her. Personally, though, I think she's fast enough.
She takes thought and planning to use, in constrast to Baneslayer who just smashes face. If you do it wrong she might even help your opponent, but when you know how to use her she can be a total blowout. That's something I really appreciate in a card.
However, think of how much better this card would be if it could exile itself... Ugh.
CAN'T FIGHT THE WORLDWAKE POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please reprint this in Magic 2012, not Baneslayer. The game, and our wallets, thank you.
With a keyword ability such as Landfall, it's not happening.
Or you just Scapeshift with the right board position ftw.
Now retardedly busted in Kaalia of the Vast sub-Avacyn Commander. In a few short weeks, I think 100% of Kaalia decks will be Kaalia-Avacyn. Avacyn breaks many cards like this in two.
Drop Avacyn before anyone else, then use whatever you want to blast everyone to bits: Worldslayer to lock everyone in the entire game out, or this to wage a war of slow attrition. True, being merely indestructible instead of hexproof is going to leave it vulnerable to exile and bounce, so it might leave the battlefield....but probably not.
Not when you can Free Wrath everyone, all the time, anytime, as many times as you want with Avacyn + Worldslayer.
Stoneforge Mystic is probably going to be in 100% of Kaalia decks as well.
Om nom nom nom.
Thank god there is hi-res wallpaper available: http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/worldwake/wallpaper2