This card, though not exactly your Wall of Omen with card advantage, is a very good card in the current standard. It has the ability to stall for 2 mana while allowing you to get other things done in the current standard. When first looked at, my playtesting group decided it wouldn't be valuable enough, but in white/blue, or esper, it can buy time. With the right anthems it can bulk up high enough to deal with some titan play as well.
I expect this card to become a standard staple while the meta is in heavy aggro.
majinara
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(4 votes)
Meh, might stall a bit if you have a slow limited deck. Otherwise... Nah. Can't kill anything, not that sturdy either. Pff..
Halidir_Orveck
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
As rampant as Flying cards are in Standard, I could see this becoming the best friend of Control, quite reminiscent of Wall of Denial, this card will be the rear guard for planeswalkers and precarious Aether Mages for a while. 3 of 5
Powercat
★★★★☆ (4.4/5.0)(4 votes)
In a block dominated by small fliers, this is a good defensive presence. Unfortunately for Angelic Wall, unlike in sports, defense doesn't win championships in Magic.
Eternal_Blue
★★☆☆☆ (2.3/5.0)(5 votes)
Whoever is voting this above one star doesn't seem to realize that outside of limited there is just no chance this will see any play whatsoever. Comparisons to Wall of Omens are also ludicrous at best.
SyntheticDreamer
★★★☆☆ (3.2/5.0)(2 votes)
I hate to say it, but this is actually a useful card in the AVR Limited environment. It blocks A LOT of early- and mid-game threats. I wouldn't take it as a first pick, but it's a solid middle-of-the-road pick for draft.
In Constructed...meh, it blocks Delver but has no other uses.
ZephyrBlayze
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
It's a nice little stall tactic, but an 0/4 blocker isn't gonna set the world on fire... but it does block a flipped Delver.
Even so, it probably needs a cute little ability to see real serious play.
DoragonShinzui
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(10 votes)
Come on Wizards, just errata it into an Angel Wall already!
Messing up our tribals, man!
RedJaron
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
It isn't flashy, but for 2 CMC it can save you a LOT of damage. Top tier? No. Serviceable? Very.
Salient
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Colorful, maybe prettier than the Odyssey/Xenth Edition version.
mtgking4543
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
the card can be good only if you put cards like titanic growth on it. it would be much better with attack but still a good card
Bbone37
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
But who is to say what criteria we are rating this card on, Eternal_Blue? Maybe someone gave it a higher rating because they rated it with limited in mind.
Also, a search of creatures with an inherent power < or = 3 in this set alone shows 86. This blocks a lot of dudes, and is cheap. Therefor I dont think this is that terrible at all....
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I expect this card to become a standard staple while the meta is in heavy aggro.
In Constructed...meh, it blocks Delver but has no other uses.
Even so, it probably needs a cute little ability to see real serious play.
Messing up our tribals, man!
Also, a search of creatures with an inherent power < or = 3 in this set alone shows 86. This blocks a lot of dudes, and is cheap. Therefor I dont think this is that terrible at all....