Angel of Despair

Creature — Angel

Flying

When this enters, destroy target permanent.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (47)

DemonDragonJ on Mind Over Matter

9 months ago

I have replaced Angel of Despair with Shroudstomper, which I really did not wish to do, as the angel is one of my favorite creatures in the entire game, but the stomper is a better match for this deck, since this deck has numerous cards that exchange life for other resources, so this deck needs to have as many methods of gaining life as it can have.

DemonDragonJ on 100 Shades of Gray

11 months ago

I have replaced Angel of Despair with Starseer Mentor, which reduced this deck's average converted mana cost from 3.98 to 3.85, and I was very reluctant to make that change, since Angel of Despair is one of my favorite cards in the entire game, but the mentor is a better match for the theme of this deck, so I made that change.

SufferFromEDHD on Enchanté

1 year ago

Flashback is very cool. Up there with Buyback.

Angel of Despair on theme targeted removal.

Rite of Oblivion the sorcery speed hurts but the targeted removal, sac outlet and flashback help.

DemonDragonJ on Reap what is Sown

1 year ago

I have replaced Angel of Despair with Alpha Deathclaw, which reduced the average converted mana cost of this deck from 3.84 to 3.82, and I was sad to make that replacement, since the angel is one of my favorite creatures in the game, but the deathclaw has a more lenient mana cost, higher power and toughness, and its ability can be used twice, so it was clearly a better choice for this deck.

wallisface on Permanent Destruction

1 year ago

Some thoughts:

• I would be playing Ashen Rider instead of Angel of Despair, as the mana-costs are irrelevant (the games not going long enough to cast either) but exiling instead of destroying is much stronger (particularly as there's a bunch of indestructible cards and lands available).

• Zirda, the Dawnwaker seems very weak/useless here, as for the cost of getting it into play you could have just triggered Necrotic Sliver anyway. Though Necrotic Sliver also feels very slow clumsy regardless of whether there's a cost reduction. Personally I'd be thinking just running 8 creatures, the Ashen Rider and Angel of Despair, would serve you better.

• You need some proactive ways to pitch your high-mana creatures into the graveyard for reanimation. Bone Shards could be good for this purpose, running the full playset of Collective Brutality would also be helpful.

• I'd suggest running a single Unburial Rites so that you can fetch up a reanimation effect in a pinch with Unmarked Grave.

My changes would be something like removing the 4x Necrotic Sliver, 2x Zirda, the Dawnwaker, 2x Inquisition of Kozilek, 2x Unmarked Grave, and 1x Footsteps of the Goryo, and in their place adding in 4x Ashen Rider, 1x Collective Brutality, 1x Persist, 1x Unburial Rites, and 4x Bone Shards

EquivocalVision on Cheap cards for Kaalia

2 years ago

Play cards that double her effects. Double ETB triggers, bounce creatures repeatedly, double combat triggers, and then play a bunch of angels demons and dragons with ETBs.

Angel of Despair Rune-Scarred Demon Breathkeeper Seraph Isshin, Two Heavens as One Kaalia, Zenith Seeker Master of Cruelties Mother of Runes Restoration Angel Reya Dawnbringer Serra's Emissary Wispweaver Angel Arcane Signet Boros Signet Chromatic Lantern Lightning Greaves Orzhov Signet Panharmonicon Quicksilver Amulet Sol Ring Strionic Resonator Swiftfoot Boots Teleportation Circle Conjurer's Closet

griffstick on Card creation challenge

2 years ago

There is Angel of Despair

MTGBurgeoning on The Kaalia Battalia

2 years ago

Hello and thank you for your awesome suggestions!! Kaalia will always have a special place in my heart as she led my very first EDH deck. You never forget your first! I love the idea of including Isshin, Two Heavens as One here! Doubling-up Kaalia's trigger is awesome, but also doubling-up the triggers of Aurelia, the Warleader and Battle Angels of Tyr make this card's inclusion even better! As a bonus, this build has so many recursive abilities that having Isshin die is not a problem. GREAT RECOMMENDATION!

As for Conjurer's Closet and Panharmonicon, these inclusions would have been slam-dunks during previous iterations of this build. There was a time when this deck solely focused on enter the battlefield triggers. Over the years, this theme evolved into a more combat-driven engine (which is another way Isshin will make this deck stronger!). At this moment, less than 25% (six out of 27) of the creatures in this deck have enter the battlefield triggers, including the aforementioned Rune-Scarred Demon. I sense that adding Conjurer's Closet and Panharmonicon to the current iteration of this deck may make it a bit clunky, although thinking about the synergies with Rune-Scarred Demon, Bogardan Hellkite, Karmic Guide and Angel of Despair is quite tempting...

Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts about Kaalia! I appreciate your suggestions and feedback! Happy brewing!