Vault of the Archangel

Land

{T}: Add {C}.

{2}{W}{B}, {T}: Creatures you control gain deathtouch and lifelink until end of turn.

Legality

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

Discussion (48)

KayneMarco on Rainbow Angels

2 months ago

Will offer a small list of possible additions based on what I’m not seeing to begin with.

• Luminarch Ascension
• Firja's Retribution
• Great Hall of Starnheim
• Seraph Sanctuary
• Vault of the Archangel

Just a few cards that add to the Angel theme.

Tsukimi on Things Betor Left Undead [Primer]

2 months ago

Excellent suggestions, thanks! I can't believe I forgot Vault of the Archangel. Lunar Convocation is too mana intensive, I feel like I have have more efficient ways to lose more life. I'll keep the others on the maybelist as I edit (Except Serra Ascendent, always feels cheesy in EDH to me)

Crow_Umbra on Things Betor Left Undead [Primer]

2 months ago

I'm excited to see where you go with this, especially as you flesh out your primer some more. Just a few ideas off the top:

• Vault of the Archangel - Helpful in a pinch if you have the mana for it, but I think has some extra value in this deck as a quick life gain anthem for your board.

• Serra Ascendant would be a great aggro threat for this deck, if not too on the nose lol.

• Lunar Convocation - Seems like it could be a decent value fit with everything your deck wants to do.

• The Gaffer could be a consistent draw piece

• Celestine, the Living Saint - More Betor redundancy.

• Witch of the Moors offers some removal and redundancy to Betor.

Crow_Umbra on Watch the Party Die [Primer]

2 months ago

Profet93

• I gave the edge to Giver of Runes for having an additional toughness, and can also protect from colorless, which is a bit niche.

• I addressed this in the Draw & Tutor part of my primer:

"Imperial Recruiter - An excellent option for this deck, especially given the potential for repeat uses. Recruiter of the Guard could be another supplemental option to Imperial Recruiter. She would be able to tutor up 18/34 creatures, with some overlap with the 22/34 that Imperial Recruiter can tutor."

I gave the edge to Imperial Recruiter since it can grab options like Professional Face-Breaker, Yawgmoth, Thran Physician, Preston, the Vanisher, and Burakos, Party Leader.

• Hall of Heliod's Generosity is more so a contingency in case I recur any of my enchantments. It's niche, but I like it.

• I run Vault of the Archangel in my Mardu/Orzhov aggro decks, espcially if they have the Treasure support in the mid-game to threaten or actually use the activation. It's worked for me before.

DemonDragonJ on Mind Over Matter

2 months ago

I have replaced Vault of the Archangel with Reliquary Tower, as I feel that the newer land is a better match for the theme of this deck.

DemonDragonJ on Fires of Purgatory

2 months ago

I have replaced Vault of the Archangel with High Market, as I feel that the newer land is a better match for the theme of this deck.

DemonDragonJ on Does Vault of the Archangel …

3 months ago

I have copies of Vault of the Archangel in several of my EDH decks, and that cards makes sense in my Liesa, Shroud of Dusk deck, but I am less certain if it works with the themes of my Sen Triplets or Tariel, Reckoner of Souls decks.

What does everyone else say, about this subject? Does Vault of the Archangel make sense in my Sen Triplets or Tariel decks, or should I replace it?

multimedia on Liesa but Angels

5 months ago

Hey, good WIP for Angels, nice Avacyn and Tithe.

When you break it down to the very basics of what you need for Angels it's three things: Angels, ramp and draw. Angels because you want to cast/attack with Angels, ramp because you want to be able to consistently cast your higher mana cost (4+ CMC) Angels and repeatable draw because you want to keep having Angels in your hand to cast. The better Angels you want to attack with, including Liesa, have a high mana cost, without more ramp you'll have a more difficult time casting them. Consider more lower mana cost (1-3 CMC) ramp and more repeatable draw sources?

In my opinion, a good rule for casual Commander deck building is having at least 10 sources of draw and at least 10 sources of ramp, allocate deck room for these. These are the most important two effects to have for smoother gameplay. Better overall gameplay makes playing Commander more fun since you'll get less frustrated with how your deck is running. Consider cutting a few of the lesser power cards compared to other cards here for more ramp and draw?

Add:

• Exemplar of Light, Resplendent Angel, Valkyrie Harbinger, Sanctuary Warden
• Arcane Signet, Talisman of Hierarchy or Mind Stone, Orzhov Signet, Wayfarer's Bauble
• Phyrexian Arena, Court of Grace, Mask of Memory, Collector's Vault
• Skullclamp or Transmogrant's Crown
• Knight of the White Orchid with Sunlit Marsh, Palace Jailer, Midnight Reaper
• Plumb the Forbidden, Night's Whisper, Read the Bones

Cut:

• Dragon Throne of Tarkir, The Pandorica, Halo Fountain, Entreat the Angels
• Unmake, Fate Forgotten and Isildur's Fateful Strike
• Legion Angel, Serra's Guardian, Emancipation Angel, Hailstorm Valkyrie, Vengeful Reaper
• Boon-Bringer Valkyrie, Seraph of the Scales, Angelic Skirmisher
• Season of the Burrow and Season of Loss

Some land upgrades to consider that are within the budget for the manabase: Caves of Koilos, Fetid Heath, Shineshadow Snarl, Great Hall of Starnheim, Tyrite Sanctum, Vault of the Archangel, Soulstone Sanctuary, Path of Ancestry

I hope this advice is helpful and I offer more if you're interested, about the potential adds/cuts I've suggested.