Angel of Despair

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Angel of Despair: Creature - Angel, Ultimate Masters. Flying. When this creature enters, destroy target permanent. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{W}{W}{B}{B}
Mana value
7
Type
Creature - Angel
Colour identity
White and black (WB)
Power / toughness
5/5
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Ultimate Masters (UMA)
Released
2018-12-07
Collector number
196
Artist
Todd Lockwood
Commander rank
5,119 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying

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About Angel of Despair

Angel of Despair is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon white and black creature from Ultimate Masters (UMA), a Masters set released in December 2018. It is collector number 196 in that set, with art by Todd Lockwood. It costs {3}{W}{W}{B}{B} (three generic, two white and two black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 7. It is a 5/5 creature. Its colour identity is white and black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 8 sets, from Guildpact (2006) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.74 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Flying

When this creature enters, destroy target permanent.

"I feel in them a sense of duty and commitment, yet I can feel nothing else. It is as if their duty is to an empty void." -Razia, Boros archangel

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.74 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Angel of Despair by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Angel of Despair

Angel of Despair has been printed in 8 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1564Rare2025
The List (PLST) #UMA-196Uncommon2024
Store Championships (SCH) #22Rare2024
RNA Guild Kit (GK2) #37Rare2019
Commander Anthology (CMA) #173Rare2017
Commander 2011 (CMD) #180Rare2011
Guildpact (GPT) #101Rare2006

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Angel of Despair is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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