Angelic Arbiter

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Angelic Arbiter: Creature - Angel, Jumpstart. Flying. Each opponent who cast a spell this turn can't attack with creatures. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{5}{W}{W}
Mana value
7
Type
Creature - Angel
Colour identity
White (W)
Power / toughness
5/6
Rarity
Rare
Set
Jumpstart (JMP)
Released
2020-07-17
Collector number
86
Artist
Steve Argyle
Commander rank
5,050 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying

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About Angelic Arbiter

Angelic Arbiter is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white creature from Jumpstart (JMP), a draft-focused set released in July 2020. It is collector number 86 in that set, with art by Steve Argyle. It costs {5}{W}{W} (five generic and two white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 7. It is a 5/6 creature. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Magic 2011 (2010) to Jumpstart (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $4.52 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Flying

Each opponent who cast a spell this turn can't attack with creatures.

Each opponent who attacked with a creature this turn can't cast spells.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $4.52 (as of 2026-11-11).

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

Format legality

Legality of Angelic Arbiter 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 Angelic Arbiter

Angelic Arbiter has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Commander Anthology (CMA) #4Rare2017
Commander 2011 (CMD) #5Rare2011
Magic 2011 (M11) #4Rare2010

Official rulings

Five official rulings apply to Angelic Arbiter, newest first.

  • Angelic Arbiter's last ability applies if an opponent attacked with at least one creature during the current turn.
  • If Angelic Arbiter enters during an opponent's turn, its abilities take actions that player performed earlier in the turn into account, even though it wasn't on the battlefield at the time. For example, if an opponent casts a spell, then you use Leyline of Anticipation's ability to cast Angelic Arbiter as though it had flash, that player won't be able to attack with creatures that turn.
  • During your turn, Angelic Arbiter's abilities have no effect on the game.
  • If Angelic Arbiter leaves the battlefield during an opponent's turn, its abilities cease to affect the game. For example, if an opponent casts Doom Blade to destroy Angelic Arbiter, that player may then attack with creatures.
  • During an opponent's turn, that opponent may either cast spells or attack with creatures, but not both (assuming that Angelic Arbiter is on the battlefield for the entirety of that turn). The player may perform other actions, such as activating abilities and playing lands.

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