Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier

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Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier: Legendary Creature - Angel, Innistrad Remastered. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{W}{W}
Mana value
5
Type
Legendary Creature - Angel
Colour identity
White and red (WR)
Power / toughness
4/4
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Innistrad Remastered (INR)
Released
2025-01-24
Collector number
11
Artist
James Ryman
Commander rank
7,462 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying, Vigilance, Transform, Flash
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier

Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare white and red legendary creature from Innistrad Remastered (INR), a Masters set released in January 2025. It is collector number 11 in that set, with art by James Ryman. It costs {3}{W}{W} (three generic and two white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 4/4 creature. Its colour identity is white and red. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 6 sets, from Shadows over Innistrad (2016) to Innistrad Remastered (2025). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $2.94 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).

Card text

Flash

Flying, vigilance

When Archangel Avacyn enters, creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn.

When a non-Angel creature you control dies, transform Archangel Avacyn at the beginning of the next upkeep.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.94 (as of 2026-11-01).

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

Format legality

Legality of Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier

Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Innistrad Remastered (INR) #449Mythic2025
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1156Mythic2023
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1209Mythic2023
Shadows over Innistrad Remastered (SIR) #13Mythic2023
From the Vault: Transform (V17) #1Mythic2017
Shadows over Innistrad Promos (PSOI) #5sMythic2016
Shadows over Innistrad (SOI) #5Mythic2016

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier, newest first.

  • Archangel Avacyn's delayed triggered ability won't cause it to transform back into Archangel Avacyn if it has already transformed into Avacyn, the Purifier, perhaps because several creatures died in one turn.
  • Archangel Avacyn's delayed triggered ability triggers at the beginning of the next upkeep regardless of whose turn it is.

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