Archangel Elspeth

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Archangel Elspeth: Legendary Planeswalker - Elspeth, March of the Machine. [+1]: Create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token with lifelink. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{W}{W}
Mana value
4
Type
Legendary Planeswalker - Elspeth
Colour identity
White (W)
Loyalty
4
Rarity
Mythic
Set
March of the Machine (MOM)
Released
2023-04-21
Collector number
6
Artist
Cynthia Sheppard
Commander rank
5,485 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Archangel Elspeth

Archangel Elspeth is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare white legendary planeswalker from March of the Machine (MOM), an expansion set released in April 2023. It is collector number 6 in that set, with art by Cynthia Sheppard. It costs {2}{W}{W} (two generic and two white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It enters with 4 loyalty. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $4.79 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

[+1]: Create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token with lifelink.

[−2]: Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature. It becomes an Angel in addition to its other types and gains flying.

[−6]: Return all nonland permanent cards with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $4.79 (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 Archangel Elspeth 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 Elspeth

Archangel Elspeth has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
March of the Machine (MOM) #320Mythic2023
March of the Machine Promos (PMOM) #6pMythic2023
March of the Machine Promos (PMOM) #6sMythic2023

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Archangel Elspeth, newest first.

  • For the last ability, if a card in your graveyard has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0.
  • The second ability doesn’t have a duration. It lasts until the creature leaves the battlefield.
  • If the target of the second ability stops being a creature after the ability has resolved, it will also stop being an Angel until it becomes a creature again, if applicable.

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