Archangel of Strife

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Archangel of Strife: Creature - Angel, Commander Anthology. Flying. As this creature enters, each player chooses war or peace. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{5}{W}{W}
Mana value
7
Type
Creature - Angel
Colour identity
White (W)
Power / toughness
6/6
Rarity
Rare
Set
Commander Anthology (CMA)
Released
2017-06-09
Collector number
5
Artist
Greg Staples
Commander rank
18,309 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying

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About Archangel of Strife

Archangel of Strife is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white creature from Commander Anthology (CMA), a Commander product released in June 2017. It is collector number 5 in that set, with art by Greg Staples. It costs {5}{W}{W} (five generic and two white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 7. It is a 6/6 creature. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Commander 2011 (2011) to Commander Anthology (2017). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.81 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Flying

As this creature enters, each player chooses war or peace.

Creatures controlled by players who chose war get +3/+0.

Creatures controlled by players who chose peace get +0/+3.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.81 (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 of Strife by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Archangel of Strife

Archangel of Strife has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
From the Vault: Angels (V15) #3Mythic2015
Commander 2011 (CMD) #7Rare2011

Official rulings

Five official rulings apply to Archangel of Strife, newest first.

  • As soon as Archangel of Strife leaves the battlefield, the bonus stops applying. If it returns to the battlefield, players will be able to make new choices.
  • Archangel of Strife's bonuses apply immediately. Depending on your choice, Archangel of Strife will enter as either a 9/6 or 6/9 creature.
  • The active player chooses war or peace first, followed by each other player in turn order. Each player will know what previous players chose when making their choice.
  • Archangel of Strife's second and third abilities are linked. Similarly, its second and fourth abilities are linked. The bonus a player's creatures get depends only on the choice that player made when Archangel of Strife entered.
  • If there are two Archangels of Strife on the battlefield, and you choose war for one and peace for the other, your creatures get +3/+3.

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