Archangel's Light
Archangel's Light: Sorcery, Dark Ascension. You gain 2 life for each card in your graveyard, then shuffle your graveyard into your library. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {7}{W}
- Mana value
- 8
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- Dark Ascension (DKA)
- Released
- 2012-02-03
- Collector number
- 1
- Artist
- Volkan Baǵa
- Commander rank
- 16,791 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Archangel's Light
Archangel's Light is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare white sorcery from Dark Ascension (DKA), an expansion set released in February 2012. It is collector number 1 in that set, with art by Volkan Baǵa. It costs {7}{W} (seven generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 8. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. Dark Ascension is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.80 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
You gain 2 life for each card in your graveyard, then shuffle your graveyard into your library.
"This is the light of Avacyn. Even in her absence she offers us hope." -Radulf, priest of Avacyn
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.80 (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's Light by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Archangel's Light, newest first.
- Archangel’s Light isn’t put into the graveyard until after its instructions are followed. You won’t gain 2 life for it, and it won’t be shuffled into your library.
- If you have no cards in your graveyard, you won’t gain any life, but you’ll still shuffle your library.
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