Vault of the Archangel
Vault of the Archangel: Land, Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander. Tap: Add Colorless. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana value
- 0
- Type
- Land
- Colour identity
- White and black (WB)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC)
- Released
- 2025-04-11
- Collector number
- 410
- Artist
- John Avon
- Commander rank
- 461 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Vault of the Archangel
Vault of the Archangel is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white and black land from Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC), a Commander product released in April 2025. It is collector number 410 in that set, with art by John Avon. As a land, it has no mana cost. Its colour identity is white and black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 8 sets, from Dark Ascension (2012) to Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.99 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
{T}: Add {C}.
{2}{W}{B}, {T}: Creatures you control gain deathtouch and lifelink until end of turn.
"For centuries my creation kept this world in balance. Now only her shadow remains." -Sorin Markov
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.99 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Vault of the Archangel 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 |
Other printings of Vault of the Archangel
Vault of the Archangel has been printed in 8 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC) #339 | Rare | 2024 |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC) #367 | Rare | 2023 |
| March of the Machine Commander (MOC) #443 | Rare | 2023 |
| Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB) #927 | Rare | 2022 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #350 | Rare | 2021 |
| Modern Event Deck 2014 (MD1) #17 | Rare | 2014 |
| Dark Ascension (DKA) #158 | Rare | 2012 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Vault of the Archangel, newest first.
- Vault of the Archangel's last ability affects only creatures you control when that ability resolves. It won't affect creatures that come under your control later in the turn.
- Multiple instances of deathtouch or lifelink on the same creature are redundant.
Similar cards
Other land cards with a white and black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Vault of the Archangel is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.