Angel of Despair

Angel of Despair

Creature — Angel

Mana cost: {3}{W}{W}{B}{B}

How we read this card

Flying
When this creature enters, destroy target permanent.

triggered —

Causes: a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

hits creature — 2,298 cards in the game can cause this (Angel of Despair is one).

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Jalira, Master Polymorphist can put Angel of Despair onto the battlefield from your library
  2. Kethek, Crucible Goliath — Kethek, Crucible Goliath can put Angel of Despair onto the battlefield from your library
  3. Polymorph — Polymorph can put Angel of Despair onto the battlefield from your library
  4. Birthing Ritual — Birthing Ritual can put Angel of Despair onto the battlefield from your library
  5. Industrial Advancement — Industrial Advancement can put Angel of Despair onto the battlefield from your library
  6. Killer Instinct — Killer Instinct can put Angel of Despair onto the battlefield from your library
  7. Arthur, Marigold Knight — Arthur, Marigold Knight can put Angel of Despair onto the battlefield from your library
  8. Proteus Staff — Proteus Staff can put Angel of Despair onto the battlefield from your library
  9. Synthetic Destiny — Synthetic Destiny can put Angel of Despair onto the battlefield from your library
  10. Divergent Transformations — Divergent Transformations can put Angel of Despair onto the battlefield from your library

8 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a permanent in a graveyard — 173 cards in the game can cause this (Angel of Despair is one).

Angel of Despair puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Nezumi Freewheeler // Hideous Fleshwheeler — can bring back
  2. Cache Grab — can bring back
  3. Neyam Shai Murad — can bring back
  4. Seed of Hope — can bring back
  5. Rapid Rescue — can bring back
  6. Wasteful Harvest — can bring back
  7. Wrenn and Realmbreaker — can bring back

120 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 173 cards in the game can cause this (Angel of Despair is one).

  1. Liability — When a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Angel of Despair, Liability makes a player lose 1 life

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 174 cards in the game can cause this (Angel of Despair is one).

When a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Angel of Despair:

  1. Prince of Thralls — brings a card back
  2. Kothophed, Soul Hoarder — draws you 1 card
  3. Last Laugh — deals 1 damage
  4. Sarulf, Realm Eater — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Patron of the Nezumi — makes each opponent lose 1 life

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a permanent leaves the battlefield — 315 cards in the game can cause this (Angel of Despair is one).

  1. Super Shredder — When a permanent leaves the battlefield thanks to Angel of Despair, Super Shredder puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an Angel enters the battlefield — 354 cards in the game can cause this (Angel of Despair is one).

When Angel of Despair enters:

  1. Bishop of Wings — gains you 4 life
  2. Youthful Valkyrie — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Seraph Sanctuary — gains you 1 life
  4. Righteous Valkyrie — gains you that creature's toughness life

an Angel creature it applies animate to — 357 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Angelic Armaments — Angelic Armaments gives Angel of Despair life as a creature

356 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Angel of Despair is one).

  1. Heart-Shaped Herb — Angel of Despair puts cards into the graveyard that Heart-Shaped Herb can bring back
  2. Enlightened Confidant — Angel of Despair puts cards into the graveyard that Enlightened Confidant can bring back
  3. Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern — Angel of Despair puts cards into the graveyard that Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern can bring back
  4. Grazing Kelpie — Angel of Despair puts cards into the graveyard that Grazing Kelpie can bring back
  5. Dauthi Voidwalker — Cards Angel of Despair would put into an opponent's graveyard are exiled by Dauthi Voidwalker instead, and it can play from among them
  6. Endurance — Angel of Despair puts cards into the graveyard that Endurance can bring back
  7. Thieves' Guild Enforcer — Angel of Despair fills an opponent's graveyard toward the 8 or more cards Thieves' Guild Enforcer needs
  8. Soaring Thought-Thief — Angel of Despair fills an opponent's graveyard toward the 8 or more cards Soaring Thought-Thief needs
  9. Athreos, Shroud-Veiled — Angel of Despair puts cards into the graveyard that Athreos, Shroud-Veiled can bring back
  10. Merfolk Windrobber — Angel of Despair fills an opponent's graveyard toward the 8 or more cards Merfolk Windrobber needs

434 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything goes to a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Angel of Despair is one).

When a permanent hits the graveyard thanks to Angel of Despair:

  1. The Haunt of Hightower — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Duskmantle Guildmage — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Vulturous Zombie — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Bloodchief Ascension — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  5. Planar Void — hits a graveyard

6 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Angel of Despair is one).

When Angel of Despair attacks:

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — makes a token
  2. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  3. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  4. Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader — puts a counter on a permanent
  5. Invisible Woman — triggers
  6. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  7. Guide of Souls — triggers

123 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Angel of Despair is one).

When Angel of Despair attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Saw — sacrifices a creature

203 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is cast — 18,010 cards in the game can cause this (Angel of Despair is one).

When Angel of Despair is cast:

  1. God-Eternal Oketra — makes a token
  2. Bloodbond March — brings a card back

89 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature enters the battlefield — 18,448 cards in the game can cause this (Angel of Despair is one).

  1. Samwise Gamgee — When Angel of Despair enters, Samwise Gamgee makes a token

32 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Angel of Despair is one).

When Angel of Despair enters:

  1. Enduring Courage — gives +2/+0
  2. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  3. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  4. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control

365 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Angel of Despair is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Angel of Despair enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

63 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.