Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier

Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier

Legendary Creature — Angel // Legendary Creature — Angel

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

How we read this card

Flash
Flying, vigilance
When Archangel Avacyn enters, creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn.

triggered — grants a keyword

When a non-Angel creature you control dies, transform Archangel Avacyn at the beginning of the next upkeep.

triggered —

Flying
When this creature transforms into Avacyn, the Purifier, it deals 3 damage to each other creature and each opponent.

triggered — deals 3 damage

triggered — deals 3 damage

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: transform anything, a creature deals noncombat damage, anything deals noncombat damage.

Cares about: a creature dies.

Works well with

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

When Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier 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 Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier life as a creature

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

a creature dies — 2,830 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Blasting Station — When you sacrifice a creature to Blasting Station, Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier triggers
  2. Hot Soup — When a creature dies thanks to Hot Soup, Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier triggers
  3. Breath of Fury — When a creature dies thanks to Breath of Fury, Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier triggers
  4. War Effort — When a Warrior dies thanks to War Effort, Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier triggers
  5. Dalkovan Encampment — When a Warrior dies thanks to Dalkovan Encampment, Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier triggers
  6. Relic Vial — When you sacrifice a creature to Relic Vial, Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier triggers
  7. Extricator of Sin // Extricator of Flesh — When a permanent dies thanks to Extricator of Sin // Extricator of Flesh, Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier triggers
  8. Jinxed Ring — When you sacrifice a creature to Jinxed Ring, Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier triggers
  9. Bubbling Cauldron — When you sacrifice a creature to Bubbling Cauldron, Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier triggers
  10. Life Chisel — When you sacrifice a creature to Life Chisel, Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier triggers

2,820 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything deals noncombat damage — 3,068 cards in the game can cause this (Archangel Avacyn is one).

When Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier deals noncombat damage:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Soul-Scar Mage — puts that many counters on a permanent
  3. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  4. Niv-Mizzet, Visionary — draws you that many cards
  5. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  6. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  7. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  8. Asgardian Inspiration — returns itself from the graveyard
  9. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  10. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

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

life is lost — 3,160 cards in the game can cause this (Archangel Avacyn is one).

When Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier makes a player lose life:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — raises your speed
  2. Zahur, Glory's Past — raises your speed
  3. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — raises your speed
  4. Aether Syphon — raises your speed
  5. Vnwxt, Verbose Host — raises your speed
  6. Embalmed Ascendant — raises your speed
  7. Slick Imitator — raises your speed
  8. Nesting Bot — raises your speed
  9. Howlsquad Heavy — raises your speed
  10. Hour of Victory — raises your speed

46 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 (Archangel Avacyn is one).

When Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier attacks:

  1. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  2. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  3. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  4. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — puts counters on a permanent
  5. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  6. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  7. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  8. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  9. Path of Mettle // Metzali, Tower of Triumph — triggers
  10. Total War — kills a creature

180 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 (Archangel Avacyn is one).

When Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier attacks:

  1. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  2. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  3. Invisible Woman — triggers
  4. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  5. Guide of Souls — triggers
  6. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  7. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  8. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards
  9. Toph, Earthbending Master — puts a counter on a permanent
  10. Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ — sacrifices an Aura

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

a creature blocks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Archangel Avacyn is one).

When Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Carnage Gladiator — makes a player lose 1 life
  3. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  4. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature
  5. Dwindle — kills a creature

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

a creature deals combat damage — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Archangel Avacyn is one).

  1. Primo, the Unbounded — When Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier deals combat damage, Primo, the Unbounded makes a token

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

a nontoken creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Archangel Avacyn is one).

  1. Mardu Ascendancy — When Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier attacks, Mardu Ascendancy makes a token

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

a creature is dealt damage — 18,923 cards in the game can cause this (Archangel Avacyn is one).

  1. Soul Link — When a creature is dealt damage thanks to Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier, Soul Link gains you that much life

26 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 (Archangel Avacyn is one).

When Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier enters:

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  2. Gimli of the Glittering Caves — puts counters on a permanent
  3. Legolas Greenleaf — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. The Neutrinos — gets +1/+0
  5. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  6. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  7. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

302 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.

When Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier:

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Unwanted Remake — enters thanks to Unwanted Remake, it grants indestructible

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