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 we read on this card

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 — 253 cards in Archangel Avacyn's colors 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 — 254 cards in Archangel Avacyn's colors can cause this.

  1. Angelic Armaments — Angelic Armaments gives Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier life as a creature

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

a creature dies — 827 cards in Archangel Avacyn's colors 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

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

anything deals noncombat damage — 2,055 cards in Archangel Avacyn's colors 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. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  5. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  6. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  7. Asgardian Inspiration — returns itself from the graveyard
  8. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  9. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

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

life is lost — 1,372 cards in Archangel Avacyn's colors can cause this (Archangel Avacyn is one).

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

  1. Nesting Bot — raises your speed
  2. Howlsquad Heavy — raises your speed
  3. Walking Sarcophagus — raises your speed
  4. Starting Column — raises your speed
  5. Racers' Scoreboard — raises your speed
  6. Outpace Oblivion — raises your speed
  7. Kickoff Celebrations — raises your speed
  8. Goblin Surveyor — raises your speed
  9. Mindcrank — mills a card
  10. Leonin Surveyor — raises your speed

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

a creature attacks — 6,550 cards in Archangel Avacyn's colors can cause this (Archangel Avacyn is one).

When Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Staff of Titania — makes a token
  4. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  5. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  6. Path of Mettle // Metzali, Tower of Triumph — triggers
  7. Total War — kills a creature
  8. The Spear of Leonidas — triggers
  9. Super-Soldier Serum — triggers
  10. Norin the Wary — flickers itself

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

anything attacks — 6,550 cards in Archangel Avacyn's colors can cause this (Archangel Avacyn is one).

When Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier attacks:

  1. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — puts a counter on a creature
  3. Apothecary White — makes a token
  4. Guide of Souls — triggers
  5. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards
  6. Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ — sacrifices an Aura
  7. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — triggers
  8. Gut, True Soul Zealot — sacrifices a creature or artifact
  9. Cool but Rude — draws and discards
  10. Swashbuckler Extraordinaire — sacrifices a Treasure

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

a creature blocks — 6,550 cards in Archangel Avacyn's colors can cause this (Archangel Avacyn is one).

When Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier blocks:

  1. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  2. Heat of Battle — deals 1 damage
  3. Battle Strain — deals 1 damage
  4. Noble Stand — gains you 2 life
  5. Battle Cry — gives +0/+1
  6. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  7. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature

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

a nontoken creature attacks — 6,550 cards in Archangel Avacyn's colors can cause this (Archangel Avacyn is one).

When Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier attacks:

  1. Basri Ket — makes a token
  2. Militia's Pride — makes a token

a creature deals combat damage — 6,550 cards in Archangel Avacyn's colors can cause this (Archangel Avacyn is one).

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

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

a creature enters the battlefield — 7,303 cards in Archangel Avacyn's colors 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. The Neutrinos — gets +1/+0
  4. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  5. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  6. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

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

anything enters the battlefield — 10,759 cards in Archangel Avacyn's colors 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

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