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Archon of Valor's Reach

{4}{G}{W}

Creature — Archon

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Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster
Illustrator
Gabor Szikszai
Found in
Commander 2020 Commander Deck Symbiotic Swarm
Printings2
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Flying, vigilance, trample As this creature enters, choose artifact, enchantment, instant, sorcery, or planeswalker. Players can't cast spells of the chosen type.
5/6
FlyingVigilanceTrample
Market · per finishspark updated 18h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.37
$0.09 low$0.04 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.37· across 2 printings

Rulings

2 · latest Jun 8, 2018 · one tap opens all
  • WotCJun 8, 2018

    The enters-the-battlefield effect of Archon of Valor’s Reach is a replacement effect that doesn’t use the stack. No player can cast spells or activate abilities after it has entered the battlefield but before you choose a card type.

  • WotCJun 8, 2018

    Whether it’s legal to cast a spell is determined before its costs are paid. This means that if Archon of Valor’s Reach has sorcery as the chosen type, you can’t cast Morbid Curiosity, even if you wish to sacrifice Archon of Valor’s Reach to do so.