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Angel of Sanctions

{3}{W}{W}

Creature — Angel

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Promo
Set Promo · Prerelease
Finishes
Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 121
Illustrator
Min Yum
Found in
Amonkhet Prerelease Pack
Printings5EDHREC rank#8,786
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Flying When this creature enters, you may exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until this creature leaves the battlefield. Embalm {5}{W} ({5}{W}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a white Zombie Angel with no mana cost. Embalm only as a sorcery.)
3/4
FlyingEmbalm
Plays as:
Token CopyEtb RemovalExile RemovalPlaneswalker RemovalSpot Removal
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Foil0.0%
$2.75
$2.87 low$2.37 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.28· across 5 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

11 · latest Jul 14, 2017
  • WotCJul 14, 2017

    If a spell or ability puts a creature card with embalm into your graveyard during your main phase, you'll have priority immediately after that spell or ability resolves. You can activate the creature card's embalm ability before any player can exile it with an effect, such as that of Crook of Condemnation, if it's legal for you to do so.

  • WotCJul 14, 2017

    Once you've activated an embalm ability, the card is immediately exiled. Opponents can't try to stop the ability by exiling the card with an effect such as that of Crook of Condemnation.

  • WotCApr 18, 2017

    Auras attached to the exiled permanent will be put into their owners' graveyards. Any Equipment will become unattached and remain on the battlefield. Any counters on the exiled permanent will cease to exist.

  • WotCApr 18, 2017

    For each card with embalm, a corresponding game play supplement token can be found in some Amonkhet booster packs. These supplements are not required to play with cards with embalm; you can use the same items to represent an embalmed token as you would any other token.

  • WotCApr 18, 2017

    If Angel of Sanctions leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves, the target permanent won't be exiled.

  • WotCApr 18, 2017

    If a token is exiled this way, it will cease to exist and won't return to the battlefield.

  • WotCApr 18, 2017

    If the card copied by the token had any "when [this permanent] enters the battlefield" abilities, then the token also has those abilities and will trigger them when it's created. Similarly, any "as [this permanent] enters the battlefield" or "[this permanent] enters the battlefield with" abilities that the token has copied will also work.

  • WotCApr 18, 2017

    In a multiplayer game, if Angel of Sanctions's owner leaves the game, the exiled card will return to the battlefield. Because the one-shot effect that returns the card isn't an ability that goes on the stack, it won't cease to exist along with the leaving player's spells and abilities on the stack.

  • WotCApr 18, 2017

    The exiled card returns to the battlefield immediately after Angel of Sanctions leaves the battlefield. Nothing happens between the two events, including state-based actions.

  • WotCApr 18, 2017

    The token copies exactly what was printed on the original card and nothing else. It doesn't copy any information about the object the card was before it was put into your graveyard.

  • WotCApr 18, 2017

    The token is a Zombie in addition to its other types and is white instead of its other colors. It has no mana cost, and thus its mana value is 0. These are copiable values of the token that other effects may copy.