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Chancellor of the Annex

{4}{W}{W}{W}

Creature — Phyrexian Angel

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Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
~1 in 121
Illustrator
Min Yum
Found in
Mystery Booster Booster Pack (Convention Edition) · Mystery Booster Booster Pack (Retail Edition) · Mystery Booster Booster Pack (Convention Edition - 2021)
Printings2EDHREC rank#10,146
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
You may reveal this card from your opening hand. If you do, when each opponent casts their first spell of the game, counter that spell unless that player pays {1}. Flying Whenever an opponent casts a spell, counter it unless that player pays {1}.
5/6
Flying
Plays as:
Counterspell
Market · per finishspark updated 19h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-1.1%
$3.51
$1.49 low-$0.31 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$2.96· across 2 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

3 · latest Mar 19, 2021
  • WotCMar 19, 2021

    A player’s “opening hand” is the hand of cards the player has after all players have taken mulligans. If players have any cards in hand that allow actions to be taken with them from a player’s opening hand, the starting player takes all such actions first in any order, followed by each other player in turn order. Then the first turn begins.

  • WotCJun 1, 2011

    If you reveal more than one Chancellor of the Annex from your opening hand, each will trigger when an opponent casts their first spell of the game. That player will have to pay {1} that many times or the spell will be countered.

  • WotCJun 1, 2011

    In a multiplayer game, if you reveal Chancellor of the Annex from your opening hand, it will trigger each time an opponent casts their first spell of the game.