Resolute Archangel
- Mana cost
- {5}{W}{W}
- Type
- Creature — Angel
- Power / toughness
- 4 / 4
- Set
- Magic Online Promos #53820 (rare)
Flying
When this creature enters, if your life total is less than your starting life total, it becomes equal to your starting life total.
Resolute Archangel has 3 printings, first in Magic 2015 (2014). EDHREC ranks it #9,718 among Commander cards. It appears most in Dack Fayden, Helping Hand decks (1,095 on EDHREC). It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Commanders that run Resolute Archangel most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Dack Fayden, Helping Hand: 1,095 decks
- Selenia, Dark Angel: 411 decks
- Reya Dawnbringer: 19 decks
- Avacyn, Guardian Angel: 11 decks
- Linvala, the Preserver: 7 decks
- Bofur, Reliable Guardian // Concerted Care: 1 decks
Often played with Resolute Archangel
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : Your starting life total is the life total you began the game with. For most two-player formats, this is 20. For Two-Headed Giant, it’s the life total your team started with, usually 30. In Commander games, your starting life total is 40.
- : If your life total is less than your starting life total, you actually gain the appropriate amount of life. Other effects that interact with life gain will interact with Resolute Archangel’s ability accordingly.