Archangel Elspeth

{2}{W}{W} · Legendary Planeswalker — Elspeth

+1: Create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token with lifelink. −2: Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature. It becomes an Angel in addition to its other types and gains flying. −6: Return all nonland permanent cards with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Rulings (3)

Apr 14, 2023 · For the last ability, if a card in your graveyard has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0.

Apr 14, 2023 · The second ability doesn’t have a duration. It lasts until the creature leaves the battlefield.

Apr 14, 2023 · If the target of the second ability stops being a creature after the ability has resolved, it will also stop being an Angel until it becomes a creature again, if applicable.

LegacyLegal

VintageLegal

ModernLegal

PioneerLegal

StandardNot legal

PauperNot legal

PremodernNot legal

cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype · Modern

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=332 decks

Archetype	Format	Inclusion	Copies	Decks (n)
Boros Energy	Modern	0.6%	1×	332

Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

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