Anya, Merciless Angel
Legendary Creature — Angel
Flying
Anya gets +3/+3 for each opponent whose life total is less than half their starting life total.
As long as an opponent's life total is less than half their starting life total, Anya has indestructible.
4 / 4
- Set
- Legendary Cube Prize Pack (PZ1 #94)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 5
- Released
- 2015-11-18
- Artist
- Alisa Lee
- EDHREC rank
- #10,995
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Nonfoil, Foil
- Served from
- Local database
Commander bracket
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Combos
Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.
Commander recommendations
Top synergy 50
Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.
- Heartless Hidetsugu
- Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
- Giada, Font of Hope
- Quietus Spike
- Roiling Vortex
- Brash Taunter
- Aurelia, the Law Above
- Sulfuric Vortex
- Lyra Dawnbringer
- Descent into Avernus
- Take the Bait
- Aurelia, the Warleader
- Deflecting Palm
- Manabarbs
- Duelist's Heritage
- Spellshock
- Earthquake
- Aurelia, Exemplar of Justice
- Firemane Commando
- Harsh Mentor
- Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
- Archangel Avacyn
- Chandra's Ignition
- Taunt from the Rampart
- Prisoner's Dilemma
- Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
- Rem Karolus, Stalwart Slayer
- Avacyn, Angel of Hope
- Dictate of the Twin Gods
- Blasphemous Act
- Slayers' Stronghold
- Legion Leadership
- Legion Leadership
- Zo-Zu the Punisher
- Knight of the White Orchid
- Righteous Valkyrie
- Ghostly Prison
- The Wanderer
- Rebuff the Wicked
- Phyrexian Vindicator
- Balefire Liege
- Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
- Exemplar of Light
- Loxodon Warhammer
- Boros Reckoner
- Seraph Sanctuary
- Disrupt Decorum
- Vanquish the Horde
- Lightning Greaves
- Firemane Avenger
Most included 50
Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.
- Mountain
- Plains
- Sol Ring
- Command Tower
- Arcane Signet
- Clifftop Retreat
- Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
- Boros Charm
- Boros Signet
- Swords to Plowshares
- Blasphemous Act
- Path to Exile
- Heartless Hidetsugu
- Deflecting Palm
- Battlefield Forge
- Talisman of Conviction
- Boros Garrison
- Swiftfoot Boots
- Aurelia, the Warleader
- Furycalm Snarl
- Lightning Greaves
- Sundown Pass
- Aurelia, the Law Above
- Rugged Prairie
- Sacred Foundry
- Temple of Triumph
- Chaos Warp
- Brash Taunter
- Slayers' Stronghold
- Take the Bait
- Spectator Seating
- Giada, Font of Hope
- Descent into Avernus
- Legion Leadership
- Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
- Legion Leadership
- Quietus Spike
- Duelist's Heritage
- Lyra Dawnbringer
- Roiling Vortex
- Generous Gift
- Sulfuric Vortex
- Mind Stone
- Fellwar Stone
- Rogue's Passage
- Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
- Firemane Commando
- Manabarbs
- Aurelia, Exemplar of Justice
- Taunt from the Rampart
Format legality
Rulings
- 2015-11-04
Damage dealt to Anya is tracked even if Anya has indestructible. For example, if Anya is dealt what would be lethal damage and Anya loses indestructible (perhaps because each opponent's life total is too high), it will be destroyed the next time state-based actions are performed. However, the check for whether a creature dealt damage by a source with deathtouch is destroyed happens only the first time that state-based actions are performed after that damage-dealing event.
- 2015-11-04
If a player's starting life total is odd (Commander Vanguard? Sweet.), half that player's life total will be a fraction, and that's okay. For example, if an opponent's starting life total is 41, half that number is 20 ½. If that player's life total is 20 or less, Anya will have indestructible.
- 2015-11-04
If damage is dealt to Anya and to your opponents at the same time, Anya may gain indestructible and/or extra toughness before state-based actions are checked. Similarly, if damage is dealt to Anya by a source with lifelink controlled by an opponent, Anya may lose indestructible and/or toughness before state-based actions are checked.