Maelstrom Archangel
Creature — Angel
Flying
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may cast a spell from your hand without paying its mana cost.
There is no world where angels fear to tread.
5 / 5
- Set
- Dominaria United Commander (DMC #158)
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana value
- 5
- Released
- 2022-09-09
- Artist
- Cyril Van Der Haegen
- EDHREC rank
- #6,524
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Nonfoil
- 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.
Format legality
Rulings
- 2009-02-01
If you cast a card this way, you're casting it as a spell. It can be countered.
- 2009-02-01
If you cast a card with X in its cost this way, X must be 0.
- 2009-02-01
If you cast a card “without paying its mana cost,” you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs, such as evoke or the alternative cost provided by the morph ability. However, you can pay optional additional costs, such as conspire, and you must still pay mandatory additional costs, such as the one on Goldmeadow Stalwart.
- 2009-02-01
If you want to cast a card this way, you cast it as part of the resolution of Maelstrom Angel's triggered ability. Timing restrictions based on the card's type (such as creature or sorcery) are ignored. Other casting restrictions are not (such as “Cast [this card] only before attackers are declared”).