Linvala, Keeper of Silence
Legendary Creature — Angel
Flying
Activated abilities of creatures your opponents control can't be activated.
"Mother of Light! Her warm embrace extends through ev'ry plane, for person and beast alike." —*Song of All*, canto 702
3 / 4
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop (SLD #1289)
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana value
- 4
- Released
- 2023-04-23
- Artist
- Alayna Danner
- EDHREC rank
- #2,594
- 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 7
All 7 combos.
Commander recommendations
Top synergy 50
Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.
- Hushbringer
- Angel of Jubilation
- Aven Mindcensor
- Drannith Magistrate
- Spirit of the Labyrinth
- Grand Abolisher
- Aura of Silence
- Archon of Emeria
- Containment Priest
- Ghostly Prison
- Thalia, Heretic Cathar
- Avacyn, Angel of Hope
- Rule of Law
- Eidolon of Rhetoric
- Platinum Angel
- Silence
- Blind Obedience
- Deafening Silence
- Stony Silence
- Rest in Peace
- Doorkeeper Thrull
- Solemnity
- Windborn Muse
- Torpor Orb
- Leonin Arbiter
- Archangel of Tithes
- Hushwing Gryff
- Wrath of God
- Serra Ascendant
- Land Tax
- Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
- Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
- Smothering Tithe
- Soulless Jailer
- Giada, Font of Hope
- Return to Dust
- Tocatli Honor Guard
- Approach of the Second Sun
- Authority of the Consuls
- Suppression Field
- Enlightened Tutor
- Imposing Sovereign
- Teferi's Protection
- Leyline of Sanctity
- Cursed Totem
- Baneslayer Angel
- Grafdigger's Cage
- Sunblast Angel
- Damping Matrix
- Seraph Sanctuary
Most included 50
Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.
- Plains
- Sol Ring
- Swords to Plowshares
- Path to Exile
- Grand Abolisher
- Ghostly Prison
- Pearl Medallion
- Land Tax
- Emeria, the Sky Ruin
- Smothering Tithe
- Angel of Jubilation
- Avacyn, Angel of Hope
- Drannith Magistrate
- Hushbringer
- Aven Mindcensor
- Thalia, Heretic Cathar
- Teferi's Protection
- Aura of Silence
- Archon of Emeria
- Authority of the Consuls
- Spirit of the Labyrinth
- Enlightened Tutor
- Blind Obedience
- Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
- Silence
- Containment Priest
- Esper Sentinel
- Wrath of God
- Arcane Signet
- Archangel of Tithes
- Farewell
- Rule of Law
- Deafening Silence
- Serra Ascendant
- Platinum Angel
- Eidolon of Rhetoric
- Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
- Windborn Muse
- Rest in Peace
- Stony Silence
- Mother of Runes
- Doorkeeper Thrull
- Lightning Greaves
- Austere Command
- Seraph Sanctuary
- Generous Gift
- Solemnity
- Archangel of Thune
- Reliquary Tower
- Sun Titan
Format legality
Rulings
- 2016-06-08
Activated abilities contain a colon. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.
- 2017-03-14
Linvala’s last ability affects only creatures on the battlefield. Activated abilities that work in other zones (such as bloodrush or unearth) can still be activated. Triggered abilities (starting with “when,” “whenever,” or “at”) are unaffected.
- 2017-03-14
No abilities of creatures your opponents control can be activated, including mana abilities.