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
- #2,624
- 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
- Drannith Magistrate
- Spirit of the Labyrinth
- Aven Mindcensor
- Grand Abolisher
- Aura of Silence
- Archon of Emeria
- Ghostly Prison
- Containment Priest
- Thalia, Heretic Cathar
- Avacyn, Angel of Hope
- Eidolon of Rhetoric
- Platinum Angel
- Rule of Law
- Blind Obedience
- Deafening Silence
- Silence
- Rest in Peace
- Stony Silence
- Doorkeeper Thrull
- Windborn Muse
- Torpor Orb
- Wrath of God
- Serra Ascendant
- Solemnity
- Leonin Arbiter
- Land Tax
- Archangel of Tithes
- Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
- Hushwing Gryff
- Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
- Return to Dust
- Smothering Tithe
- Soulless Jailer
- Giada, Font of Hope
- Baneslayer Angel
- Sunblast Angel
- Approach of the Second Sun
- Tocatli Honor Guard
- Teferi's Protection
- Cursed Totem
- Grafdigger's Cage
- Suppression Field
- Damping Matrix
- Imposing Sovereign
- Seraph Sanctuary
- Leyline of Sanctity
- Authority of the Consuls
- Orim's Chant
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
- Land Tax
- Pearl Medallion
- Emeria, the Sky Ruin
- Angel of Jubilation
- Avacyn, Angel of Hope
- Smothering Tithe
- Drannith Magistrate
- Hushbringer
- Aven Mindcensor
- Thalia, Heretic Cathar
- Teferi's Protection
- Archon of Emeria
- Aura of Silence
- Spirit of the Labyrinth
- Blind Obedience
- Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
- Authority of the Consuls
- Wrath of God
- Silence
- Containment Priest
- Enlightened Tutor
- Arcane Signet
- Serra Ascendant
- Deafening Silence
- Platinum Angel
- Archangel of Tithes
- Farewell
- Rule of Law
- Esper Sentinel
- Eidolon of Rhetoric
- Rest in Peace
- Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
- Windborn Muse
- Seraph Sanctuary
- Austere Command
- Stony Silence
- Archangel of Thune
- Mother of Runes
- Reliquary Tower
- Generous Gift
- Doorkeeper Thrull
- Lightning Greaves
- Sun Titan
- Return to Dust
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.