---
name: "Angel of Despair"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}{W}{B}{B}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Creature — Angel"
colors: ["B", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "SLD"
set_name: "Secret Lair Drop"
collector_number: "1564"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Abigail Larson"
oracle_id: "02520741-d7f0-46e6-acbe-010b65fc24c0"
printings_count: 27
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/angel-of-despair-sld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Angel of Despair
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}{W}{B}{B}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Creature — Angel
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
When this creature enters, destroy target permanent.

> *When the soul dies yet the body survives— that is true anguish.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Desolation Angel](/printing/desolation-angel-plst.md) — Creature — Angel
2. [Angelic Rocket](/printing/angelic-rocket-ust.md) — Host Artifact Creature — Angel
3. [Sunblast Angel](/printing/sunblast-angel-ddi.md) — Creature — Angel
4. [Angel of Fury](/printing/angel-of-fury-p02.md) — Creature — Angel
5. [Angel of the Dire Hour](/printing/angel-of-the-dire-hour-c14.md) — Creature — Angel
6. [Angel of Serenity](/printing/angel-of-serenity-plst.md) — Creature — Angel

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1564
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Abigail Larson
- **Total Printings:** 27 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`