---
name: "Chancellor of the Annex"
mana_cost: "{4}{W}{W}{W}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Creature — Phyrexian Angel"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "NPH-6"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Min Yum"
oracle_id: "85c0a376-da6f-4f69-853c-a093708d0952"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/chancellor-of-the-annex-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Chancellor of the Annex
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{W}{W}{W}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Creature — Phyrexian Angel
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/6
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
You may reveal this card from your opening hand. If you do, when each opponent casts their first spell of the game, counter that spell unless that player pays {1}.
Flying
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, counter it unless that player pays {1}.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Angelic Arbiter](/printing/angelic-arbiter-cmd.md) — Creature — Angel
2. [Opal Archangel](/printing/opal-archangel-usg.md) — Enchantment
3. [Chancellor of the Spires](/printing/chancellor-of-the-spires-nph.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Sphinx
4. [Archon of Emeria](/printing/archon-of-emeria-mb2.md) — Creature — Archon
5. [Nullstone Gargoyle](/printing/nullstone-gargoyle-rav.md) — Artifact Creature — Gargoyle
6. [Esper Sentinel](/printing/esper-sentinel-j21.md) — Artifact Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #NPH-6
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Min Yum
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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