---
name: "Empyrial Archangel"
mana_cost: "{4}{G}{W}{W}{U}"
cmc: 8
type_line: "Creature — Angel"
colors: ["G", "U", "W"]
color_identity: ["G", "U", "W"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Shroud"]
set: "ALA"
set_name: "Shards of Alara"
collector_number: "166"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Greg Staples"
oracle_id: "3a105959-dfce-4202-b37f-ae635dfcb30b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/empyrial-archangel-ala"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Empyrial Archangel
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{G}{W}{W}{U}` (CMC: 8)
- **Type:** Creature — Angel
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/8
- **Keywords:** Flying, Shroud

## Oracle Text
Flying
Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
All damage that would be dealt to you is dealt to this creature instead.

> *Seine Flügel sind die Gebete der Ergebenen, seine Schwert die Verzweiflung der Bösen.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Guardian Seraph](/printing/guardian-seraph-m10.md) — Creature — Angel
2. [Glimmering Angel](/printing/glimmering-angel-inv.md) — Creature — Angel
3. [Indomitable Archangel](/printing/indomitable-archangel-nec.md) — Creature — Angel
4. [Seraph of the Sword](/printing/seraph-of-the-sword-m14.md) — Creature — Angel
5. [Angelic Guardian](/printing/angelic-guardian-anb.md) — Creature — Angel
6. [Avacyn, Guardian Angel](/printing/avacyn-guardian-angel-m15.md) — Legendary Creature — Angel

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shards of Alara (ALA) #166
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Greg Staples
- **Total Printings:** 19 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`