---
name: "Gisela, Blade of Goldnight"
mana_cost: "{4}{R}{W}{W}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Angel"
colors: ["R", "W"]
color_identity: ["R", "W"]
keywords: ["Flying", "First strike", "Double"]
set: "AVR"
set_name: "Avacyn Restored"
collector_number: "209"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Jason Chan"
oracle_id: "66f9f325-5e8e-4ebf-b5b3-c6410d80f2c5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gisela-blade-of-goldnight-avr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{R}{W}{W}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Angel
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Flying, First strike, Double

## Oracle Text
Flying, first strike
If a source would deal damage to an opponent or a permanent an opponent controls, that source deals double that damage to that player or permanent instead.
If a source would deal damage to you or a permanent you control, prevent half that damage, rounded up.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Goldnight Castigator](/printing/goldnight-castigator-psoi.md) — Creature — Angel
2. [Gisela, the Broken Blade](/printing/gisela-the-broken-blade-inr.md) — Legendary Creature — Angel Horror
3. [Flameblade Angel](/printing/flameblade-angel-soi.md) — Creature — Angel
4. [Fiendish Duo](/printing/fiendish-duo-j25.md) — Creature — Devil
5. [Sigarda's Vanguard](/printing/sigardas-vanguard-mic.md) — Creature — Angel
6. [Absorbing Man and Titania](/printing/absorbing-man-and-titania-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Villain

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Avacyn Restored (AVR) #209
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Jason Chan
- **Total Printings:** 50 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`