---
name: "Glimmering Angel"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Angel"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["U", "W"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "INV"
set_name: "Invasion"
collector_number: "17"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Ciruelo"
oracle_id: "9629ab26-f231-481d-8392-e2450ca02b67"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/glimmering-angel-inv"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Glimmering Angel
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Angel
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
{U}: This creature gains shroud until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

> *« Nous nous tournâmes vers la direction du coup mais ne vîmes qu'un rai de lumière dans le lointain. » — Un seigneur capashen.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Aerie Mystics](/printing/aerie-mystics-c13.md) — Creature — Bird Wizard
2. [Advanced Hoverguard](/printing/advanced-hoverguard-5dn.md) — Creature — Drone
3. [Empyrial Archangel](/printing/empyrial-archangel-ala.md) — Creature — Angel
4. [Indomitable Archangel](/printing/indomitable-archangel-nec.md) — Creature — Angel
5. [Angelic Protector](/printing/angelic-protector-plst.md) — Creature — Angel
6. [Zephid](/printing/zephid-usg.md) — Creature — Illusion

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Invasion (INV) #17
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Ciruelo
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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