---
name: "Linvala, Keeper of Silence"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Angel"
colors: []
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "JMP"
set_name: "Jumpstart"
collector_number: "119"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Igor Kieryluk"
oracle_id: "88dadc31-dfac-41b3-bf2a-65fa89e3c16d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/linvala-keeper-of-silence-jmp"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Linvala, Keeper of Silence
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Angel
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Activated abilities of creatures your opponents control can't be activated.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Drana and Linvala](/printing/drana-and-linvala-mom.md) — Legendary Creature — Vampire Angel
2. [Angelic Arbiter](/printing/angelic-arbiter-jmp.md) — Creature — Angel
3. [Linvala, Shield of Sea Gate](/printing/linvala-shield-of-sea-gate-znr.md) — Legendary Creature — Angel Wizard
4. [Subjugator Angel](/printing/subjugator-angel-inr.md) — Creature — Angel
5. [Guardian of the Gateless](/printing/guardian-of-the-gateless-cn2.md) — Creature — Angel
6. [Linvala, the Preserver](/printing/linvala-the-preserver-ogw.md) — Legendary Creature — Angel

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Jumpstart (JMP) #119
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Igor Kieryluk

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2016-06-08)* Activated abilities contain a colon. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.
- *(2017-03-14)* No abilities of creatures your opponents control can be activated, including mana abilities.
- *(2017-03-14)* Linvala’s last ability affects only creatures on the battlefield. Activated abilities that work in other zones (such as bloodrush or unearth) can still be activated. Triggered abilities (starting with “when,” “whenever,” or “at”) are unaffected.