---
name: "Linvala, the Preserver"
mana_cost: "{4}{W}{W}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Angel"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "POGW"
set_name: "Oath of the Gatewatch Promos"
collector_number: "25s"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Magali Villeneuve"
oracle_id: "64f5689d-504d-40e9-bdb5-36dcefd257e2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/linvala-the-preserver-pogw"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Linvala, the Preserver
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{W}{W}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Angel
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
When Linvala enters, if an opponent has more life than you, you gain 5 life.
When Linvala enters, if an opponent controls more creatures than you, create a 3/3 white Angel creature token with flying.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Linvala, Keeper of Silence](/printing/linvala-keeper-of-silence-roe.md) — Legendary Creature — Angel
2. [Resplendent Angel](/printing/resplendent-angel-plci.md) — Creature — Angel
3. [Righteous Valkyrie](/printing/righteous-valkyrie-khm.md) — Creature — Angel Cleric
4. [Valkyrie Harbinger](/printing/valkyrie-harbinger-sld.md) — Creature — Angel Cleric
5. [Angel of Renewal](/printing/angel-of-renewal-plst.md) — Creature — Angel Ally
6. [Linvala, Shield of Sea Gate](/printing/linvala-shield-of-sea-gate-pznr.md) — Legendary Creature — Angel Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Oath of the Gatewatch Promos (POGW) #25s
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Magali Villeneuve
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

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