---
name: "Twilight Shepherd"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}{W}{W}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Angel"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Persist", "Vigilance"]
set: "DDC"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic"
collector_number: "11"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jason Chan"
oracle_id: "eff736bc-d311-4bef-9c7e-de4ebe32e46f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/twilight-shepherd-ddc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Twilight Shepherd
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}{W}{W}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Angel
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Flying, Persist, Vigilance

## Oracle Text
Flying, vigilance
When this creature enters, return to your hand all cards in your graveyard that were put there from the battlefield this turn.
Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Adarkar Valkyrie](/printing/adarkar-valkyrie-plst.md) — Snow Creature — Angel
2. [Shepherd of the Clouds](/printing/shepherd-of-the-clouds-otj.md) — Creature — Pegasus
3. [Reya Dawnbringer](/printing/reya-dawnbringer-dvd.md) — Legendary Creature — Angel
4. [Shepherd of the Cosmos](/printing/shepherd-of-the-cosmos-khm.md) — Creature — Angel Warrior
5. [Sigardian Savior](/printing/sigardian-savior-mid.md) — Creature — Angel
6. [Emeria Shepherd](/printing/emeria-shepherd-pbfz.md) — Creature — Angel

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic (DDC) #11
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jason Chan
- **Total Printings:** 18 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`