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Angel's Grace

TSR · rare · Released 2021-03-19

Tiers

tier-2
tier-2
fringe

Commander Bracket

1Precon2Core3Upgraded4Optimized5cEDH

Archetypes

positive:
combodoomsday-altwinlab-maniac-altwinapproach-altwin
negative:

No active conflicts.

Roles

protection-from-countercombo-piecealt-wincon

Risks

once-per-gamehand-only-payoff

Mechanics

Typal

synergy:

anti:

Structural

static-ability

Rationale

Angel's Grace is a 1W instant with split second that prevents you from losing the game this turn and prevents your opponents from winning, while also floor-capping your life at 1. Its primary role is a combo safety net — it enables "I win at 0 life" lines (Lab Maniac, Doomsday) and buys a turn against lethal damage or decking. Split second makes it virtually uncounterable and unresponsable in the window it matters most, making it a defining piece in white combo and alt-win shells.

Learnings (3)

  • Angel's Grace does not actually prevent damage — it only sets a floor on your life total; effects that care about life loss or damage dealt still trigger normally (e.g., Wound Reflection still fires, your life just stays at 1).

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • Split second only stops players from casting spells or activating non-mana abilities while Angel's Grace is on the stack — triggered abilities already on the stack are NOT stopped and will still resolve.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • Angel's Grace is a key piece in the Ad Nauseam combo (draw your entire deck at near-zero life), making it indirectly an enabler for storm and doomsday lines in white-inclusive cEDH shells.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

Popularity

  • EDHREC rank: #2,068