Angel's Herald
~$0.23 low · ~$0.27 high
White. Creature — Human Cleric
Shards of Alara #2 · Illustrated by Greg Staples
Shards of Alara #2 · Illustrated by Greg StaplesWhat is Angel's Herald worth?
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Oracle text
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, Sacrifice a green creature, a white creature, and a blue creature: Search your library for a card named Empyrial Archangel, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
1/1
Rigorous faith and belief are rewarded on occasion, and richly so.
Format legality
The only printing of Angel's Herald
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shards of Alara ala #2· 2008uncommon· Cardmarket €0.08 · €0.20 foil | uncommon | $0.23 | $0.27 | €0.08€0.20 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2008
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 1
- EDHREC rank
- #27,942 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Greg Staples
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Shards of Alara card (#2).
2
- 2Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Rulings (3)
2008-10-01
You may sacrifice the Herald itself to help pay for the cost of its ability.
2008-10-01
You may sacrifice multicolored creatures as part of the cost of the search ability. If you sacrifice a multicolored creature this way, specify which part of the cost that creature is satisfying.
2008-10-01
To activate the ability, you must sacrifice three different creatures. You can’t sacrifice just one three-colored creature, for example.
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