Archon of Valor's Reach
{4}{G}{W}Creature — Archon5/6
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Flying, vigilance, trample
As this creature enters, choose artifact, enchantment, instant, sorcery, or planeswalker.
Players can't cast spells of the chosen type.
What it does
Tagged as Stax — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.
Keyword reminders
Flying. This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach. · CR 702.9 Read more →
Vigilance. Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap. · CR 702.20 Read more →
Trample. Excess combat damage beyond what's lethal to blockers can be assigned to the player or planeswalker it's attacking. · CR 702.19 Read more →
Official rulings
- Whether it’s legal to cast a spell is determined before its costs are paid. This means that if Archon of Valor’s Reach has sorcery as the chosen type, you can’t cast Morbid Curiosity, even if you wish to sacrifice Archon of Valor’s Reach to do so. (2018-06-08)
- The enters-the-battlefield effect of Archon of Valor’s Reach is a replacement effect that doesn’t use the stack. No player can cast spells or activate abilities after it has entered the battlefield but before you choose a card type. (2018-06-08)
Printings & prices
Every set Archon of Valor's Reach has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.
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