Akroma, Angel of Wrath

Some guys are wrong, she is one of the best Magic creatures, in the right deck, and the 8 mana cost mean NOTHING at all:

You guys forgot that there is a LOT of way to cheat her in the play. I can give the most simple one, just for exemple:

Dark Ritual + Putrid Imp, discart Arkoma + Exhume. And BINGO, you have her in the first turn, doing 6 of damage and your oponnent can do nothing.

8 mana cost is the HARD way and the most dumb way to play her. The mana cost in the top of this card is just there just for garnish, remember that.

Many of you noted that Akroma is vulnerable to spells like Damnation, Swords, Path, etc. Bravo--so are most creatures! I find it difficult to rate a card like Akroma a 2 or 3 because she isn't the "perfect" card. I've been playing MtG since 1995 & still haven't found the "perfect" card, played or made the "perfect" deck. Albeit somewhat expensive @ 8-mana, this card is truly amazing & has no drawbacks! 5 "imperfect" stars!

just saw this angel and i drooled.
i always wanted an angel deck bought this set as soon as i can and about had a heart attack when i saw what this card could do and its shiny at that.
i also agree best angel ever!

There are countless ways to drop Akroma within the first 2 or 3 turns. Honestly there are dozens of decks that could realistically run her with only a few very minor tweeks. I have even seen her run in a deck that contained no white mana. So, to say that she only belongs in reanimator or casual decks seems really short-sighted to me.

You can tap her for 5 mana of any color, she is indestructible, lets you search your library for any card, makes your opponent discard, kills any creature that damages you, and you can return her to your hand if she is targeted by your opponent. When she goes to the graveyard, return her to play with a p3p3 counter. she has deathtouch, and any creature killed by her is removed from the game instead. If a creature is removed this way, gain 7 life. Akroma, angel of wrath cannot be countered. When you draw Akroma, you may reveal it. If you do, take 3 extra turns after this one. 0: regenerate Akroma, angel of Wrath.

Ok. First of all, counters can deal with just about anything; so stop saying cards suck cuz they can be countered. And second, so what if it costs 8 mana. Darksteel colossus costs 11 mana but people still manage to get it out 3rd and 4th turn (myself included). There are ways of getting high mana cost cards out without having to pay all the mana. This card is amazing! Most white decks could use one or two. Especially white weenie decks. Throw in a concerted effort and all of your creatures share Akromas abilities.

I put this card in my protection deck. You get akroma and concerted effort out, your opponent stands almost no chance.

The card is good enough on its own but if you want to have protection from white just equip sword of light and shadow to her and you now have an 8/8 with protection from black, red, and white, gain three life anytime you deal combat damage to a player, and return one creature card from your graveyard to your hand. You could easily do without the sword but it just makes her much more unstoppable.

This is a very good card. Anyone who denies this fact either is new to magic or is just plain stupid. Yes this card is vulnerable; there is no such thing as an invincible card. Having one out in play at the right time can pretty much ensure a victory, and as for the high mana cost, there are many ways to deal with it. Oh, and for anyone who say that Visara, the Dreadful or Avatar of Woe can kill this, please go to Magicthegathering.com and read the comprehensive rules titled "Protection."

All right, all right, she can be counter that's for sure but as far as I know almost everything can be counter in magic, only few cards are able to avoid this... Akroma Angel Of Wrath is worth its price in $ and mana cost, I am playing a blue-white-green deck and she is devastating when you need to punish the unworthy. If you love to destroy black-red decks (very common combination)she is what you need. Fear the counterspells? use Boseiju who shelters all, guttural response or better the vexing shusher, there are tons of ways to protect her from anything even from white... Just summon her and point to the unworthy. Best angel card and that's that.

Im going to be sad when she goes away but still one of the best cards in the game. i had a r/w control deck with her as one of my win conditions. i also had Akroma, Angel of Fury in my side board for those control decks that can scoop when they see her. Around where i play we call her Akroma, Angel of TextBox :)

A better card for competitive battles than Phage, and easier to use. The mana's a problem but with in a reanimation deck with ressurection, that's no longer a problem.

This is the best card magic has made ,all though if they made a black Akroma it would be the best.

Oh my God, so beautiful:)

One of the top big beater cards. Shuts down aggro, and puts your opponent on a 3 turn clock. Lately though, white has received a good amount of removal in the form of condemn and faith's fetters. Placing this in a blue/white deck, maybe splashing some black will set up for a powerful deck.

Best beater, second only to darksteel colossus.

i own this card, and it is one of my prized Possesions. i bought it for bought $20. bargain i say...BARGAIN!!

this card looks amazing, expesialy for it's price... I NEED THIS CARD SO MUCH!!!! my brother keeps on beating me with slivers... not if I had this card!!!!! I could kill his slivers off in a heart beat!! but I can't get it because I can't find out the shipping and handling cost....

Wow with resurrection back our favorite angel is easier to play then ever.

one word AMAZING

Protection from black, protection from red, no burns, no terrors, this thing is virtualy invicible!

Amazing. Nothing bad about it. When it was reprinted in Time Spiral, I about fainted. In T2 at states in '06, this card saved my butt more then 73525973898667254 times. There are absolutely NO drawbacks to playing her. The only stitch in its' side is when someone says, "Nice Akroma. Faith's Fetters." Ow.

The best card against some of my pals black-red users. This can give an angel kick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Just perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This card is insanity!
Get it out and you WIN!!!

The queen of power Akroma is probobly the most powerful whight card ever

Wicked card. Totally rockin' if you have it against a red or black deck. Normally 8 mana is pretty expensive for a card, but this is totally worth it. A 6/6 with flying, haste, trample, and protection from red and black.

i would give many more stars for this card if i were able. she is one of the best cards ever created. she has many abilities (too many i should say) and guess what? i have her foil

There should be an option to rate this card a 20. She rocks. Being foil makes her look very hot. Definetely one of the best creature cards to date. Vissara, Avatar of Woe, and Phage dont stand a chance!

twitch twitch this card is too good

This plus concerted effort. The first time i bought a couple of Legions packs i pulled TWO OF THESE! MY FIRST TIME! You can give your entire army all of her abilities!

I just love this card. Whenever i get it out it's pretty much game over for my opponent, ANY OPPONENT! Don't matter what colour they are. It ROCKS!!!

Akroma, plus Concerted Effort. Wow, all creatures with all of those abilites. And they are the same color.

I don't know if someone could put up a defense to that one.

cost is kinda high i might sell this so i can enhance my elf deck muahahahaha!!!!!!!!! youll never catch me, its ok were safe now akroma away from the freaks......muahahah!!!!!!!!!!

This is by far one of the best cards I've played with. It has got me through so many matches. The abilities of this card are very hard to defeat. I only own 1 but I would love to have another.

This card is one of the most kick butt cards ever peoples. Kmon 8 mana for a 6/6 Flying, First strike, Hast, Trample, Protection from red, black and attacking does't cause it to tap aw man thats sweet. If you give it Shield and Sword of Kaldra and Loxodon Warhammer uve pretty much have the game in the bag. Me personally I have 3 in my deck. So get one if your a white deck fan because they will help.

I wish I could give it more stars.....8 seems good. I got Akroma in my first Leigons booster and my friends couldn't believe it, but hey, neither could I. I have won soooooooo many games with it, and even more if you count when the other players just quit when i play it........this has got to be one of the best cards ever made.

Great card, helps you win games.

Akroma is my favorite angel, always saves me, even blue decks fear when I use it. I feel really lucky to have one foil (50 dlls.)

Even if it is pretty expensive to buy and play the abilities this card has makes it worth it! I was thinking of making a white and black deck combining the strategy and sheer power of Akroma with the instant killing effect of Phage! That actually would work very well, Akroma clears the field and Phage destroys the opponent! The greatest enemies combining as one: Why can't we be friends, why can't we be friends!

" I tap Akroma and oops you lose, Sucker!"

This is the best card in magic. Good thing i have one,hehe

Akroma, Angel of Wrath is the best white creature in the game. it is the best counter burn for burn decks and she wastes no time to slaughter your opponent for 6 damage.

This card is pretty amazing for 8 mana! Even though someone i Know can play it in one *cough*breathoflife*cough*. I am eager to see what would happen if a battle between Akroma and her rival, Phage!! I believe Akroma would win.

This card is godly.

Yea this card is simply one of the best white angels out there. You have a white deck and dont have this you should really consider. And like most everyone agrees you cant beat its abilities. Hands down one off the best angels.

To me is the best card, with many abilities, and a fabulous design

The best card for screwing-over red/black decks

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Akroma is the bomb. She is near the best of the best. She has a crap load of special abilities and is a 6/6. She may never see a tornament but she still rocks.

She has to be the best card of them all!!! I win every game with her. nobody wants to play with me any more because I always win.

i just got this card, i have been collecting 2 weeks and i'm over the moon i got my hands on such a great card. I had a few games with it, apart from the instant kill creature cards ( this card frightens ppl) nothing could touch it. So happy!!!!

Kickass card that everyone should have in a legend or an angel deck! It is really helpful for situations when you play a black or red deck. Especially when they don't have flyers. When I was playing my bro (playing for 10 years) he played a phage and I thought I would be killed but I got akroma next turn! The pro black really was useful

it is the maddest card ever made!

Though Avatar of Woe is an insanely sweet card it wouldn't even affect Akroma considering one of its numerous qualities is protection from black. Akroma rules!

Best Angel Card there is. Being foil gives it a special touch. I am so proud of having this card, that i'm never going to separete from her.

I used to rever Visara and Avatar of Woe for their power and ability to destroy creatures. Akroma blows them out of the water with her protection. She has to be one of the best creature cards to date!

This is one of the best cards I've ever seen! It's a 6/6, which is not bad, and it also has almost every attack ability there is! Flying, First Strike, Trample, Haste, Protection from Black and from Red! If that's not enough, ATTACKING DOESN'T CAUSE THIS CARD TO TAP! If you are a serious magic player and have a little extra money, GET THIS CARD!

This card is one of the best cards I've ever seen. I wish I had this card so I can beat my friend. Angels are my favorite creatures.

This card deserves an encore. I'm in a love-hate relationship with this card. It is an awesome card, but I play with the darkside (black cards) and this card is going to be a pain in my side!

Wow, this card is definately one of the best angels ever. I guess that you could expect it with an all creature series though. Perfect for any white deck that needs some protection from red or black, and she can defeat Phage without dying herself (but the chances of the two creatures going at it with one another is fairly small)

So many abilities. Awsome. Great Angel. Will dominate over Phage with out any problems.

good
iv taken it out with frozen solid, mystic restraints, counterspell, icy manipulator, story circle
i have a friend that plays this with clone to bring out two...(is that possible?)
but its no problem since akroma takes forever to play.

Sphinx of Steel Wind is the updated version and they probably would work awesome together!

This is hands down one of the best Angel card there is. But I must say anyone playing Legacy with have trouble against a mono blue anti - creature deck. Anyone playing against that type of deck might not even get to attack with her.

Good card, one of the best creatures out there, however phage + a whispersilk cloak... eh i prefer phage but that doesnt stop akroma from being just awesome.

OK so you play this card 4th 5th turn using mana flare, gilded lotus, or a dark rituals. so after doing all that what happens, your opponent counters it!!!! after the people you play against realize it can be killed so darn easily. your "akroma" isnt looking so good. if your a new player, yes I encourage you to buy this card for $12.00 if not there are much safer cards to put in a white deck.

Greg, actually Jace was right. Damnation does kill Akroma, Angel of Wrath just as Wrath of God kills Akroma, Angel of Fury. Protection from Black is a little trickier than it sounds... it means that the card can't be targeted by a Black spell, but it can still be killed by a Black spell that does not specifically target this card (such as Damnation).

Jace...it has pro-black...Damnation won't affect it...Anyway, Akroma is totally amazing, except it costs way too much and she's legendary...If you run her as almost the only creautre in a UW Control, she can do wonders, but I'm not totally sold...But still: she has pro-black and -red, the two colors that would kill her, she has vigilance so she can attack and block, Flying gives her evasion, and trample makes it useless to chump-block her. She's also a 6/6, which is gonna be really hard to kill...

this card is pretty good a must hahave for some decks. The only problem is it takes too long to get it out into play. But all in all I would use it.

A fan favorite you may say. This card is sweet for the fact that it has almost every good ability that a creature could have, but it really is "noob" card. It's not exactly a devastating card for 8 mana that you're paying, and for that fact is the reason that it is never played competitively. There are better game-deciding creatures such as Morphling and Masticore and there are better white cards such as Balance, Land Tax, and Swords to Plowshares (which can easily take out an akroma). Overall, this card is a great collectible due to its impressive amounts of positive abilities and its high power; however, it is nowhere near one of the greatest creatures ever, let alone Magic cards as a whole.

Yeah she is great, but like all cards she has a massive flaw, she is a card in magic and can still be gotten rid of. You can kill her Visera or Avatar of woe, but it takes a little effort. You can even kill her with Jaya Ballard, but it takes time. Let us say with Vis or AoW you also have a Mycosynth Lattice in play...BAM...no more Akroma, also you could then terror akroma. With Jaya Ballard you'd have to turn Akroma blue, which isn't hard, then turn Jaya Ballard some other color than red and bam, destroy target blue perm. Well I am done now, Akroma is still awesome.

Wow!!! I can believe they brought back Akroma. But, I hate how they put vigilance on some timeshifted cards because lightning angel and akroma now have quite a bit of room on bottom.

Two words innocent blood

I'll admit, Akroma is a great card. For god's sake if you can get her out she'a practically a game winner, but one thing people seem to not understand is that her protection from black doesn't save her from Visara. Plus Phage is much better.

Great card, fun and kicks butt. Works well in white or part white deck. Serra Avatar eat your heart out!

This card is very great, but dependent (you may notice that you must use any other cards to make her come earlier). Good just to be collected, along with Phage and Reya.

@kinglouie - I agree with you that counterspells do not matter as much when getting Akroma into play, however I'm going to go ahead and flat out disagree with you on what decks Akroma should be included in. If you're not playing Reanimator or casual play, please do not play this card in a tournament setting or people WILL laugh at you. White weenie should not be playing this deck since by the time you hard cast it, you will most likely be dead as white has next to no good mana accelerators.

@Akroma - Fun to play in reanimator/oath/proteus staff.dec but otherwise stay away, she's poison.

OK the card is way over-rated yes granted it has all those great abilities and it only cost infinity to play it, it is no match for black even though it has no protection so if you want to know the secret to beating it... play mono black then play Damnnation or cruel edict and then you extirpate it and bye bye Akroma. oh and btw if you can get it out of the hand before it can be played.

THE FURY VERSION IS BETER AND IT COST HALFE AS MUCH $

Decent at best

even with a black deck theres ways around her. I hate Akroma from the books. its carries to the game. Powerful yes. Unstoppable, not even close. Gravepact for the win.

She may have great abilities but she is anything but practical. She's insanely expensive (8 mana!?), i mean even with all of her abilities she just isnt all that great, she can still be path to exiled, condemned, etc. and i think its sad that they are going to make all this fuss over a new deck when it's really just old cards wrapped in new packages...

Super expensive and WILL be countered by about every blue deck. Akroma, Angel of Fury rules now! If you are havig problems with Black or Red though(because of their burn and destroy effects) put in some Swords of Fire/Ice or Light/Shadow. These two equimoment cards are much more versitile in my deck and I can have more than oe out on the field pumpming up weenies for amuch lower cost than 8. Gotta admit the sweetness of this card though:P