Art by Alisa Lee
Anya, Merciless Angel
Legendary Creature — Angel
Flying Anya gets +3/+3 for each opponent whose life total is less than half their starting life total. As long as an opponent's life total is less than half their starting life total, Anya has indestructible.
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Most Played With Anya, Merciless Angel (192)
Sol Ring
81% of decks · $1.38
Arcane Signet
79% of decks · $0.49
Boros Signet
57% of decks · $0.69
Talisman of Conviction
50% of decks · $0.35
Lightning Greaves
43% of decks · $4.00
Brash Taunter
41% of decks · $4.18
Chaos Warp
40% of decks
Take the Bait
40% of decks · $5.62
Giada, Font of Hope
37% of decks · $0.73
Descent into Avernus
37% of decks · $13.20
Lyra Dawnbringer
36% of decks · $0.46
Legion Leadership
36% of decks
Duelist's Heritage
36% of decks · $2.47
Quietus Spike
35% of decks · $2.19
Generous Gift
35% of decks · $0.92
Fellwar Stone
34% of decks
Mind Stone
33% of decks
Firemane Commando
33% of decks · $0.97
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
32% of decks · $5.24
Taunt from the Rampart
31% of decks · $0.68
Aurelia, Exemplar of Justice
30% of decks · $2.98
Earthquake
30% of decks · $0.53
Vandalblast
29% of decks · $1.70
Wear // Tear
29% of decks
Ghostly Prison
29% of decks · $6.22
Stroke of Midnight
28% of decks · $0.28
Harsh Mentor
28% of decks · $0.35
Chandra's Ignition
28% of decks · $8.98
Knight of the White Orchid
27% of decks · $4.07
Balefire Liege
26% of decks · $0.30
Archangel Avacyn
24% of decks
Austere Command
24% of decks · $0.37
Esper Sentinel
24% of decks · $58.38
Rem Karolus, Stalwart Slayer
24% of decks · $0.36
Wayfarer's Bauble
23% of decks · $5.61
Loxodon Warhammer
23% of decks · $2.58
Sunforger
22% of decks · $3.78
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
22% of decks · $31.98
Disrupt Decorum
22% of decks · $4.34
Rebuff the Wicked
21% of decks · $6.68
Prisoner's Dilemma
21% of decks · $5.90
Commander's Sphere
21% of decks · $0.34
Cut a Deal
21% of decks · $0.29
Dictate of the Twin Gods
21% of decks · $1.63
Solemn Simulacrum
21% of decks · $0.34
Land Tax
21% of decks · $16.88
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
21% of decks · $5.44
Boros Reckoner
20% of decks · $0.36
Exemplar of Light
19% of decks · $0.91
Righteous Valkyrie
19% of decks · $5.56
Open the Armory
19% of decks · $3.39
Trouble in Pairs
19% of decks · $25.56
Vanquish the Horde
19% of decks · $0.31
Keeper of the Accord
19% of decks · $0.66
Phyrexian Vindicator
19% of decks · $6.32
Sword of the Animist
19% of decks · $5.42
The Wanderer
18% of decks · $0.35
Sun Titan
18% of decks · $0.35
Thrill of Possibility
18% of decks · $0.29
Smothering Tithe
18% of decks · $56.14
Firemane Avenger
17% of decks · $0.36
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
17% of decks · $0.59
Teferi's Protection
17% of decks · $46.16
Embercleave
17% of decks · $9.80
Shadowspear
17% of decks · $30.19
Wrath of God
17% of decks · $4.01
Battle Angels of Tyr
16% of decks · $29.91
Thought Vessel
16% of decks
Lightning Helix
16% of decks · $0.28
Angelfire Ignition
16% of decks · $0.87
Mangara, the Diplomat
16% of decks · $0.32
Herald of War
15% of decks · $2.87
Lightning Bolt
15% of decks · $0.87
Faithless Looting
15% of decks · $0.39
Authority of the Consuls
15% of decks · $5.18
Youthful Valkyrie
15% of decks · $0.26
Sephara, Sky's Blade
15% of decks · $3.58
Fiery Emancipation
15% of decks · $13.60
Angelic Skirmisher
14% of decks · $2.21
Price of Progress
14% of decks · $8.15
Akroma's Will
14% of decks · $16.72
Basilisk Collar
14% of decks · $3.74
Tectonic Giant
13% of decks · $0.39
Arcbond
13% of decks · $1.31
Enlightened Tutor
13% of decks · $38.32
Smuggler's Share
13% of decks · $10.80
Rip Apart
13% of decks · $0.20
Iroas, God of Victory
13% of decks · $12.13
Flawless Maneuver
13% of decks · $9.70
Master Warcraft
13% of decks · $0.66
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
13% of decks · $7.60
Resplendent Angel
12% of decks · $8.22
Olórin's Searing Light
12% of decks · $7.97
Jeska's Will
12% of decks · $41.42
Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser
12% of decks · $0.57
Comeuppance
12% of decks · $5.23
Chain Reaction
12% of decks · $0.30
Pearl Medallion
12% of decks · $7.45
Pariah
12% of decks · $2.60
Archaeomancer's Map
11% of decks · $1.07
Curse of Opulence
11% of decks · $4.67
Akroma, Angel of Wrath
11% of decks · $3.31
Vengeful Ancestor
11% of decks · $0.47
Blackblade Reforged
11% of decks · $3.26
Sunspine Lynx
11% of decks · $1.47
Disenchant
11% of decks · $0.10
Secret Rendezvous
11% of decks · $0.34
Stuffy Doll
10% of decks · $6.43
Mother of Runes
10% of decks · $12.14
Worn Powerstone
10% of decks · $0.38
Repercussion
10% of decks · $15.31
Puresteel Paladin
10% of decks · $2.34
Angel's Grace
10% of decks · $3.33
Deflecting Swat
10% of decks · $72.64
Demand Answers
10% of decks · $0.63
Abrade
10% of decks · $0.32
Norn's Annex
10% of decks · $5.64
Fire Diamond
10% of decks · $0.39
Dazzling Angel
10% of decks · $0.33
Witch Enchanter
10% of decks
Akroma, Angel of Fury
10% of decks · $0.24
Farewell
10% of decks · $6.20
Ruby Medallion
10% of decks · $14.49
Urza's Incubator
10% of decks · $20.18
Marble Diamond
10% of decks · $0.28
Truefire Captain
9% of decks · $0.29
Starnheim Aspirant
9% of decks · $9.20
Gisela, the Broken Blade
9% of decks · $22.71
Aurelia's Fury
9% of decks · $1.59
Blazing Sunsteel
9% of decks · $11.39
Sword of Vengeance
9% of decks · $1.48
Pariah's Shield
9% of decks · $8.99
Archangel of Thune
9% of decks · $48.98
Angel of Vitality
9% of decks · $0.25
Metropolis Reformer
9% of decks · $2.66
Screaming Nemesis
9% of decks · $7.57
Reprieve
9% of decks · $1.51
Whispersilk Cloak
9% of decks · $2.22
True Conviction
9% of decks · $3.93
Archangel of Tithes
9% of decks · $4.98
Mana Geyser
9% of decks · $1.24
Fumigate
9% of decks · $0.31
Spectacular Showdown
9% of decks · $3.41
Maximum Carnage
9% of decks · $1.13
Big Score
8% of decks · $0.41
Assemble the Legion
8% of decks · $0.34
Chance for Glory
8% of decks · $3.15
Dawn Charm
8% of decks · $2.76
Sejiri Shelter
8% of decks
Fiery Confluence
8% of decks · $0.42
Warleader's Call
8% of decks · $8.11
Bolt Bend
8% of decks · $5.18
Deafening Clarion
8% of decks · $0.33
Bloodthirsty Blade
8% of decks · $0.36
Rising of the Day
8% of decks · $0.49
Heliod's Intervention
7% of decks · $3.04
The Reaver Cleaver
7% of decks · $30.11
Shiny Impetus
7% of decks · $0.24
Day of Judgment
7% of decks · $0.91
Scytheclaw
7% of decks · $0.34
Fighter Class
7% of decks · $9.38
Return to Dust
7% of decks · $0.34
Wheel of Misfortune
7% of decks · $7.92
Rite of the Raging Storm
7% of decks · $2.20
Unleash Fury
7% of decks · $0.42
Acidic Soil
7% of decks · $1.27
Promise of Loyalty
7% of decks · $0.29
Untimely Malfunction
6% of decks · $9.10
Valakut Awakening
6% of decks
Steelshaper's Gift
6% of decks · $9.47
Helm of the Host
6% of decks · $5.15
Mask of Memory
6% of decks · $0.41
Blind Obedience
6% of decks · $6.02
Gratuitous Violence
6% of decks · $0.40
Serra the Benevolent
6% of decks · $7.74
Pursue the Past
6% of decks · $0.26
Fireshrieker
6% of decks · $0.22
Thran Dynamo
6% of decks · $4.43
Boros Cluestone
6% of decks · $0.35
Forge Anew
6% of decks · $4.96
Pyrohemia
6% of decks · $14.10
Angelic Accord
6% of decks · $2.49
Cursed Mirror
6% of decks · $0.30
Flare of Fortitude
5% of decks · $4.84
Star of Extinction
5% of decks · $3.15
Idyllic Tutor
5% of decks · $12.77
Sundering Eruption
5% of decks
Hot Pursuit
5% of decks · $0.37
Grasp of Fate
5% of decks · $0.71
City on Fire
5% of decks · $11.40
Banishing Light
5% of decks · $0.51
Court of Grace
5% of decks · $3.24
New Cards
Samut, Hazoret's Champion
9% of decks · $3.06
Dack Fayden, Helping Hand
7% of decks · $0.40
Koth, the Geomancer
7% of decks · $0.33
Return to the Light Realms
5% of decks · $6.62
Balefang the Unslayable
5% of decks
Creatures (50)
Brash Taunter
41% of decks · $4.18
Giada, Font of Hope
37% of decks · $0.73
Lyra Dawnbringer
36% of decks · $0.46
Firemane Commando
33% of decks · $0.97
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
32% of decks · $5.24
Aurelia, Exemplar of Justice
30% of decks · $2.98
Harsh Mentor
28% of decks · $0.35
Knight of the White Orchid
27% of decks · $4.07
Balefire Liege
26% of decks · $0.30
Archangel Avacyn
24% of decks
Esper Sentinel
24% of decks · $58.38
Rem Karolus, Stalwart Slayer
24% of decks · $0.36
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
22% of decks · $31.98
Solemn Simulacrum
21% of decks · $0.34
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
21% of decks · $5.44
Boros Reckoner
20% of decks · $0.36
Exemplar of Light
19% of decks · $0.91
Righteous Valkyrie
19% of decks · $5.56
Keeper of the Accord
19% of decks · $0.66
Phyrexian Vindicator
19% of decks · $6.32
Sun Titan
18% of decks · $0.35
Firemane Avenger
17% of decks · $0.36
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
17% of decks · $0.59
Battle Angels of Tyr
16% of decks · $29.91
Mangara, the Diplomat
16% of decks · $0.32
Herald of War
15% of decks · $2.87
Youthful Valkyrie
15% of decks · $0.26
Sephara, Sky's Blade
15% of decks · $3.58
Angelic Skirmisher
14% of decks · $2.21
Tectonic Giant
13% of decks · $0.39
Iroas, God of Victory
13% of decks · $12.13
Resplendent Angel
12% of decks · $8.22
Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser
12% of decks · $0.57
Akroma, Angel of Wrath
11% of decks · $3.31
Vengeful Ancestor
11% of decks · $0.47
Sunspine Lynx
11% of decks · $1.47
Stuffy Doll
10% of decks · $6.43
Mother of Runes
10% of decks · $12.14
Puresteel Paladin
10% of decks · $2.34
Dazzling Angel
10% of decks · $0.33
Witch Enchanter
10% of decks
Akroma, Angel of Fury
10% of decks · $0.24
Truefire Captain
9% of decks · $0.29
Starnheim Aspirant
9% of decks · $9.20
Gisela, the Broken Blade
9% of decks · $22.71
Archangel of Thune
9% of decks · $48.98
Angel of Vitality
9% of decks · $0.25
Metropolis Reformer
9% of decks · $2.66
Screaming Nemesis
9% of decks · $7.57
Archangel of Tithes
9% of decks · $4.98
Instants (37)
Chaos Warp
40% of decks
Take the Bait
40% of decks · $5.62
Legion Leadership
36% of decks
Generous Gift
35% of decks · $0.92
Wear // Tear
29% of decks
Stroke of Midnight
28% of decks · $0.28
Rebuff the Wicked
21% of decks · $6.68
Thrill of Possibility
18% of decks · $0.29
Teferi's Protection
17% of decks · $46.16
Lightning Helix
16% of decks · $0.28
Lightning Bolt
15% of decks · $0.87
Price of Progress
14% of decks · $8.15
Akroma's Will
14% of decks · $16.72
Arcbond
13% of decks · $1.31
Enlightened Tutor
13% of decks · $38.32
Flawless Maneuver
13% of decks · $9.70
Master Warcraft
13% of decks · $0.66
Olórin's Searing Light
12% of decks · $7.97
Comeuppance
12% of decks · $5.23
Disenchant
11% of decks · $0.10
Angel's Grace
10% of decks · $3.33
Deflecting Swat
10% of decks · $72.64
Demand Answers
10% of decks · $0.63
Abrade
10% of decks · $0.32
Aurelia's Fury
9% of decks · $1.59
Reprieve
9% of decks · $1.51
Big Score
8% of decks · $0.41
Chance for Glory
8% of decks · $3.15
Dawn Charm
8% of decks · $2.76
Sejiri Shelter
8% of decks
Bolt Bend
8% of decks · $5.18
Heliod's Intervention
7% of decks · $3.04
Return to Dust
7% of decks · $0.34
Unleash Fury
7% of decks · $0.42
Untimely Malfunction
6% of decks · $9.10
Valakut Awakening
6% of decks
Flare of Fortitude
5% of decks · $4.84
Sorceries (32)
Taunt from the Rampart
31% of decks · $0.68
Earthquake
30% of decks · $0.53
Vandalblast
29% of decks · $1.70
Chandra's Ignition
28% of decks · $8.98
Austere Command
24% of decks · $0.37
Disrupt Decorum
22% of decks · $4.34
Prisoner's Dilemma
21% of decks · $5.90
Cut a Deal
21% of decks · $0.29
Open the Armory
19% of decks · $3.39
Vanquish the Horde
19% of decks · $0.31
Wrath of God
17% of decks · $4.01
Angelfire Ignition
16% of decks · $0.87
Faithless Looting
15% of decks · $0.39
Rip Apart
13% of decks · $0.20
Jeska's Will
12% of decks · $41.42
Chain Reaction
12% of decks · $0.30
Secret Rendezvous
11% of decks · $0.34
Farewell
10% of decks · $6.20
Mana Geyser
9% of decks · $1.24
Fumigate
9% of decks · $0.31
Spectacular Showdown
9% of decks · $3.41
Fiery Confluence
8% of decks · $0.42
Deafening Clarion
8% of decks · $0.33
Day of Judgment
7% of decks · $0.91
Wheel of Misfortune
7% of decks · $7.92
Acidic Soil
7% of decks · $1.27
Promise of Loyalty
7% of decks · $0.29
Steelshaper's Gift
6% of decks · $9.47
Pursue the Past
6% of decks · $0.26
Star of Extinction
5% of decks · $3.15
Idyllic Tutor
5% of decks · $12.77
Sundering Eruption
5% of decks
Utility Artifacts (26)
Lightning Greaves
43% of decks · $4.00
Quietus Spike
35% of decks · $2.19
Wayfarer's Bauble
23% of decks · $5.61
Loxodon Warhammer
23% of decks · $2.58
Sunforger
22% of decks · $3.78
Sword of the Animist
19% of decks · $5.42
Embercleave
17% of decks · $9.80
Shadowspear
17% of decks · $30.19
Basilisk Collar
14% of decks · $3.74
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
13% of decks · $7.60
Pearl Medallion
12% of decks · $7.45
Archaeomancer's Map
11% of decks · $1.07
Blackblade Reforged
11% of decks · $3.26
Norn's Annex
10% of decks · $5.64
Ruby Medallion
10% of decks · $14.49
Urza's Incubator
10% of decks · $20.18
Blazing Sunsteel
9% of decks · $11.39
Sword of Vengeance
9% of decks · $1.48
Pariah's Shield
9% of decks · $8.99
Whispersilk Cloak
9% of decks · $2.22
Bloodthirsty Blade
8% of decks · $0.36
The Reaver Cleaver
7% of decks · $30.11
Scytheclaw
7% of decks · $0.34
Helm of the Host
6% of decks · $5.15
Mask of Memory
6% of decks · $0.41
Fireshrieker
6% of decks · $0.22
Mana Artifacts (14)
Sol Ring
81% of decks · $1.38
Arcane Signet
79% of decks · $0.49
Boros Signet
57% of decks · $0.69
Talisman of Conviction
50% of decks · $0.35
Fellwar Stone
34% of decks
Mind Stone
33% of decks
Commander's Sphere
21% of decks · $0.34
Thought Vessel
16% of decks
Worn Powerstone
10% of decks · $0.38
Fire Diamond
10% of decks · $0.39
Marble Diamond
10% of decks · $0.28
Thran Dynamo
6% of decks · $4.43
Boros Cluestone
6% of decks · $0.35
Cursed Mirror
6% of decks · $0.30
Enchantments (31)
Descent into Avernus
37% of decks · $13.20
Duelist's Heritage
36% of decks · $2.47
Ghostly Prison
29% of decks · $6.22
Dictate of the Twin Gods
21% of decks · $1.63
Land Tax
21% of decks · $16.88
Trouble in Pairs
19% of decks · $25.56
Smothering Tithe
18% of decks · $56.14
Authority of the Consuls
15% of decks · $5.18
Fiery Emancipation
15% of decks · $13.60
Smuggler's Share
13% of decks · $10.80
Pariah
12% of decks · $2.60
Curse of Opulence
11% of decks · $4.67
Repercussion
10% of decks · $15.31
True Conviction
9% of decks · $3.93
Maximum Carnage
9% of decks · $1.13
Assemble the Legion
8% of decks · $0.34
Warleader's Call
8% of decks · $8.11
Rising of the Day
8% of decks · $0.49
Shiny Impetus
7% of decks · $0.24
Fighter Class
7% of decks · $9.38
Rite of the Raging Storm
7% of decks · $2.20
Blind Obedience
6% of decks · $6.02
Gratuitous Violence
6% of decks · $0.40
Forge Anew
6% of decks · $4.96
Pyrohemia
6% of decks · $14.10
Angelic Accord
6% of decks · $2.49
Hot Pursuit
5% of decks · $0.37
Grasp of Fate
5% of decks · $0.71
City on Fire
5% of decks · $11.40
Banishing Light
5% of decks · $0.51
Court of Grace
5% of decks · $3.24
Planeswalkers (2)
The Wanderer
18% of decks · $0.35
Serra the Benevolent
6% of decks · $7.74
Utility Lands (21)
Slayers' Stronghold
39% of decks
Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
37% of decks
Rogue's Passage
33% of decks
Reliquary Tower
18% of decks
Seraph Sanctuary
18% of decks
Arena of Glory
16% of decks
War Room
13% of decks
Temple of the False God
12% of decks
Forgotten Cave
10% of decks
Scavenger Grounds
9% of decks
Minas Tirith
9% of decks
Secluded Steppe
9% of decks
Needle Spires
8% of decks
Axgard Armory
7% of decks
Buried Ruin
7% of decks
Bonders' Enclave
7% of decks
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
6% of decks
Ancient Tomb
6% of decks
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
6% of decks
Arid Archway
6% of decks
Spinerock Knoll
6% of decks
Lands (41)
Mountain
97% of decks
Plains
97% of decks
Command Tower
81% of decks
Clifftop Retreat
67% of decks
Battlefield Forge
50% of decks
Boros Garrison
48% of decks
Furycalm Snarl
44% of decks
Sacred Foundry
44% of decks
Sundown Pass
44% of decks
Rugged Prairie
43% of decks
Temple of Triumph
42% of decks
Spectator Seating
38% of decks
Legion Leadership
36% of decks
Myriad Landscape
30% of decks
Arid Mesa
27% of decks
Wind-Scarred Crag
24% of decks
Evolving Wilds
23% of decks
Exotic Orchard
20% of decks
Needleverge Pathway
20% of decks
Radiant Summit
20% of decks
Elegant Parlor
19% of decks
Sunbillow Verge
18% of decks
Sunscorched Divide
18% of decks
Path of Ancestry
17% of decks
Sunbaked Canyon
16% of decks
Terramorphic Expanse
16% of decks
Inspiring Vantage
15% of decks
Turbulent Steppe
13% of decks
Sacred Peaks
13% of decks
Boros Guildgate
10% of decks
Plateau
10% of decks
Witch Enchanter
10% of decks
Alpine Meadow
9% of decks
Abraded Bluffs
9% of decks
Fabled Passage
8% of decks
Sejiri Shelter
8% of decks
Glittering Massif
7% of decks
Asgardian Citadel
7% of decks
Valakut Awakening
6% of decks
Cavern of Souls
6% of decks
Sundering Eruption
5% of decks
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