MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #25

Linvala, the Preserver

DIGITAL ONLY

pio·#25·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Magali Villeneuve

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Dec '24

1 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #14,693 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Legendary Creature — Angel

Flying When Linvala enters, if an opponent has more life than you, you gain 5 life. When Linvala enters, if an opponent controls more creatures than you, create a 3/3 white Angel creature token with flying.

5/5

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2016-01-22wotc

In a multiplayer game, it's possible for the condition to be true at both times but with respect to two different opponents.

2016-01-22wotc

For each triggered ability, the game checks to see if the condition is true at the moment the ability would trigger. If the condition isn't true, the ability won't trigger. If the ability does trigger, the game will check again to see if the condition is true as the ability tries to resolve. If it's not true at that time, the ability won't do anything.

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PIO — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #25 of *Pioneer Masters*, the set that shipped alongside the December 2024 Pioneer Masters release.

Card type: Legendary Creature — Angel, color identity white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {4}{W}{W} (6 converted). Keyword abilities: Flying.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #14,693 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Magali Villeneuve. Rarix catalogs 798 other cards credited to this artist.