(Prerelease Pack #1 opened for July 11 to 17, 2015)
It's easy to anyone who looks at this card in isolation and assume (or hope?) that Liliana Vess (probably after redeeming herself?) turned into an angel. This is because the Archangel of Tithes is wearing Liliana's signature headband. Alas, we see in Unholy Hunge that this is actually the original owner of the said headband, and Liliana took it for herself after burying the poor angel underneath a mob of brain-hungry zombies.
This is a pretty nice card in Commander, though, especially in multiplayer. War Tax-effects that discourage your opponents from attacking you will most likely send them rampaging towards other opponents instead. If you have more of these in the battlefield, you would have dealt with two (or more) problems at the same time, as you leave your opponents exchanging blows with each other while you hide comfortably behind your pillow fort and assemble a game-ending combo.
This is an angel that will most likely be coveted by players who helm Kaalia of the Vast on their decks not just because they draw too much attention, but because the angel's second ability makes it even harder for their opponents to block their upcoming onslaught of angels, dragons, and/or demons. Then again, the Archangel of Tithes will find a sure home in my Oloro, Ageless Ascetic deck as well: I've noticed that gaining two life per turn paints a bright red target on my forehead, and I'm hoping that this beauty would at least distract them and make that target less appetizing to hit.
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