Archangel of Wrath
Creature — Angel
Rarity
Rare
Mana Cost
Artist
Miguel Mercado
Power / Toughness
3 / 4
Oracle Text
Kicker
and/or 
(You may pay an additional and/or as you cast this spell.)
Flying, lifelink
When this creature enters, if it was kicked, it deals 2 damage to any target.
When this creature enters, if it was kicked twice, it deals 2 damage to any target.
Rules for this card
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A keyword ability that restricts how a creature may be blocked. See rule 702.9, “Flying.”
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Kicker Rule 702.33
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A keyword ability that causes a player to gain life. See rule 702.15, “Lifelink.”
Rulings (8)
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Wizards of the CoastYou may kick Archangel of Wrath only once for its cost and only once for its cost. You can kick it twice by paying , but you can't kick it twice by paying or . You can't kick it more than twice.
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Wizards of the CoastIf it was kicked twice, each of Archangel of Wrath's last two abilities will trigger once. In other words, it will deal 2 damage to each of two targets or deal 2 damage to the same target twice.
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Wizards of the CoastIf a spell's kicker cost was paid, the spell is "kicked."
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Wizards of the CoastThe kicker ability doesn't let you pay a kicker cost more than once.
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Wizards of the CoastIf a card or token enters as a copy of a permanent, the new permanent isn't kicked, even if the original was.
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Wizards of the CoastIf you copy a kicked spell on the stack, the copy is also kicked. If the copied spell is a permanent spell, the token the copy of that spell becomes when it enters is also kicked.
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Wizards of the CoastIf you put a permanent with a kicker ability onto the battlefield without casting it, you can't kick it.
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Wizards of the CoastTo determine a spell's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases (such as kicker), then apply any cost reductions. The spell's mana value remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.