First printed in Modern Horizons (2019)
Enchantment
Whenever a creature you control enters, you gain 1 life. If this enchantment isn't a creature, it becomes a 3/3 Angel creature with flying in addition to its other types until end of turn.
Angels cannot ignore pious pleas.
- Illustrated by
- Seb McKinnon
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, PreDH, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (2)
- If Answered Prayers becomes a creature but you haven’t controlled it continuously since your most recent turn began, you won’t be able to attack with it.
- Once Answered Prayers becomes a creature, you’ll still gain life whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
138 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Answered Prayers + Blasting Station + Darien, King of Kjeldor
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Animation Module + Answered Prayers + Archangel of Thune + Ashnod's Altar
- Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB…: Answered Prayers + Famished Paladin + Presence of Gond
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers…: Answered Prayers + Cleric Class + Herd Baloth
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers…: Answered Prayers + Basking Broodscale + Cleric Class
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers…: Answered Prayers + Herd Baloth + Light of Promise
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers…: Answered Prayers + Cleric Class + Scurry Oak
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers…: Answered Prayers + Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Scurry Oak
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers…: Answered Prayers + Light of Promise + Scurry Oak
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers…: Answered Prayers + Herd Baloth + Sunbond