The 10 Best White Cards In Innistrad Remastered

Gothic horror returns to Magic: The Gathering with Innistrad Remastered. Werewolves, vampires, eldritch horrors, and avenging angels to save the townsfolk from the many terrors of the night. And then those angels go mad and burn down an entire village.

Innistrad Remastered reprints cards from the many Magic expansions set in the plane of Innistrad, and in the color white, players can expect some classic cards to return, including one particularly sought-after archangel. But there are plenty of other white cards to chase in Innistrad Remastered, and we’ve got ten of the biggest bangers to keep an eye out for.

10

Intangible Virtue

How to make an implacable token army.

Creating swarms of creature tokens has always been a central white theme in Innistrad. When the village rises up to defend itself, it’s typically in the form of nameless 1/1 villager tokens. Unless you get more than a few of them, they’re not exactly a huge threat.

But what if they were 2/2 tokens? And they could attack and defend on the same turn? With Intangible Virtue on the table, suddenly these helpless villagers aren’t so helpless after all. And with tokens being a theme in Standard, Intangible Virtue might even break out beyond Commander.

9

Mentor of the Meek

Now at uncommon rarity.

Of all of Magic’s colors, white often struggles the most with drawing cards, often tying it to certain specific conditions. Mentor of the Meek at least ties that extra card to a fairly simple requirement for white; make a creature with power two or less, then pay one generic mana to get a card.

With tiny creatures and tokens being cornerstones of white mana since the very beginning of Magic, Mentor of the Meek has been a staple card ever since it was first printed in Innistrad. With Innistrad Remastered, Mentor of the Meek even saw its rarity bumped down so you’ll have an even easier time finding one.

8

Thalia, Heretic Cathar

Slow your opponents down.

If you want to make sure you remain ahead in the tempo race, Thalia, Heretic Cathar is your Soldier. She causes every critter your opponent casts and every nonbasic land they play to enter tapped, totally nullifying haste as a keyword and slowing their mana production considerably (unless your opponents prefer to play with the Thriving lands).

Besides being a great addition to any control deck, Thalia is also an easy-to-cast three mana with one color symbol, and she can take down a three-toughness-or-less creature without having to trade. She might not be the best Commander, but she’s definitely worth adding to many decks.

7

Wedding Announcement

Everyone’s invited.

Wedding Announcement is one of those great enchantments that just always gives you what you need. If you haven’t attacked with two or more creatures, then clearly you need more creatures, so you get a 1/1 Human token. If you did attack, then you probably need more cards, so you draw a card. And after three turns, it turns into a flat buff for all creatures you control.

It’s perfect for any token-themed deck, great when paired with Mentor of the Meek, and an all-around fun card that you’ll never regret playing.

6

Archangel Avacyn

A protector turned slaughterer.

Although not nearly as sought-after as her earlier iteration, Archangel Avacyn is still a great card. She’s a Serra Angel who arrives at instant speed and saves the day when she does. However, you’ll have to be careful with managing her dark side.

If a friendly non-Angel Dies, Avacyn the Purifier deals three damage to all creatures and opponents. She’ll save your squad, but she’s a ticking time bomb. Best to keep that in mind when playing her.

5

Voice of the Blessed

Blessed be those with a high life total.

Another strategy that mono-white loves to employ is life gain, and Voice of the Blessed is all about life gain. Whenever you do, it gets a +1/+1 counter, and as you continue to gain life, Voice of the Blessed gets better and better, eventually gaining the flying, vigilance, and indestructible keywords.

Life gain isn’t a terribly popular choice as it often draws out games to unreasonable lengths. Voice of the Blessed gives you a great way to end them much quicker.

4

Vanquish the Horde

The more, the merrier.

Often, when you want to destroy all the creatures on the table, it’s because there are a lot of them. Vanquish the Horde gets less expensive with every creature on the table, to the point where it’s often a two-mana board sweeper in multiplayer Commander games.

Two mana to clear the board is incredible value and makes Vanquish the Horde one of the better mono-white board sweepers. Add this card to your arsenal if you don’t already have it.

3

Cathar’s Crusade

Bring all your friends.

Few cards in Magic offer a multiplicative effect like Cathar’s Crusade. For every creature you gain, each creature gets a +1/+1 counter, thus offering an ever-increasing number of +1/+1 counters the more critters you cast.

Things get even better when you combine Cathar’s Crusade with spells that cause multiple creatures to enter at the same time, like Entreat the Angels of Hop To It. Better yet, splash some green for Scurry Oak or Herd Baloth to get an infinite token-and-counter-generating combo.

2

Gisela, the Broken Blade

You can fix her.

Even if you never pair her with Bruna, the Fading Light, four mana for a 4/3 flying, first strike, and lifelink Angel is a pretty great deal in terms of efficiency. But combine her with Bruna and you get Brisela, Voice of Nightmares, a terrifying Eldrazi nightmare that slaps life totals and prevents most instant-speed answers from being cast.

The trick, of course, is getting Bruna and Gisela out at the same time. White has a number of options to reduce the cost of Angels or search your deck for a particular Angel to cast, although you might prefer to cast the next Angel on this list.

1

Avacyn, Angel of Hope

The ender of games.

Ever since she first appeared, Avacyn, Angel of Hope has come to define what power eight mana should get you. For the aforementioned eight mana, you get an 8/8 flying vigilance Angel that is both indestructible and also provides that same indestructibility to every permanent you control. Nothing short of an exile or sacrifice will kill your cards.

That’s a pretty big deal, and it’s remained a pretty big deal for over a decade now. Even after multiple reprints, Avacyn Angel of Hope is rarely found for less than $45 USD, and it doesn’t look like that’ll change with Innistrad Remastered.