Archon of Sun's Grace — ruling 1

Multiple instances of lifelink on the same creature are redundant.

Archon of Sun's Grace — ruling 2

A constellation ability triggers whenever an enchantment enters the battlefield under your control for any reason. Enchantments with other card types, such as enchantment creatures, will also cause constellation abilities to trigger.

Archon of Sun's Grace — ruling 3

An Aura spell that has an illegal target when it tries to resolve doesn't resolve and is instead put into its owner's graveyard. It doesn't enter the battlefield, so constellation abilities don't trigger.

Archon of Sun's Grace : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Archon of Sun's Grace is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

Official card text

Flying Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.) Pegasus creatures you control have lifelink. Constellation — Whenever an enchantment you control enters, create a 2/2 white Pegasus creature token with flying.

Complete guide

Archon of Sun's Grace is a powerhouse in enchantment-based strategies, turning every magical aura and permanent into a literal army. This flying majestic rider ensures that your board state grows exponentially while keeping your life total healthy through the power of lifelink.

Master of Constellation

The Archon features the Constellation keyword, meaning its ability triggers whenever an enchantment enters the battlefield under your control. This includes traditional Enchantments, Enchantment Creatures, and even Sagas or Auras. Each time this happens, you create a 2/2 white Pegasus creature token with flying, which immediately gains lifelink thanks to the Archon's static ability.

The Lifecycle of the Trigger

When an enchantment enters, the Constellation ability is put onto the stack. If the enchantment is an Aura spell and its target becomes illegal before resolution, it is put into the graveyard and never enters the battlefield; in this specific case, the Archon will not trigger. Once the ability resolves, you get your Pegasus. If you control multiple Pegasuses, they all benefit from the Archon's lifelink aura, but remember that multiple instances of lifelink are redundant and do not result in extra life gain.

Strategic Timing

Because Archon of Sun's Grace rewards you for enchantments entering, it is often best to play it before you cast your high-impact enchantments. It serves as both a defensive stabilizer and an offensive finisher. Protecting the Archon is key, as losing it removes the lifelink benefit from your tokens, though the tokens themselves will remain on the battlefield.

Interaction examples

Doubling the Stables

Roaming Throne

If you cast Roaming Throne and choose 'Archon' as the creature type, the Throne becomes an Archon in addition to its other types. When an enchantment later enters the battlefield, the Archon of Sun's Grace's Constellation ability triggers. Roaming Throne's static ability sees this and causes the ability to trigger an additional time, resulting in two 2/2 Pegasus tokens instead of one.

Token Synergy

Pegasus

While Archon of Sun's Grace is on the battlefield, any creature with the subtype Pegasus you control gains lifelink. This includes the 2/2 tokens it creates itself and any other Pegasus creatures you might already have. If the Archon deals damage alongside a Pegasus token, you will gain life equal to the total damage dealt by both.

Non-Enchantment Interactions

Solemn Simulacrum

When Solemn Simulacrum enters the battlefield, it is an artifact creature, not an enchantment. Therefore, it will not trigger the Constellation ability of Archon of Sun's Grace. Only permanents with the 'Enchantment' type line will cause the Archon to produce a Pegasus token.

Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.

How it works : Archon of Sun's Grace

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1January 24, 2020· Wizards of the Coast
Multiple instances of lifelink on the same creature are redundant.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#2January 24, 2020· Wizards of the Coast
A constellation ability triggers whenever an enchantment enters the battlefield under your control for any reason. Enchantments with other card types, such as enchantment creatures, will also cause constellation abilities to trigger.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#3January 24, 2020· Wizards of the Coast
An Aura spell that has an illegal target when it tries to resolve doesn't resolve and is instead put into its owner's graveyard. It doesn't enter the battlefield, so constellation abilities don't trigger.
No other card is named in this ruling.