Valkyrie's Call 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
Whenever a nontoken, non-Angel creature you control dies, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it. It has flying and is an Angel in addition to its other types.
Complete guide
Valkyrie's Call is a powerful enchantment that ensures your fallen heroes return to the battlefield stronger than before. By granting your creatures a second life as divine spirits, you can maintain board presence even in the face of destruction. This card transforms your mortal army into a winged host of Angels.
Divine Resurrection
Whenever a nontoken, non-Angel creature you control dies, Valkyrie's Call triggers to bring it back. The returning creature gains a +1/+1 counter and becomes an Angel in addition to its other types, gaining the flying keyword. Note that this effect only applies to cards that are actually in the graveyard; if an effect like exile moves the card elsewhere, the ability will lose track of it.
Resolution Step-by-Step
First, a nontoken, non-Angel creature you control is put into the graveyard from the battlefield. Valkyrie's Call triggers and is put onto the stack. When the ability resolves, it checks if the card is still in the graveyard. If it is, the card is returned to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter. Once it enters, it immediately has flying and the Angel creature type, which are permanent additions as long as it remains on the battlefield.
Common Mistakes
A common error is trying to use this ability on creature tokens or creatures that are already Angels. Valkyrie's Call specifically excludes these. Additionally, if the creature is returned to the battlefield and then dies again, it is now an Angel, so the enchantment will not trigger a second time for that specific card. Remember that if the enchantment and your creatures are destroyed simultaneously, such as by a board wipe, the ability still triggers for each creature lost.
Strategic Timing
You should play Valkyrie's Call when you have high-impact creatures that your opponent wants to remove. It serves as excellent insurance against targeted removal and board wipes. Since the returned creature is a new object, it will have summoning sickness unless it has haste, so plan your attacks accordingly.
Interaction examples
Smothering TitheIf your opponent destroys your Smothering Tithe while it is somehow a creature (but not an Angel), Valkyrie's Call will return it to the battlefield. It will return as a creature with a +1/+1 counter, flying, and the Angel type, while still retaining its ability to tax your opponent's card draws and create Treasure tokens.
Anointed ProcessionIf you have Anointed Procession on the battlefield and a nontoken creature dies, Valkyrie's Call returns that card to the battlefield. Because the effect of Valkyrie's Call returns a card and does not 'create a token', Anointed Procession does not interact with this ability at all. You will only receive one creature back, even though it may feel like a token-generating effect.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Valkyrie's Call
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If Valkyrie's Call goes to the graveyard at the same time as one or more nontoken, non-Angel creatures you control die, its ability triggers once for each of those creatures.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Infernal Vessel + Valkyrie's Call + Ashnod's Altar
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Infernal Vessel, adding
. - 2When Infernal Vessel dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Demon in addition to its other types.
- 3Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Infernal Vessel, adding .
- 4When Infernal Vessel dies, Valkyrie's Call triggers, returning Infernal Vessel from your graveyard to the battlefield as an Angel in additional to its other types.
- 5Repeat.
Infernal Vessel + Valkyrie's Call + Viscera Seer
- 1Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Infernal Vessel.
- 2When Infernal Vessel dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Demon in addition to its other types.
- 3Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
- 4Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Infernal Vessel.
- 5When Infernal Vessel dies, Valkyrie's Call triggers, returning Infernal Vessel from your graveyard to the battlefield as an Angel in additional to its other types.
- 6Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
- 7Repeat.
Infernal Vessel + Valkyrie's Call + Umbral Collar Zealot
- 1Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing Infernal Vessel.
- 2When Infernal Vessel dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Demon in addition to its other types.
- 3Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability.
- 4Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing Infernal Vessel.
- 5When Infernal Vessel dies, Valkyrie's Call triggers, returning Infernal Vessel from your graveyard to the battlefield as an Angel in additional to its other types.
- 6Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability.
- 7Repeat.
Infernal Vessel + Valkyrie's Call + Bartolomé del Presidio
- 1Activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing Infernal Vessel.
- 2When Infernal Vessel dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Demon in addition to its other types.
- 3Resolve the Bartolomé del Presidio ability.
- 4Activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing Infernal Vessel.
- 5When Infernal Vessel dies, Valkyrie's Call triggers, returning Infernal Vessel from your graveyard to the battlefield as an Angel in additional to its other types.
- 6Resolve the Bartolomé del Presidio ability.
- 7Repeat.
Infernal Vessel + Valkyrie's Call + Phyrexian Altar
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Infernal Vessel, adding one mana of any color.
- 2When Infernal Vessel dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Demon in addition to its other types.
- 3Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Infernal Vessel, adding one mana of any color.
- 4When Infernal Vessel dies, Valkyrie's Call triggers, returning Infernal Vessel from your graveyard to the battlefield as an Angel in additional to its other types.
- 5Repeat.
Infernal Vessel + Valkyrie's Call + Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
- 1Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Infernal Vessel.
- 2When Infernal Vessel dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Demon in addition to its other types.
- 3Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
- 4Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Infernal Vessel.
- 5When Infernal Vessel dies, Valkyrie's Call triggers, returning Infernal Vessel from your graveyard to the battlefield as an Angel in additional to its other types.
- 6Resolve the Shilgengar ability.
- 7Repeat.
Infernal Vessel + Valkyrie's Call + Carrion Feeder
- 1Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Infernal Vessel.
- 2When Infernal Vessel dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Demon in addition to its other types.
- 3Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability.
- 4Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Infernal Vessel.
- 5When Infernal Vessel dies, Valkyrie's Call triggers, returning Infernal Vessel from your graveyard to the battlefield as an Angel in additional to its other types.
- 6Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability.
- 7Repeat.
Infernal Vessel + Valkyrie's Call + Altar of Dementia
- 1Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Infernal Vessel.
- 2When Infernal Vessel dies, it triggers, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield as a Demon in addition to its other types.
- 3Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
- 4Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Infernal Vessel.
- 5When Infernal Vessel dies, Valkyrie's Call triggers, returning Infernal Vessel from your graveyard to the battlefield as an Angel in additional to its other types.
- 6Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
- 7Repeat.
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