When Linvala enters, if an opponent has more life than you, you gain 5 life.
When Linvala enters, if an opponent controls more creatures than you, create a 3/3 white Angel creature token with flying.
Linvala is a mono-white midrange payoff that swings races and board states the moment she lands, then closes games in the air. You ramp into a value-laden creature toolbox, stabilize with her lifegain and token, and grind opponents out with flyers, anthems, and recursive blink value. White's strong board wipes and stax let you reset behind a fortified position.
Powerful enters-the-battlefield stabilizer that can be reused with flicker/recursion
Mono-white consistency: easy mana base, no color screw, splashable into any white shell
Excellent at racing aggro and flyers thanks to lifegain and a 3/3 flying blocker
Pairs naturally with white's deep angel and lifegain support packages
Conditional ETBs do nothing if you're ahead on life and creatures
Six mana for a body that doesn't immediately affect the board beyond ETB
Mono-white's classic problems: weak card draw and no ramp outside artifacts
Vulnerable to removal that wastes her flicker value before you trigger it
Legendary Creature — Angel
