Giada by Aerylis

Format: Commander

Commander: Giada, Font of Hope

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 39

Deck overview

This mono-white deck executes an aggressive tribal strategy led by Giada, Font of Hope. Giada acts as an on-curve mana dork and a scaling stat engine that places +1/+1 counters on every subsequent Angel based on your total Angel count. The deck curves into impactful flying threats that leverage lifegain synergies, such as Righteous Valkyrie, Archangel of Thune, and Resplendent Angel. Once your life total crosses life-gain thresholds, the team expands into an overpowering aerial vanguard. High-impact Angels like Lyra Dawnbringer, Sephara, Sky's Blade, and Avacyn, Angel of Hope secure board dominance and make combat trades impossible for opponents. Excellent defensive spells including Teferi's Protection and Flawless Maneuver defend against sweepers, while decisive finishers like Akroma's Will enable clean table eliminations across two combat rotations.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Angel of Destiny
  • 1 Angel of Vitality
  • 1 Angelic Accord
  • 1 Angelic Field Marshal
  • 1 Angelic Skirmisher
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Archangel of Thune
  • 1 Archangel of Tithes
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
  • 1 Battle Angels of Tyr
  • 1 Bishop of Wings
  • 1 Blade of Selves
  • 1 Bruna, the Fading Light
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Cleansing Nova
  • 1 Commander's Plate
  • 1 Court of Grace
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Emeria Shepherd
  • 1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exalted Sunborn
  • 1 Exemplar of Light
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Firemane Commando
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Giada, Font of Hope
  • 1 Gisela, the Broken Blade
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Heliod's Intervention
  • 1 Herald of War
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Inspiring Overseer
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
  • 1 Luminarch Ascension
  • 1 Lyra Dawnbringer
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 25 Plains
  • 1 Resplendent Angel
  • 1 Righteous Valkyrie
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Sephara, Sky's Blade
  • 1 Seraph Sanctuary
  • 1 Serra Ascendant
  • 1 Serra Paragon
  • 1 Serra the Benevolent
  • 1 Serra's Emissary
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Starnheim Aspirant
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 The Book of Exalted Deeds
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Urza's Incubator
  • 1 Valkyrie Harbinger
  • 1 Wrath of God
  • 1 Youthful Valkyrie