Avacyn, Angel of Hope by Tsmiley

Format: Commander

Commander: Avacyn, Angel of Hope

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 35

Deck overview

This deck is a Mono-White Angel Tribal midrange deck designed to develop an imposing aerial board, leverage lifegain synergies, and close games through overwhelming combat damage or asymmetric board locks. Early turns focus on mana development using cost reducers such as Giada, Font of Hope, Pearl Medallion, and Starnheim Aspirant alongside land-fetching engines like Land Tax and Archaeomancer's Map. Midgame turns establish synergistic lifegain and anthem engines featuring Righteous Valkyrie, Resplendent Angel, and Archangel of Thune, quickly generating large flying bodies and card draw. The late game culminates around Turn 6 by casting Avacyn, Angel of Hope to make the entire board indestructible, enabling asymmetric wipes like Armageddon or Akroma's Vengeance, or by casting Akroma, Vision of Ixidor and Akroma's Will for a multi-turn aerial finish by Turn 8.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Akroma's Memorial
  • 1 Akroma's Vengeance
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Akroma, Vision of Ixidor
  • 1 Angel of Destiny
  • 1 Angel of Vitality
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Archangel Elspeth
  • 1 Archangel of Thune
  • 1 Armageddon
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
  • 1 Baneslayer Angel
  • 1 Battle Angels of Tyr
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Bruna, the Fading Light
  • 1 Call the Coppercoats
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Celestine, the Living Saint
  • 1 Chimil, the Inner Sun
  • 1 Cleansing Nova
  • 1 Court of Grace
  • 1 Divine Visitation
  • 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
  • 1 Emeria Shepherd
  • 1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
  • 1 Entreat the Angels
  • 1 Exalted Sunborn
  • 1 Firemane Commando
  • 1 Flowering of the White Tree
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Giada, Font of Hope
  • 1 Gisela, the Broken Blade
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Haliya, Guided by Light
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Halo Fountain
  • 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
  • 1 Herald of War
  • 1 Kindred Judgment
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
  • 1 Lyra Dawnbringer
  • 1 Lyra, Archangel of Dawn
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 24 Plains
  • 1 Rebuff the Wicked
  • 1 Resplendent Angel
  • 1 Return to Dust
  • 1 Return to the Light Realms
  • 1 Righteous Valkyrie
  • 1 Seraph Sanctuary
  • 1 Settle the Wreckage
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Speaker of the Heavens
  • 1 Starnheim Aspirant
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 The Book of Exalted Deeds
  • 1 The Grey Havens
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Throne of Eldraine
  • 1 Triumphant Reckoning
  • 1 Troop of Ponies
  • 1 Ultimate Magic: Holy
  • 1 Urza's Incubator
  • 1 Valkyrie Harbinger
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Wrath of God
  • 1 Youthful Valkyrie