Blue Angels by MrBubbles1216

Format: Commander

Commander: Lyra, Tolarian Archangel

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 41

Deck overview

This deck is a mono-blue tempo and flying beatdown strategy commanded by Lyra, Tolarian Archangel. The core engine revolves around drawing three or more cards each turn to trigger Lyra's end-step ability, steadily producing 3/3 flying Angel tokens. A dense suite of efficient draw spells such as Thirst for Discovery, Brainstorm, and Eagle Vision, paired with combat-damage engines like Coastal Piracy and Bident of Thassa, keeps the hand full while accelerating board presence. The deck protects its aerial army with a robust suite of counterspells including Countersculpt, Cryptic Command, and Lazotep Plating, denying opposing sweepers and combo attempts. While lacking infinite combos or fast mana acceleration, the deck achieves steady card advantage, flying evasion, and reactive control to close out multiplayer games across several combat cycles.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Bender's Waterskin
  • 1 Bident of Thassa
  • 1 Brainstone
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Cephalid Coliseum
  • 1 Coastal Piracy
  • 1 Combat Research
  • 1 Countersculpt
  • 1 Cryptic Command
  • 1 Curiosity Crafter
  • 1 Decanter of Endless Water
  • 1 Dream Cache
  • 1 Eagle Vision
  • 1 Echo of Eons
  • 1 Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
  • 1 Enduring Curiosity
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Fblthp, Impossibly Lost
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
  • 1 Geist of Saint Thalia
  • 1 Gilded Lotus
  • 1 Gustha Ebbasdotter
  • 1 Harmonized Trio // Brainstorm
  • 1 Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory
  • 1 Impostor Syndrome
  • 24 Island
  • 1 Isochron Scepter
  • 1 Jwari Disruption // Jwari Ruins
  • 1 Lazotep Plating
  • 1 Lofty Denial
  • 1 Lonely Sandbar
  • 1 Lyra, Tolarian Archangel
  • 1 Mana Sculpt
  • 1 Midnight Clock
  • 1 Mistrise Village
  • 1 Mystic Confluence
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Narset's Reversal
  • 1 Opal Palace
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 1 Pull from Tomorrow
  • 1 Reconnaissance Mission
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Riptide Laboratory
  • 1 Robe of the Archmagi
  • 1 Sage's Dousing
  • 1 Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun
  • 1 Sapphire Medallion
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Skycoach Waypoint
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spellbinder
  • 1 Standstill
  • 1 Starwinder
  • 1 Teferi's Ageless Insight
  • 1 Teferi's Puzzle Box
  • 1 Test of Talents
  • 1 The Theorist, Jace Beleren
  • 1 Theorist's Sanctum
  • 1 Thirst for Discovery
  • 1 Thirst for Identity
  • 1 Thirst for Knowledge
  • 1 Thirst for Meaning
  • 1 Three Steps Ahead
  • 1 Thunderclap Drake
  • 1 Time Spiral
  • 1 Tolarian Winds
  • 1 Vnwxt, Verbose Host
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Windfall
  • 1 Wisdom of Ages
  • 1 Wizard's Staff