Italian Angels by Cyko

Format: Commander

Commander: Giada, Font of Hope

Bracket: 4

Deck overview

Giada, Font of Hope is a mono-white Angel-tribal deck built to outlast and out-muscle opponents with cheap flying Angels and anthem effects. The primary plan is to use Giada's mana plus Starnheim Aspirant, Urza's Incubator, Pearl Medallion, and Oketra's Monument to deploy four to six Angels quickly, then alpha-strike with Lyra Dawnbringer, Akroma, Vision of Ixidor, and Avacyn. Secondary paths are Luminarch Ascension and Decree of Justice token swarms, and a meld lock via Gisela, the Broken Blade plus Bruna, the Fading Light into Brisela, Voice of Nightmares-the deck's hidden commander. Giada's white mana is a setup/ramp piece, not a combo engine, and the deck can continue without her through cost reducers, Smothering Tithe, and Plains-based recursion.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aegis Angel
  • 1 Akroma, Vision of Ixidor
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Angel of Finality
  • 1 Angel of Jubilation
  • 1 Angel of Serenity
  • 1 Angel of the Dire Hour
  • 1 Angel's Grace
  • 1 Angelic Curator
  • 1 Angelic Skirmisher
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Archangel of Thune
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
  • 1 Baneslayer Angel
  • 1 Battle Angels of Tyr
  • 1 Breathkeeper Seraph
  • 1 Bruna, the Fading Light
  • 1 Chancellor of the Annex
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Decree of Justice
  • 1 Emeria Shepherd
  • 1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
  • 1 Expedition Map
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Gauntlet of Power
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Giada, Font of Hope
  • 1 Gift of Estates
  • 1 Gisela, the Broken Blade
  • 1 Giver of Runes
  • 1 Glorious Protector
  • 1 Herald of War
  • 1 Honor of the Pure
  • 1 Icon of Ancestry
  • 1 Keeper of the Accord
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
  • 1 Luminarch Ascension
  • 1 Lyra Dawnbringer
  • 1 March of Otherworldly Light
  • 1 Mass Calcify
  • 1 Moat
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Oblation
  • 1 Oketra's Monument
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 28 Plains
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Return to Dust
  • 1 Selfless Spirit
  • 1 Sephara, Sky's Blade
  • 1 Serra the Benevolent
  • 1 Serra's Emissary
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Starnheim Aspirant
  • 1 Sword of Hearth and Home
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 The Book of Exalted Deeds
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Thraben Watcher
  • 1 Unbreakable Formation
  • 1 Urza's Incubator
  • 1 Valkyrie Harbinger
  • 1 Vanquisher's Banner
  • 1 Victory's Herald
  • 1 Weathered Wayfarer
  • 1 Wrath of God