Heavens Above (V2)

Format: Commander

Commander: Giada, Font of Hope

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 40

Deck overview

This mono-white deck is a dedicated Angel tribal and lifegain aggro strategy helmed by Giada, Font of Hope. The game plan revolves around casting Giada on Turn 2 to provide both mana acceleration and escalating +1/+1 counter placement on subsequent Angels. The deck curves aggressively into high-impact flying threats such as Righteous Valkyrie, Resplendent Angel, and Lyra Dawnbringer, rapidly creating a lethal air force while gaining substantial life buffers. High-synergy token generators like Luminarch Ascension and Valkyrie Harbinger go wide with evasive bodies, while tribal cost reducers ensure steady deployment. To safeguard its battlefield presence, the list packs potent defensive spells including Clever Concealment and Dawn's Truce, alongside asymmetric board wipes like Kindred Judgment. The deck reliably pressures the table on Turn 5 and eliminates opponents through evasive combat by Turn 7.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Always Watching
  • 1 Angel of Destiny
  • 1 Angel of Finality
  • 1 Angel of Vitality
  • 1 Angelic Accord
  • 1 Angelic Chorus
  • 1 Angelic Field Marshal
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Archangel of Tithes
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Bishop of Wings
  • 1 Bonders' Enclave
  • 1 Bruna, the Fading Light
  • 1 Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Conjurer's Mantle
  • 1 Court of Grace
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Dazzling Angel
  • 1 Emeria Shepherd
  • 1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
  • 1 Enter the Avatar State
  • 1 Envoy of the Ancestors
  • 1 Exemplar of Light
  • 1 Firemane Commando
  • 1 Folk Hero
  • 1 Giada, Font of Hope
  • 1 Gisela, the Broken Blade
  • 1 Grasp of Fate
  • 1 Guildless Commons
  • 1 Herald of War
  • 1 Herald of the Host
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Inspiring Overseer
  • 1 Invoke the Divine
  • 1 Karoo
  • 1 Kindred Judgment
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lotus Field
  • 1 Luminarch Ascension
  • 1 Lyra Dawnbringer
  • 1 Lyra, Archangel of Dawn
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Ob Nixilis, the Ascended
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 25 Plains
  • 1 Radiant Fountain
  • 1 Resplendent Angel
  • 1 Resplendent Marshal
  • 1 Righteous Valkyrie
  • 1 Secluded Steppe
  • 1 Sephara, Sky's Blade
  • 1 Seraph Sanctuary
  • 1 Serra the Benevolent
  • 1 Serra's Emissary
  • 1 Sigarda's Splendor
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Speaker of the Heavens
  • 1 Starnheim Aspirant
  • 1 Steel Seraph
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 Thraben Watcher
  • 1 Urza's Incubator
  • 1 Valkyrie Harbinger
  • 1 Vanquisher's Banner
  • 1 Victory's Herald
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Well of Lost Dreams
  • 1 Winnowing
  • 1 Youthful Valkyrie