Stairway to Heaven by Silentninja26

Format: Commander

Commander: Giada, Font of Hope

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 38

Deck overview

This deck is a focused Mono-White Angel Tribal and Lifegain Midrange list commanded by Giada, Font of Hope. The primary game plan curves Giada on Turn 2 into a sequence of resilient, evasive Angels. Giada acts as both a dedicated mana ramp piece and a scaling anthem, granting an additional +1/+1 counter to each new Angel for every Angel already under your control. By Turns 4 and 5, cards like Righteous Valkyrie, Resplendent Angel, and Archangel of Thune compound this advantage by granting huge stat buffs and triggering bonus token generation. The deck wins by dealing massive flying combat damage over 2 response cycles, closing the game around Turn 7. Supporting cards provide single-target exile removal, tactical protection against sweepers, and alternate life-total payoffs like Aetherflux Reservoir and Angel of Destiny.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 Ajani, Strength of the Pride
  • 1 Alhammarret's Archive
  • 1 Angel of Destiny
  • 1 Angel of Vitality
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Archangel of Thune
  • 1 Archangel of Tithes
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
  • 1 Battle Angels of Tyr
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Bishop of Wings
  • 1 Bruna, the Fading Light
  • 1 Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Cleansing Nova
  • 1 Cleric Class
  • 1 Cosmos Elixir
  • 1 Cut a Deal
  • 1 Dawn of Hope
  • 1 Dazzling Angel
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
  • 1 Endless Atlas
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exemplar of Light
  • 1 Exorcise
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Folk Hero
  • 1 Giada, Font of Hope
  • 1 Gisela, the Broken Blade
  • 1 Guide of Souls
  • 1 Herald of War
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Inspiring Overseer
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
  • 1 Lyra Dawnbringer
  • 1 Lyra, Archangel of Dawn
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Ob Nixilis, the Ascended
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 26 Plains
  • 1 Resplendent Angel
  • 1 Righteous Valkyrie
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Segovian Angel
  • 1 Sejiri Shelter // Sejiri Glacier
  • 1 Sephara, Sky's Blade
  • 1 Seraph Sanctuary
  • 1 Serra Paragon
  • 1 Sheltered by Ghosts
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Speaker of the Heavens
  • 1 Starnheim Aspirant
  • 1 Steel Seraph
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Surge of Salvation
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Test of Endurance
  • 1 The Book of Exalted Deeds
  • 1 Thraben Watcher
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Valkyrie Harbinger
  • 1 Winds of Abandon
  • 1 Wojek Investigator
  • 1 Youthful Valkyrie