Angels by Josek0829

Format: Commander

Commander: Giada, Font of Hope

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 43

Deck overview

This deck is a high-powered Angel tribal and stax build commanded by Giada, Font of Hope. It leverages an aggressive curve of flying beaters alongside potent white denial pieces to control table tempo while assembling lethal aerial boards. Giada guarantees early acceleration and explosive stat scaling, causing subsequent Angels to enter with cascading +1/+1 counters. Lifegain engines powered by Righteous Valkyrie, Lyra Dawnbringer, and Archangel of Thune provide defensive stability and substantial power buffs that quickly turn single combat steps into knockout blows. To slow down faster combo and storm decks, the list incorporates targeted stax pieces such as Drannith Magistrate, Deafening Silence, Blind Obedience, and Linvala, Keeper of Silence. The deck primarily closes games through massive aerial combat backed by Akroma's Will, but also contains the compact infinite combo of Heliod, Sun-Crowned and Walking Ballista as an alternate win condition.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abandoned Air Temple
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Angel of Destiny
  • 1 Angel of Finality
  • 1 Angel of Jubilation
  • 1 Angel of Vitality
  • 1 Angelic Arbiter
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Archangel of Thune
  • 1 Archangel of Tithes
  • 1 Armageddon
  • 1 Aura of Silence
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
  • 1 Aven Mindcensor
  • 1 Battle Angels of Tyr
  • 1 Bishop of Wings
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Dazzling Angel
  • 1 Deafening Silence
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
  • 1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exemplar of Light
  • 1 Firemane Commando
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Giada, Font of Hope
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Inspiring Overseer
  • 1 Knowledge Pool
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
  • 1 Luminarch Ascension
  • 1 Lyra Dawnbringer
  • 1 Lyra, Archangel of Dawn
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mutavault
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Ob Nixilis, the Ascended
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 25 Plains
  • 1 Resplendent Angel
  • 1 Righteous Valkyrie
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Sephara, Sky's Blade
  • 1 Seraph Sanctuary
  • 1 Serra Paragon
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Starnheim Aspirant
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
  • 1 The Book of Exalted Deeds
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 Thorn of Amethyst
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Urza's Incubator
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Weathered Wayfarer
  • 1 Winds of Abandon
  • 1 Winter Orb
  • 1 Youthful Valkyrie