Angels and Elves by brimac13

Format: Commander

Commander: Shalai and Hallar

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 21

Deck overview

This deck is a casual Naya midrange build centered around Shalai and Hallar. Its goal is to combine +1/+1 counter placement with direct burn triggers and fair creature combat. The deck aims to deploy its commander on Turn 4, follow up with counter-generating permanents such as Halana and Alena, Partners or Heroes' Bane on Turn 5, and scale damage output through big beaters like Aurelia, the Warleader and Lyra Dawnbringer. However, the list is heavily diluted across conflicting themes, including Angels, spellslinger burn, Elf tribal, and Gates. Because it lacks fast mana, tutors, burst card draw, and infinite combo finishers, it relies on natural top-decks and sequential combat phases. As a result, it takes multiple turns to close out a pod, giving opponents ample opportunity to interact with its vulnerable board state.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Angel of Vitality
  • 1 Angelic Destiny
  • 1 Archway Angel
  • 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
  • 1 Ball Lightning
  • 1 Basilisk Collar
  • 1 Blossoming Sands
  • 1 Bolt Bend
  • 1 Boros Guildgate
  • 1 Broken Wings
  • 1 Burnished Hart
  • 1 Burst Lightning
  • 1 Bushwhack
  • 1 Cackling Prowler
  • 1 Circuitous Route
  • 1 Crash Through
  • 1 Crawling Barrens
  • 1 Cryptic Caves
  • 1 Dazzling Angel
  • 1 Dragon Fodder
  • 1 Dwynen's Elite
  • 1 Eclipsed Realms
  • 1 Elvish Regrower
  • 1 Entreat the Angels
  • 1 Expedition Map
  • 1 Fierce Empath
  • 1 Firebrand Archer
  • 1 Fireshrieker
  • 8 Forest
  • 1 Fumigate
  • 1 Fynn, the Fangbearer
  • 1 Giant Growth
  • 1 Gilded Lotus
  • 1 Goblin Negotiation
  • 1 Gruul Guildgate
  • 1 Guttersnipe
  • 1 Halana and Alena, Partners
  • 1 Heartfire Immolator
  • 1 Hedron Archive
  • 1 Heraldic Banner
  • 1 Heroes' Bane
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Imperious Perfect
  • 1 Lightshield Parry
  • 1 Linvala, the Preserver
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Lyra Dawnbringer
  • 1 Maze's End
  • 1 Mazemind Tome
  • 1 Meteor Golem
  • 7 Mountain
  • 1 Odric, Lunarch Marshal
  • 7 Plains
  • 1 Pyromancer's Goggles
  • 1 Quick-Draw Katana
  • 1 Reclamation Sage
  • 1 Redcap Gutter-Dweller
  • 1 Ride's End
  • 1 Ruby, Daring Tracker
  • 1 Rugged Highlands
  • 1 Seismic Rupture
  • 1 Selesnya Guildgate
  • 1 Shalai and Hallar
  • 1 Snakeskin Veil
  • 1 Sorcerous Spyglass
  • 1 Sower of Chaos
  • 1 Springbloom Druid
  • 1 Sunblast Angel
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Taurean Mauler
  • 1 Temple of Abandon
  • 1 Temple of Plenty
  • 1 Temple of Triumph
  • 1 Thornweald Archer
  • 1 Venom Connoisseur
  • 1 Viashino Pyromancer
  • 1 Wall of Omens
  • 1 Wildborn Preserver
  • 1 Wilt-Leaf Liege
  • 1 Wind-Scarred Crag