Angelica (copy) by joker72

Format: Commander

Commander: Giada, Font of Hope

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This is a mono-white Angel tribal midrange deck helmed by Giada, Font of Hope. The plan is straightforward: deploy Giada early, flood the board with Angels that enter oversized from her counter ability, and leverage dense lifegain payoffs (Bishop of Wings, Righteous Valkyrie, Resplendent Angel, Valkyrie Harbinger) to snowball tokens and anthems. Primary wins come from a wide flying combat board; alternate closes include Angel of Destiny's life-swing elimination and The Book of Exalted Deeds' enlightened lock. Giada is an efficient 2-mana engine who ramps Angel spells and scales the tribe, but the 99 is packed with independent lords, token makers, and finishers, so the deck still functions if she is answered. Expect a grindy, resilient battlefield slog rather than combo turns.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Angel of Destiny
  • 1 Angel of Finality
  • 1 Angel of Invention
  • 1 Angel of Vitality
  • 1 Angel of the Ruins
  • 1 Angelic Accord
  • 1 Angelic Sleuth
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archangel of Tithes
  • 1 Archivist of Oghma
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Baneslayer Angel
  • 1 Bishop of Wings
  • 1 Breathkeeper Seraph
  • 1 Castle Ardenvale
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Court of Grace
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Dazzling Angel
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Elspeth Resplendent
  • 1 Emeria's Call // Emeria, Shattered Skyclave
  • 1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
  • 1 Exemplar of Light
  • 1 Firemane Commando
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 1 Folk Hero
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Giada, Font of Hope
  • 1 Giver of Runes
  • 1 Heliod's Intervention
  • 1 Herald of War
  • 1 Herald of the Host
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Inspiring Overseer
  • 1 Karmic Guide
  • 1 Knight of the White Orchid
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lyra Dawnbringer
  • 1 Marble Diamond
  • 1 Metropolis Reformer
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 29 Plains
  • 1 Resplendent Angel
  • 1 Righteous Valkyrie
  • 1 Sanctuary Warden
  • 1 Segovian Angel
  • 1 Sephara, Sky's Blade
  • 1 Seraph Sanctuary
  • 1 Serra Paragon
  • 1 Sigarda's Vanguard
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Speaker of the Heavens
  • 1 Starnheim Aspirant
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 The Book of Exalted Deeds
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 Together Forever
  • 1 Valkyrie Harbinger
  • 1 Vanquisher's Banner
  • 1 Windbrisk Heights
  • 1 Wojek Investigator
  • 1 Wrath of God
  • 1 Youthful Valkyrie