[Primer] Angel Slingin' with Giada by cleft

Format: Commander

Creator: cleft

Commander: Giada, Font of Hope

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 47

Deck overview

This deck is a focused mono-white tribal aggro deck built around Giada, Font of Hope. Giada acts as both an on-curve ramp piece and an exponential growth engine, giving each subsequent Angel additional +1/+1 counters for every Angel already under your control. The game plan revolves around early acceleration, deploying resilient flying threats, and capitalizing on lifegain synergies through cards like Righteous Valkyrie, Resplendent Angel, and Archangel of Thune. Once in the air, the deck quickly dominates combat while maintaining a robust suite of premium defensive spells like Teferi's Protection, Clever Concealment, and Flawless Maneuver to negate opposing board wipes. Card advantage is maintained through white staple engines such as Trouble in Pairs, The One Ring, and Esper Sentinel. The deck closes out games through overwhelming aerial combat damage, often finished decisively with an unblockable push from Akroma's Will.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abandoned Air Temple
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Amonkhet Raceway
  • 1 Angel of Destiny
  • 1 Angel of Finality
  • 1 Angel of the Ruins
  • 1 Angelic Field Marshal
  • 1 Angelic Skirmisher
  • 1 Archangel of Thune
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
  • 1 Battle Angels of Tyr
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Brave the Elements
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chivalric Alliance
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Court of Grace
  • 1 Dowsing Dagger // Lost Vale
  • 1 Eiganjo Castle
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
  • 1 Emeria Shepherd
  • 1 Emeria's Call // Emeria, Shattered Skyclave
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Ephemerate
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exalted Sunborn
  • 1 Exemplar of Light
  • 1 Firemane Commando
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Folk Hero
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Giada, Font of Hope
  • 1 Glaring Spotlight
  • 1 Guardian of Faith
  • 1 Herald of War
  • 1 Kindred Judgment
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Luminarch Ascension
  • 1 Lyra Dawnbringer
  • 1 Lyra, Archangel of Dawn
  • 1 March of Otherworldly Light
  • 1 Mask of Memory
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Momo, Friendly Flier
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 1 Muraganda Raceway
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Ob Nixilis, the Ascended
  • 1 Orim's Chant
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 15 Plains
  • 1 Razorgrass Ambush // Razorgrass Field
  • 1 Resplendent Angel
  • 1 Righteous Valkyrie
  • 1 Seraph Sanctuary
  • 1 Serra Ascendant
  • 1 Serra Paragon
  • 1 Serra's Emissary
  • 1 Sigarda's Vanguard
  • 1 Snow-Covered Plains
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Starfield Shepherd
  • 1 Steel Seraph
  • 1 Sword of Hearth and Home
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talon Gates of Madara
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Thraben Charm
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 True Conviction
  • 1 Urza's Incubator
  • 1 Valkyrie Harbinger
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Weathered Wayfarer
  • 1 Windbrisk Heights
  • 1 Winds of Abandon
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
  • 1 Youthful Valkyrie