Angels by Justintimeman

Format: Commander

Commander: Giada, Font of Hope

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 48

Deck overview

This deck is a mono-white Angel tribal and lifegain midrange strategy led by Giada, Font of Hope. Giada serves as both a dedicated 2-CMC mana dork for Angels and an exponential growth engine, giving each subsequent Angel entering the battlefield an additional +1/+1 counter for each Angel already under your control. The deck rapidly curves out with evasive, high-impact threats like Righteous Valkyrie, Archangel of Thune, Lyra Dawnbringer, and Resplendent Angel. Life totals quickly soar, turning on mass anthem effects and triggering token production. Proactive hate pieces like Linvala, Keeper of Silence and Angel of Jubilation shut down opposing combos and creature activations, while free protection spells like Flawless Maneuver and Flare of Fortitude safeguard the board. The deck primarily wins through overwhelming aerial combat backed by Akroma's Will, with a compact two-card infinite combo between Heliod, Sun-Crowned and Walking Ballista serving as a decisive alternative win condition.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Akroma, Vision of Ixidor
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Angel of Destiny
  • 1 Angel of Jubilation
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Archangel of Thune
  • 1 Archangel of Tithes
  • 1 Archivist of Oghma
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
  • 1 Battle Angels of Tyr
  • 1 Bishop of Wings
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Bruna, the Fading Light
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Commander's Plate
  • 1 Darksteel Mutation
  • 1 Deep Gnome Terramancer
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Emeria Shepherd
  • 1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exalted Sunborn
  • 1 Exemplar of Light
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Firemane Commando
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Folk Hero
  • 1 Giada, Font of Hope
  • 1 Gisela, the Broken Blade
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Heliod's Intervention
  • 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
  • 1 Herald of Eternal Dawn
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Kindred Judgment
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
  • 1 Luminarch Ascension
  • 1 Lyra Dawnbringer
  • 1 Lyra, Archangel of Dawn
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Norn's Choirmaster
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 22 Plains
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Resplendent Angel
  • 1 Righteous Valkyrie
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Sephara, Sky's Blade
  • 1 Seraph Sanctuary
  • 1 Serra Ascendant
  • 1 Serra's Emissary
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Smuggler's Share
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Starnheim Aspirant
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Urza's Incubator
  • 1 Vanquisher's Banner
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Youthful Valkyrie