Back to back deck techs, this time it’s my initial version of my Angel Tribal deck. This was a deck that I had been planning and thinking about on and off for few months before it actually became a reality.

Can you guess the game plan for this deck? Yep death from above. The flying version of big stompy. But it has a plan B! Plan B just so happens to be Approach of the Second Sun. Not much of a back up plan I know.

The hardest decision for this deck for me I think was who to have the Commander. I nearly went with a multi-coloured Commander. But it was hard enough being mono coloured and cutting cards. Add in cards from another colour, and mana fixing cards.

I’m so happy with the theme in this deck. It really comes across in the card names or the art.

I did surprise myself that I didn’t go bigger on the tribal cards. I suppose it helps that a few of the angels give others buffs of some kind when played. Whether that’s +1/+1 counters, lifelink, vigilance, etc all of a sudden my battlefield can become quite scary.

So let’s look at the stats etc for this deck.

The AMC doesn’t surprise me. And considering that angels are generally costly creatures to cast, the mana curve is not a surprise either. What was a surprise was the cost of building the deck if I was to buy it today. Bloody hell it’s expensive. For a deck that’s meant to be a fun casual thing to play. Wow!

Commander: Lyra Dawnbringer

Here is that all unimportant deck list.

Creatures:29

1 Angelic Wall
1 Angel of Condemnation
1 Archangel of Tithes
1 Gisela, the Broken Blade
1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
1 Restoration Angel
1 Angel of Invention
1 Angel of Sanctions
1 Archangel of Thune
1 Baneslayer Angel
1 Herald of the Host
1 Lyra Dawnbringer
1 Reaper of Flight Moonsilver
1 Serra Angel
1 Aegis Angel
1 Angel of Renewal
1 Angel of the God-Pharaoh
1 Linvala, the Preserver
1 Serra’s Guardian
1 Subjugator Angel
1 Sunblast Angel
1 Winged Shepherd
1 Angel of Retribution
1 Bruna, the Fading Light
1 Emeria Shepherd
1 Akroma, Angel of Wrath
1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
1 Iona, Shield of Emeria
1 Reya Dawnbringer

Spells:36

1 Authority of the Consuls
1 Glaring Spotlight
1 Land Tax
1 Path to Exile
1 Sensei’s Divining Top
1 Sol Ring
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Ashes of the Abhorrent
1 Helm of Awakening
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Pearl Medallion
1 Rest in Peace
1 Take Vengeance
1 Thought Vessel
1 Entreat the Angels
1 Herald’s Horn
1 Invoke the Divine
1 Teferi’s Protection
1 Urza’s Incubator
1 Angelic Accord
1 Cast Out
1 Day of Judgment
1 Helm of the Host
1 Leyline of Sanctity
1 Regna’s Sanction
1 Settle the Wreckage
1 Thran Temporal Gateway
1 Wrath of God
1 Fumigate
1 Gilded Lotus
1 Vanquisher’s Banner
1 Austere Command
1 Hour of Revelation
1 The Immortal Sun
1 Approach of the Second Sun
1 Overwhelming Splendor

Lands:35

1 Arcane Lighthouse
1 Field of Ruin
33 Plains

So that is my initial angel deck. What next? Well there are some new cards in Core set 2019 that I want to look at. Will they be good enough to force their way in?