Azorius First-Wing

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Legality

Format Legality
1v1 Commander Legal
Archenemy Legal
Block Constructed Legal
Canadian Highlander Legal
Casual Legal
Commander / EDH Legal
Commander: Rule 0 Legal
Custom Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Highlander Legal
Legacy Legal
Leviathan Legal
Limited Legal
Modern Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Pauper Legal
Pauper Duel Commander Legal
Pauper EDH Legal
Planechase Legal
Quest Magic Legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Vanguard Legal
Vintage Legal

Azorius First-Wing

Creature — Griffin

Flying, protection from enchantments

Idoneity on Medomai EDH (Griffin Tribal)

2 years ago

An Azorius First-Wing, perhaps? Misthollow Griffin also permits some chicanery in the right scenarios.

Dete on [WU Flying] Aces High

5 years ago

i know its a casual deck but you have way too high of mana cost in everything, for one Dark Depths is not meant in this kind of deck if you dont have a way to cheat his counters or have the mana to take them out, as well as Sigil of the Empty Throne you dont have enough enchantments, might as well take them all out. Tempest Djinn, Angel of Jubilation, Yosei, the Morning Star, Exquisite Archangel, Goliath Sphinx, Ornithopter, Rustwing Falcon, Serra Ascendant, Azorius First-Wing, Resplendent Angel are either to expensive, you dont have a reliable source to use they'r abilities or are simply underwhelming. for lowering the mana cost i suggest Warden of Evos Isle. you can replace Serra Aviary for Favorable Winds, for counters Spellstutter Sprite, Nimble Obstructionist, Spell Queller,Siren Stormtamer and probably not very good if its not a fast pace deck (storm) Erayo, Soratami Ascendant. Hope of Ghirapur and Selfless Spirit are good protection, Vendilion Clique and Gilded Drake some good control. Palace Familiar, Owl Familiar net you some card draw and Illusory Angel, Sky Spirit seem ok. i didnt go in to much noncreature spells and i lck sleep so i hope i was helpful.

legendofa on Does :No Mercy target?

5 years ago

Protection from N means

  1. Cannot be damaged by N

  2. Cannot be equipped or enchanted with N

  3. Cannot be blocked by N

  4. Cannot be targeted by N

No Mercy doesn't damage, equip, enchant, block, or target anything, so Protection doesn't apply. Progenitus and, to put in another example, Azorius First-Wing, will both be destroyed by No Mercy when they deal damage.

Torquoal on Blue/White Control Test

5 years ago

Hey!

I think there is a lot to like about this shell, the main thing I would change is replacing some of the sorcery speed plays you have, like creatures, with instant speed plays so that you can react to the game state and stay under the radar. Currently, this is more of a midrange list, which is totally cool! However, if you want a control deck, some of these less impactful value creatures would probably be better served swapped for more interactions like counterspells and removal at instant speed. At first glance the easiest cuts in this department would be Azorius First-Wing, Cosi's Trickster, Chasm Skulker, Windborn Muse and Master of Predicaments. Cutting some of these early to midgame creature threats should help you stay under the radar, only removing or countering things that directly effect you and letting other people beat each other up in the meantime. Instant speed wrath effects also help this, preventing you becoming 'the bad guy' for always wrathing when things get out of hand. Instead you only need to wrath when you personally are attacked. AEtherspouts and Settle the Wreckage are great for this, although the latter is a still a wee bit pricey.

Good luck with the deck, some really sweet cards in here!

skoobysnackz on Enchanted Spring Cleaning - Bant

6 years ago

Hey, I just wanted to point out that Enchanted Evening + Ethereal Armor + Azorius First-Wing doesn't work because Azorius First-Wing can't be enchanted by Ethereal Armor. Otherwise, this looks like a really cool deck.

ClockworkSwordfish on

6 years ago

I think you'd love a set of Pride of the Clouds. Even at two mana, he can easily be the biggest creature around. Soulcatcher is a similarly powerful two-drop, which can make your opponent hesitate to kill your other creatures. I'd also run Judge's Familiar or Cloudfin Raptor over Flying Men. Thunderclap Wyvern makes a good pseudo-lord (I find him more impressive than Archon of Redemption) especially with his ability to show up mid-combat.

Squadron Hawk gives you some card advantage, providing an army off just one card. Plus, it combos well with the Pride of the Clouds. Other efficient flyers that might interest you include Arctic Aven, Lyev Skyknight and Azorius First-Wing. Good luck!

Thatsnotright on U/W Flying Aggro!

6 years ago

well, if the idea is to aggro things up, you should consider dropping Roar of the Kha for some Gravitational Shift and some more creatures to hit more often, like some Azorius First-Wing

Lingering Souls is a good card, but maybe a full set can be slower than a 1 drop or a 2 drop creature that will hit faster, specially considering that Soulcatcher would work very well with Pride of the Clouds, because your strategy would be much more balanced. Even if you lose a creature, you'll be covered.

TheVectornaut on Resistance Is Futile

7 years ago

Azorius Charm and Detention Sphere feel like they're stronger in the mainboard of a control deck than an aggro deck since you'd probably be better off just Unsummoning creatures till you can whittle your opponent down in the latter. Isperia, Supreme Judge and Sphinx of Magosi also reminds me of control since you have to survive a long time to cast them. They'll definitely be weaker win conditions than something like AEtherling or Elspeth, Knight-Errant, but in a casual enough meta, I think they're acceptable as budget alternatives. Azorius Herald reminds me of an Azorius format known as Restoration midrange since it uses Restoration Angel to blink creatures with strong ETB abilities like Wall of Omens, Blade Splicer, Vendilion Clique, and Snapcaster Mage. However, those decks and many other control lists tend to get more expensive and are more difficult to play. Azorius aggro isn't always cheaper, but since it seems that's the path you want to take anyway, some options are Geist of Saint Traft, Delver of Secrets  Flip, Steel of the Godhead, Pride of the Clouds, Lyev Skyknight, and Esper Stormblade. Evasion is just generally powerful in an aggro list so Judge's Familiar and Azorius First-Wing could fit right in. You want to supplement those creatures with removal that does a lot for a little like Remand and Declaration in Stone. It doesn't matter if there are drawbacks later because you've hopefully won by then. Regardless of the format you choose, Search Warrant and Righteous Authority aren't cards I'd run since they don't do enough for their cost. The lists I've seen for Azorius midrange and aggro seem to run almost equal parts creature and noncreature spells, but it could change depending upon card synergy. Pure control lists run almost exclusively noncreature control spells with the only creatures/planeswalkers being the win conditions. Control and midrange lists will also have more lands since the stuff costs a little more and they can afford to run several copies of Celestial Colonnade. I recognize that a lot of this is very budget-unfriendly, but there are certainly replacements that can be made for most anything.

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