Angel Ramp

Modern* Angels GW (Selesnya) Midrange Ramp Tribal

cthompson

Little Bombs (15)

• 2x Angel of Jubilation
• 1x Archangel of Thune
• 2x Archangel of Tithes
• 1x Baneslayer Angel
• 2x Lyra Dawnbringer
• 4x Resplendent Angel
• 1x Shalai, Voice of Plenty
• 1x Sigarda, Host of Herons
• 1x Sublime Archangel

Land (23)

• 1x Flooded Strand
• 6x Forest
• 1x Gavony Township
• 3x Plains
• 4x Temple Garden
• 4x Windswept Heath
• 4x Wooded Foothills

Removal (4)

• 4x Path to Exile

Big Bombs (4)

• 1x Akroma, Angel of Wrath
• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Iona, Shield of Emeria
• 1x Platinum Angel

Ramp (14)

• 4x Arbor Elf
• 2x Birds of Paradise
• 4x Somberwald Sage
• 4x Utopia Sprawl

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Sideboard

Other (15)

• 2x Fracturing Gust
• 4x Leyline of Sanctity
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 2x Rest in Peace
• 2x Settle the Wreckage
• 2x Stony Silence
• 2x Worship

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Maybeboard

Other (13)

• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 2x Choke
• 1x Entreat the Angels
• 1x Gaddock Teeg
• 4x Heartbeat of Spring
• 1x Horizon Canopy
• 1x Quicksilver Amulet
• 2x Selfless Spirit

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Working from the R/G Ponza model, the strategy for this deck is to deploy the ramp engine Arbor Elf + Utopia Sprawl , and result in some explosive angel nonsense. There's some non-budget stuff going on here, but this deck is pretty kitchen-table.

Ramp is essential to the deck, so there's a lot of it. If your opening hand doesn't contain a mana dork, don't keep it. A turn two Somberwald Sage is also extremely effective for the strategy, but more susceptible to removal.

From there the deck can go ham. A turn three Iona, Shield of Emeria is possible, but uncommon. Also, on top of having an army of big, scary flyers, angels also come with effective built-in hate for many deck strategies. Cards like Sigarda, Host of Herons, Angel of Jubilation, and Archangel of Tithes can throw a wrench in the works of your opponent’s plan.

All in all, it's just really fun to play a host of angels on your side of the board. The strategy can be fragile, and removal spells of all sorts give it a pretty hard time. But when this baby works, it’s a blast.

For a less explosive, more consistent build, see this version: https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/efficiency-angels/?cb=1534356640

Top Ranked	Achieved #34 position overall 5 years ago
Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Key combos	Arbor Elf + Utopia Sprawl
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	15 - 3 Mythic Rares 28 - 12 Rares 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.22
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W w/ Vigilance
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