Favor of the Heavens

Commander / EDH Angels Control Four Color Hatebears Primer

GregariousG

Land (35)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Bayou
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Brushland
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 2x Forest
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 1x Island
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 2x Plains
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills
• 1x Woodland Cemetery
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Eldritch Evolution
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Toxic Deluge

Creature (28)

• 1x Angel of Jubilation
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 1x Containment Priest
• 1x Eidolon of Rhetoric
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Gaddock Teeg
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
• 1x Hokori, Dust Drinker
• 1x Hushwing Gryff
• 1x Kataki, War's Wage
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Loxodon Gatekeeper
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Noble Hierarch
• 1x Qasali Pridemage
• 1x Rafiq of the Many
• 1x Rashmi, Eternities Crafter
• 1x Sanctum Prelate
• 1x Scavenging Ooze
• 1x Sigarda, Host of Herons
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
• 1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar

Artifact (6)

• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice
• 1x Sword of Light and Shadow
• 1x Winter Orb

Commander (1)

Instant (16)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Delay
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Eladamri's Call
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Memory Lapse
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Negate
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Enchantment (6)

• 1x As Foretold
• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Cryptolith Rite
• 1x Mana Bloom
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Sylvan Library

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant
• 1x Kaya, Ghost Assassin
• 1x Teferi, Temporal Archmage

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Maybeboard

Creature (3)

• 1x Angel of Jubilation
• 1x Dragonlord Dromoka
• 1x Trygon Predator

Artifact (1)

• 1x Static Orb

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Descend upon the Sinful
• 1x Merciless Eviction

Land (1)

• 1x Cavern of Souls

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Jason Chan's Wallpaper of the Week

This deck has gone through so many changes over the last few months. Originally, this was a Bant Enchantress/Voltron deck and I had a blast playing it. However, it was too easy to disrupt. Additionally, I created a Junk Hatebears deck that was having the same issue; fun to play, but easy to dismantle. Thus, I had a revelation and switched the concepts of those two decks. Thus, Bant Hatebears is born and it hasn't disappointed. Now with the release of Commander 2016,I added more utility with a small splash. Even though I know voltron is a weak strategy, nothing feels better than equipping a sword to a good creature then going to town with counter spell backup. After numerous games with voltron decks, I've found that creatures that restrict the board are best at holding swords.

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Jenara is, hands down, one of my favorite cards in Magic: The Gathering. For , you cast a 3/3 flier that pumps for . Slap a sword on this angel with some backup counter magic and you have an absolute terror. Because of her inherently cheap cost, its feasibly to cast her two more times throughout the game. Even without equipment backup, she can dish out small damage early on, then ramp it up to higher and higher amounts as the game wears on. Its very easy to get to 21 commander damage if Jenera goes on undealt with. However for , I get a 4/4 flying, vigilance, deathtouch, and lifelink beater. Atraxa is just a better brawler on both offense and defense. I really dont care about the proliferate because its just an added bonus. Granted, Atraxa swings a turn later. However, the black splash provided by Atraxa grants me use of Leovold, Emissary of Trest and Anguished Unmaking, two absolutely powerhouse cards. All in all, I think the conversion to Bant Black is completely worth it.

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Angel of Jubilation: A good hater with a good tax effect for only 4 mana. The no sacrifice effect hurts others way more than it disrupts my game plan.

Aven Mindcensor : A flash flier that restricts searching for . Shuts down tutors and fetchlands pretty hard.

Consecrated Sphinx: Not technically a hatebear, but damn, it feels like it. Drawing two cards every time your opponent draws a card is just silly.

Containment Priest : I dont cheat creatures onto the battlefield, so why should anyone else get to?

Eidolon of Rhetoric: One of my favorite hatebears. Restricting players to one spell is very strong. Be careful, though, and be wise about what you play on your turn. If there are other control players, a valued spell will most likely get countered. With Eidolon of Rhetoric in play, I heavily favor a pass/go playstyle.

Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite: Buffs my creatures while shrinking my opponents creatures seems go to me.

Gaddock Teeg: This deck was built around having Teeg on the field. As of now, there are cards in my deck that clash with Teeg, but thats ok. The restriction Gaddock Teeg provides hurts most other decks more than me. However, if you are playing against mainly creature decks, leave Teeg at home or sac him to Eldritch Evolution .

Grand Abolisher: My turn is a sacred time when no one else should be doing anything. My opponents can play their counter spells on someone elses turn.

Grand Arbiter Augustin IV : One of my stax creatures, except GAA5 reduces my costs as well. This card is one of the reasons I changed from Junk hatebears to Bant.

Hokori, Dust Drinker: Winter Orb on a body. Best with mana dorks, Sword of Feast and Famine, or Garruk Wildspeaker.

Hushwing Gryff: Another card I built this deck around. Shutting off ETB in EDH hurts many decks. Hushwing only stops Eternal Witness, Stoneforge Mystic, and one half of Sun Titan. I want to see this card most of the time.

Kataki, War's Wage: Kataki hoses most artifact decks. Kaladesh and Aether Revolt solidified Katakis spot.

Linvala, Keeper of Silence: Great value card that shuts off activated abilities.

Loxodon Gatekeeper : I love slowing down the game. This is Frozen AEther that can turn sideways.

Qasali Pridemage: Pridemage provides artifact/enchantment removal and exalted triggers. Great utility card.

Rafiq of the Many : Rafiq is an honorary hater. Double strike and an exalted trigger. Rafiq is a problem once he hits the field.

Sanctum Prelate : Selecting shuts off numerous blue spells (cough, cough, Cyclonic Rift and turns off most good removal spells.

Scavenging Ooze: Graveyard hate for .

Sigarda, Host of Herons: Flying, hexproof, cant force me to sacrifice, and looks real good holding a sword.

Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir: The bane of control players. Ive fought many counter wars over my own Teferi hitting the field or preventing someone elses. This card is a game changer.

Thalia, Heretic Cathar: Honeslty, I love Blind Obedience-like cards and this effect is slapped on a 3/2 first striker. Also loves to hold swords.

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Bloom Tender: Bloom Tender makes 4 mana when Atraxa is on the field.

Eternal Witness: Graveyard selection and great friends with Sun Titan.

Mother of Runes: MoR provides protection from removal and makes combat tricky for my opponents.

Noble Hierarch: Taps for Bant colors and gives exalted. Hierarch is a stable Bant card.

Rashmi, Eternities Crafter: Rashmi draws or cheats cards in for playing cards. One would think that this card doesnt interact with Eidolon of Rhetoric. However, Im perfectly fine with cards going to my hand.

Stoneforge Mystic: Tutors for a sword and a great target for Eldritch Evolution .

Sun Titan: Great body, graveyard recursion, and vigilance. There is almost no reason not to play this card if you are in .

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Lightning Greaves: The haste and the shroud is a much needed addition to this deck.

Sol Ring: Non-land ramp that doesnt care about Winter Orb.

Sword of Feast and Famine:This sword gets a spot in the deck because of the untap ability and protection from black/green. It works so well with Winter Orb.

Sword of Fire and Ice:Protection from blue/red, burn, and draws me a card. Probably my favorite sword.

Sword of Light and Shadow :Protection from white/black, which is 90% of removal spells. However, gaining 3 life and return a creature to hand is good too.

Winter Orb: Land restriction is a powerful tool that compliments a Voltron strategy. Wintr Orbb is best used to continue an offensive front or if Atraxa is protecting a planeswalker. Cryptolith Rite and Sword of Feast and Famine are used to avoid my own lock.

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Elspeth, Knight-Errant: The classic Voltron walker. +3/+3 and flying to one of my attackers is pretty silly. Elspeth is a problem, especially seeing how easy it is to ult her when Atraxa is one the field.

Kaya, Ghost Assassin : Kaya is a cheap walker that can has a ton of utility. Her -2 and 0 are the main attractions.

Teferi, Temporal Archmage: His -1 allows me to thrive under my own lock. With Atraxa on the field, I can just -1 for free. Teferi also draws cards, with is a benefit.

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The Couterspells: Arcane Denial, Counterspell, Delay , Disallow, Memory Lapse, Negate, and Swan Song. A counters spell package the functions under the restrictions of this deck.

The Removal: Anguished Unmaking, Beast Within, Cyclonic Rift, Merciless Eviction, Path to Exile, Supreme Verdict, Swords to Plowshares, Toxic Deluge. This deck wants a board presence so Im only playing three board wipes. The rest is just standard removal for the colors.

The Tutors: Eladamri's Call , Eldritch Evolution , Enlightened Tutor, Green Sun's Zenith , Mystical Tutor, and Vampiric Tutor. A tutor package that gets basically everything I need.

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As Foretold: So, I can play a free spell every turn equal to the amount of time counters on As Foretold? Seems silly..because it is silly. This card helps me maneuver under any stax effects present on the board.

Aura of Silence: I love this card because it taxes my opponents and is removal. What more do you want?

Cryptolith Rite: Why do I need to have one slot dedicated to Birds of Paradise when all of my creatures can become birds for ? This card works well with Winter Orb and Hokori, Dust Drinker.

Ghostly Prison: This restricts your opponents mana by forcing your opponents to pay to swing at you.

Mana Bloom : Sylvan Caryatid previously held this spot as any color mana dork. However, Mana Bloom does everything that Caryatid did, but better. I can use the mana immediately after casting, needs enchantment removal, has a much better late game application, and as synergy with Atraxa.

Rhystic Study: One of my favorite stax cards, mainly because it ties up my opponents mana or it draws me a card.

Sylvan Library: Early card draw. The life loss for drawing extra cards isnt an problem because of Atraxa.

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I am always open to suggestions (+1 are nice too).

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Control/Combo

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Control/Superfriends

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Rainbow Twin

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Artifact Combo

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Tokens/Superfriends

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Stoneblade

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Vehicle Aggro

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Human Aggro

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Date added	9 years
Last updated	7 years
Exclude colors	R
Splash colors	B
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	18 - 0 Mythic Rares 60 - 0 Rares 10 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.85
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Bird 2/2 U, Emblem Elspeth, Knight-Errant, Emblem Teferi, Temporal Archmage, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 C
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