How to Destroy (with) Angels

Commander / EDH Midrange RW (Boros) Voltron

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Creature (19)

• 1x Aurelia, the Warleader
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Leonin Shikari
• 1x Markov Blademaster
• 1x Mirran Crusader
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Puresteel Paladin
• 1x Silverblade Paladin
• 1x Sky Terror
• 1x Soltari Visionary
• 1x Standard Bearer
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Stonehewer Giant
• 1x Sublime Archangel
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Swiftblade Vindicator
• 1x Viashino Heretic
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer

Instant (10)

• 1x Abrade
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Comeuppance
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Savage Beating
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Tithe
• 1x Wear / Tear

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant

Land (37)

• 1x Ancient Den
• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Boros Garrison
• 1x Cathedral of War
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Great Furnace
• 1x Mistveil Plains
• 8x Mountain
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Naya Panorama
• 1x Needle Spires
• 13x Plains
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Slayers' Stronghold
• 1x Temple of Triumph

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Armageddon
• 1x Boom / Bust
• 1x Cataclysm
• 1x Catastrophe
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Fiery Confluence
• 1x Reforge the Soul
• 1x Seize the Day
• 1x Steelshaper's Gift
• 1x Tormenting Voice

Commander (1)

Artifact (16)

• 1x Batterskull
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Grafted Exoskeleton
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mask of Memory
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sunforger
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice
• 1x Sword of Light and Shadow
• 1x Umezawa's Jitte
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Angelic Renewal
• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Oath of Lieges
• 1x Pyrohemia
• 1x Sigarda's Aid

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Sideboard

Instant (4)

• 1x Deflecting Palm
• 1x Pyroblast
• 1x Red Elemental Blast
• 1x Reverberate

Creature (1)

• 1x Aven Mindcensor

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Cessation
• 1x Shackles
• 1x Unquestioned Authority

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Earthquake
• 1x Open the Armory

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Small double-striking critters and cheap disruption hold the line and apply pressure to opponents where necessary until you can establish a board state that allows Gisela to swoop in and deal lethal Commander damage in one swing.

Commander: Gisela, Blade of Goldnight

"Why Gisela?" Why not Gisela? She's one of the best angels in Boros. Her ability is excellent. I will grant that she's a bit expensive for a Voltron commander, but with the right support pieces, she can definitely kill with a single swing.

The Assault Team

• Aurelia, the Warleader - The other best angel in Boros. This deck will actually work almost as well with her as the Commander. I would maybe change out the damage spells (Pyrohemia, Fiery Confluence) for other things, but that's not 100% necessary.
• Boros Swiftblade; Fencing Ace; Kor Duelist; Markov Blademaster; Mirran Crusader - The cheap double strikers. Give them an equipment and let them loose. Equally good on offense and defense. Extra bonus in that they can all be recurred with Sun Titan.
• Silverblade Paladin - The double strike enabler. Silverblade can turn any of our support team into threats, too.
• Wrecking Ogre - The Ogre is mostly here for the Blood Rush ability. Not the most efficiently costed creature in the deck, but can swing for 6 in a pinch.

Support Team

• Stonehewer Giant - Effective equipment tutoring on a beefy body.
• Stoneforge Mystic - Effective equipment tutoring that can put Batterskull on the board on Turn 3 or have Sunforger fully online on Turn 4, without any mana ramp. Pairs very nicely with Leonin Shikari.
• Grand Abolisher - One of my favorite white hate bears. Really helpful in setting up the final haymaker.
• Leonin Shikari; Puresteel Paladin - Two really useful interactions with Equipment
• Mother of Runes - Useful against point removal and makes Gisela unblockable in a number of situations.
• Sublime Archangel - This is a fun one. Most of the time with this deck, you'll be swinging out with a single well equipped, evasive critter. Additionally, there will almost always be two or three support critters on the field. So, three or four additional damage a turn on a 4/3 flier for 4 mana seems like a good deal. Anything that nets you extra combat phases will double that. If your attacker is Gisela (or if Gisela is on the board), it doubles again. This can get out of hand pretty quickly.
• Sun Titan - There isn't a reason to not run Sun Titan. It fits the mana curve and everything.

[More to come]

Date added	8 years
Last updated	5 years
Exclude colors	UBG
Splash colors	R
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 33 - 3 Rares 24 - 4 Uncommons 13 - 3 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.94
Tokens	Emblem Elspeth, Knight-Errant, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Soldier 1/1 W
Folders	EDH, Commander Dragon Angel Red White, Want, Neat Decks
Based on	Wade Into Battle(R/W Commander 2015) Wike900 EDH