Nissa's Bant Angels

Standard* Angels Combo Competitive GWU (Bant) Midrange

Jonnyradd

Creature (23)

• 2x Angel of Sanctions
• 3x Archangel Avacyn  ^Flip
• 1x Bruna, the Fading Light  ^Meld
• 2x Gisela, the Broken Blade  ^Meld
• 3x Glory-Bound Initiate
• 1x Rhonas the Indomitable
• 2x Selfless Spirit
• 3x Spell Queller
• 1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar
• 2x Thalia's Lancers
• 3x Tireless Tracker

Land (23)

• 4x Botanical Sanctum
• 4x Canopy Vista
• 3x Forest
• 1x Island
• 2x Lumbering Falls
• 5x Plains
• 4x Port Town

Instant (4)

• 2x Blessed Alliance
• 2x Prepare / Fight

Planeswalker (4)

• 2x Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
• 2x Nissa, Steward of Elements

Enchantment (3)

• 3x Oath of Nissa

Artifact (3)

• 3x Heart of Kiran

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Sideboard

Enchantment (6)

• 3x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Cast Out
• 2x Gideon's Intervention

Instant (2)

• 2x Negate

Creature (4)

• 1x Archangel Avacyn  ^Flip
• 1x Linvala, the Preserver
• 2x Manglehorn

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Declaration in Stone
• 2x Descend upon the Sinful

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Maybeboard

Creature (7)

• 1x Angel of Invention
• 1x Brisela, Voice of Nightmares  ^{Meld  Meld}
• 1x Emeria Shepherd
• 1x Seraph of the Suns
• 1x Subjugator Angel
• 1x Thalia's Lancers
• 1x Torrential Gearhulk

Instant (5)

• 2x Expose Evil
• 2x Glimmer of Genius
• 1x Immolating Glare

Enchantment (3)

• 2x Bounty of the Luxa
• 1x Invocation of Saint Traft

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Providence
• 1x Traverse the Ulvenwald

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Ajani Unyielding

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It is unclear how Amonkhet will effect the variety in tier-1 decks at the moment, but two things are true: the format is filled with 3 or less drops and creature removal is a staple. Brisela, Voice of Nightmares , if able to stick, destroys these two features especially since the wide majority of removal are 1-3 mana costing spells. Oath of Nissa, Tireless Tracker, and Nissa, Steward of Elements dig for the pieces to meld Gisela, the Broken Blade and Bruna, the Fading Light , while Nissa cheats out creatures to get Bruna or Gisela and establish our board. Sometimes you can even put out both Bruna and Gisela on the same turn as early as turns 6-7. Rhonas the Indomitable is ridiculous being indestructible it can crew Heart of Kiran (every creature including Lumbering Falls can crew the Heart in this deck) and Heart, Gisela, Tracker with counters, Gideon, or any creature Rhonas pumps enable Rhonas to attack and block with deathtouch. Without exile ability, Rhonas gets out of hand quick.

Blessed Alliance may become a shoe-in for most decks playing white since it will sacrifice an unsuspecting Gideon or god who attacks. The other versatile effect is it is an exert recoverer (granted, this won't happen frequently in this deck with Initiate, but can). With this said, being able to exile an opponent's indestructible creature or planeswalker is valuable and that's where Angel of Sanctions steps in.

Any suggestions and comments would be helpful!

Still working out the sideboard.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	6 years
Exclude colors	BR
Splash colors	U
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	16 - 4 Mythic Rares 33 - 6 Rares 2 - 3 Uncommons 0 - 2 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.27
Tokens	Angel 3/3 W, Angel 4/4 W, Angel of Sanctions 3/4 W, Clue, Emblem Gideon, Ally of Zendikar, Knight Ally 2/2 W
Folders	Bant Copies
Based on	Behold, the Purity of the Angels! [AMK] Jonnyradd STD