Shalai Angel combo

Commander / EDH* GW (Selesnya)

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Creature (28)

• 1x Angel of Condemnation
• 1x Angel of Finality
• 1x Angel of Invention
• 1x Angel of Jubilation
• 1x Angel of Serenity
• 1x Archangel of Tithes
• 1x Argothian Elder
• 1x Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 1x Baneslayer Angel
• 1x Bruna, the Fading Light  ^{Flip  Meld}
• 1x Devoted Druid
• 1x Emancipation Angel
• 1x Emeria Angel
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Gisela, the Broken Blade  ^Meld
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Lyra Dawnbringer
• 1x Recruiter of the Guard
• 1x Resplendent Angel
• 1x Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
• 1x Sigarda, Heron's Grace
• 1x Sigarda, Host of Herons
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Viridian Joiner
• 1x Vizer Of Remedies
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer

Artifact (7)

• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Selesnya Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of the Paruns
• 1x Umbral Mantle

Land (36)

• 1x Blighted Woodland
• 1x Bountiful Promenade
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Canopy Vista
• 1x Eiganjo Castle
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 9x Forest
• 1x Fortified Village
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Mistveil Plains
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 9x Plains
• 1x Razorverge Thicket
• 1x Saltcrusted Steppe
• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Yavimaya Hollow

Instant (9)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Congregation at Dawn
• 1x Eladamri's Call
• 1x Noxious Revival
• 1x Oblation
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Reclaim
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Unexpectedly Absent

Commander (1)

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Cleansing Nova
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Hour of Revelation
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Nature's Spiral
• 1x Open the Armory
• 1x Primal Command
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Steelshaper's Gift
• 1x Tooth and Nail

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Darksteel Mutation
• 1x Defense of the Heart
• 1x Endless Horizons
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Luminarch Ascension
• 1x Song of the Dryads
• 1x Sylvan Library

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Why Shalai?

Angel tribal is typically seen as slow and weak so I wanted to find a way to make it competitive in higher power level pods. The idea is to gain infinite mana and win via 9999/9999 angels sweeping the board. Shalai does a few things that make her a playable commander.

1) Access to green ramp and tutors

2) Hexproof for all creatures, protecting your key board pieces.

3) Infinite mana outlet in +1/+1 counters for your whole team.

Now in the real world this deck would be much more powerful if I just replaced the angels with hatebears but that doesn't let me kill everyone with the coolest, yet weakest tribe. Early game just ramp and play a handful of angels. Eventually tutor for any number of two card infinite combo pieces and just end the game on the spot through brutal angel fisting.

Combos -

Argothian Elder + Maze of Ith - Infinite mana of any color.

Vizer Of Remedies + Devoted Druid - Infinite Green mana.

Viridian Joiner or Selvala, Heart of the Wilds + Sword of the Paruns or Umbral Mantle - Infinite Green mana.

Assemble one of these and activate your commander's ability a trillion times, then sweep your opponent with fliers. Use Eternal Witness type cards and hexproof to build combo resilience and targeted removal to eliminate blockers and key threats. If your meta runs more combo than aggro replace the targeted removal and board wipes with stax pieces. Angels that spawn tokens are important as they force the opponent to find more blockers. 3-4 1/1 birds becomes a lethal threat once they do 999 damage per hit. Other angels have utility effects, often very powerful support options. Use Tooth and Nail to summon Brisela, Voice of Nightmares if you want to be funny, but more often you should use your tutors to just assemble a combo and win.

Lastly Lifelink angels are important. Dealing infinite lifelink damage to a blocker gives you infinite life which helps prevent lethal counter attacks. They're also quite good at keeping you alive in a non-infinite scenario.

**Deck is years out of date and requires a rebuild. Future options...

• Better angels. A lot has been printed since this deck's birth. Anything 5 cmc or less will be considered.

• Swift Reconfiguration. Combos with Devoted Druid.

• Boseiju, Who Endures / Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire. Superior basic lands.

• Since the commander protects the combo removing stuff like Eternal Witness probably is worth the deck space.

• Better lands. No reason to run 18 basics.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	15 - 0 Mythic Rares 34 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.12
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Angel 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, Beast 3/3 G, Bird 1/1 W, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Servo 1/1 C
Folders	Angels