Angels finisher deck. I put this together starting with a typical Soul Sister's deck and then giving it a different finisher. The goal is to make the deck strong enough to compete against common archetypes (red deck wins, Affinity, UR Delve, twin, mill) at FNM with a home brew.
A Legion of cheap creatures sprinkled with a few big white scary things. Relatively low curve so as to synergize with Sun Titan to reanimate almost anything. The rest of the deck provides protection and strengthens the army further. The deck has a linear strategy of overrunning the opponent and finishing with a scary White Thing.
The Centerpieces
Sun Titan The Glorious centerpiece for this deck. The General, The Re-animator. The man with the plan calling upon his white weenie Legion to serve, no matter how many times the army has to throw itself at the darkness to exile its existence. Synergizes with all the cheap creatures+other permanants.
Mastery of the Unseen
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Windbrisk Heights
These are the pieces that hide those Angel's under the bed. This for those with a poker face. With 6 (4+2) cards that help you cycle your deck and/or bring out whats in your hand. As soon as you attack with a Hero of the Bladehold, it activates unleashing the card under Windbrisk or another (stronger) creature onto the battlefield.
Combos
Ajani's Pridemate
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Soul's Attendant
+ Sun Titan : Gain life, make your Ajani's Pridemate's stronger.
Sun Titan + Attack : Get any permanent with CMC <= 3 back from the graveyard.
Hero of Bladehold
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Windbrisk Heights
or (Any 3 creatures) : Activate exiled Windbrisk Heights card
The Legion
Mirran Crusader Protection from G/B. Core of the Legion.
[card:Precinct Captain]] Cheap white with free body when we get an attack in early.
Ajani's Pridemate Synergy with Soul's Attendant AND Sun Titan). Also Core of the Legion.
Hero of Bladehold 3 attackers to activate Windbrisk Heights. And makes an army on its own.
Wingmate Roc Synergy with Ajani and adds some flying.
The Sun's Glory and Protection
Honor of the Pure Anthem for mono-white synergy.
Brave the Elements Synergizes with mono-white.
Path to Exile Deal with difficult creatures.
Valorous Stance Spot Protection/Removal for the important pieces
Oblivion Ring Catch-all for the rest.
The Ultimate Finishers
1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite A big white scary thing? (probably should have 2?)
1x Baneslayer Angel Another angel that gives a trigger for Ajani's Pridemate
Deck Engines
Windbrisk Heights Assembles the Legion faster than the brisk wind of Windbrisk. + Somewhat deck cycling.
Emeria, The Sky Ruin To revive the legion's strength lategame
SideBoard
Center Soul Testing this card.
Day of Judgment vs. swarm or if opponent is ahead.
Kor Firewalker Vs. Burn
Leyline of Sanctity Vs. Burn/Mill/Control
Linvala, Keeper of Silence Vs. Planewalkers & Artifacts?
Nevermore Vs. Burn or Combo
Oblivion Ring Extra's never hurt
Pithing Needle Vs. Combo+Planeswalkers
Rest in Peace Vs. Delve
Revoke Existence Enchantments/Artifact
Sundering Growth Enchantment/Artifact
Tormod's Crypt Vs. Delve (also synergy with Sun Titan
Potential Swaps into mainboard
1x Heliod, God of the Sun Devotion is super easy to hit with this deck, so a reasonable addition and gives your creatures vigilance.
Grand Abolisher Protection vs. counterspells (Maybe move this to sideboard?)
2x Knight of the White Orchid To get a benefit from casting Path to Exile YES!!! It's being reprinted in Origins!!!!
Spear of Heliod Anthem for everyone and removal for those that attack the commander. Potentially swap with another Honor of the Pure or Deathrender
Empyrial Archangel vs. burn
Prism Ring Easy to hit in a mono white deck
1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope A different white scary thing. A tad expensive though.....
1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence Another super ausome Scary White thing that will make your opponents cringe. (Hoping to get her when From the Vault: Angels come out)
2x Cavern of Souls vs counterspell
Weaknesses
One thing I feel I need to address is opponents flying....
Final Thoughts
At some point, I would like to consider getting efficient ramp cards besides relying on Windbrisk Heights into the deck, but don't really know whats out there in W or Colorless. I would like to ideally stay mono-white. Getting up to 7,8,9 mana is pretty intense for any deck so if anyone has any ideas for getting those bombs on the board faster, that is what I am mainly interested in.
Disclaimer: Sideboard is still under construction, its what I currently own.
Small Update for play testing at least: Seem to run out of gas some games and additional card draw would be nice. Looking into trying out x2 Augury Adept + x2 Steel of the Godhead
Possible Directions
With Flooded Strand I could splash for for finishers Dragonlord Ojutai counterspells Negate Cancel or cycling Anticipate
Blue Alternative
IF I were to splash I would have the following cards as possibilities
Supreme Verdict
Spell Pierce sideboard
Syncopate
Divination or 3x Anticipate (worth to put in main slot? Deck does feel like it runs out of gas once you play everything out)
Dispel Sideboard
Note to Self
test out 2-drop slot of:Thalia, Guardian of Thraben/Leonin Arbiter
Feedback and suggestions greatly appreciated.
