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Cleaving Reaper
Creature — Angel Berserker
Flying, trample
Pay 3 life: Return Cleaving Reaper from your graveyard to your hand. Activate this ability only if you had an Angel or Berserker enter the battlefield under your control this turn.
seshiro_of_the_orochi on Black cards that pay any …
2 years ago
Carrion Howler (just stack the ability as often as you wish.)
Cleaving Reaper (same as above)
And there are many more.
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Firja, Judge of Valor Budget EDH
3 years ago
Hey, you're welcome. Well done with the changes.
Angel of Despair is better removal than Oblivion Ring because it's an Angel who can be reanimated many different ways. Emeria Shepherd can reanimate Ring, but it can also reanimate Despair. If you don't want to cut Ring than an Angel replacement to consider is Cleaving Reaper. Reaper can return to your hand from graveyard for 3 life which is nice, but it's not needed here with all reanimation and having to cast Reaper again for five mana is subpar.
Orzhov Cluestone is a lesser mana rock compared to Mind Stone and Commander's Sphere especially with Emeria Shepherd. Consider Wayfarer's Bauble? It's just been reprinted in one of the AtFR Commander decks. Wayfarer is another artifact that has interaction with Shepherd since for two mana search for a basic Plains putting it onto the battlefield to trigger Shepherd. It's also a one drop to keep recurring to your hand with Shepherd to cast again for Firja.
Mentor of the Meek is consistently not going to give enough draw for a three drop. What makes Mentor a strong draw source is when your theme is to create 1/1 token creatures, but that's not the theme here. Angel tokens are the token theme and they're 4/4s as well as most other Angels have more than 2 power which doesn't trigger Mentor. Firja does have 2 power, but her alone is not enough of a reason to play Mentor.
Mentor is not needed since you've added Dawn of Hope which it's a draw source that has overall much more interaction with the theme here. Consider Moon-Blessed Cleric to replace Mentor? Moon is a budget way to tutor for any enchantment who can reanimated, she's also a Cleric.