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Starnheim Aspirant
Creature — Human Cleric
Angel spells you cast cost less to cast.
dr.kronski on
Every Angel is Terrifying
3 days ago
clayperce thanks for the upvote and the suggestions! I hadn’t picked up the deck in a while, and in the meantime I’ve been testing several options. I’m generally not a fan - aside from a few exceptions - of lands that enter tapped, since I usually feel the upside doesn’t make up for the tempo loss. That said, Minas Tirith definitely needs to go in. As for Herald's Horn
, I’m still testing it, but the angel count may be too low for it to really pay off, which makes it a bit redundant alongside Starnheim Aspirant and Pearl Medallion. Appreciate it!
TheoryCrafter on
Liesa but Angels
1 year ago
If an Orzhov Angel Stompy deck is your objective I concur with multimedia's suggestions about ramp and draw. To add to ramp abilities, may I suggest adding Starnheim Aspirant? It will not only feed into Righteous Valkyrie, but get yer angels on the battlefield sooner. I also concur about the removal of Legion Angel. As a non singleton format, you can't keep extra cards in your sideboard unless they specifically state that you can have any number in your deck.
Speaking of wish cards, some players get salty about wishboards. You may want to find an alternate card for Sparring Regimen to switch in just in the event you have problems with someone and decide it's not worth the arguments. To make wishboard access a tad stronger may I suggest adding Mastermind's Acquisition to your deck? It will allow you to pull another lesson from outside the game or to search your library.
Considering your commander enables casting and, by extension etb triggers, and you have a lot of blink effects, you should consider having Seraph Sanctuary in your deck for the lifegain. And since you have a death trigger in your commander, Teysa Karlov could be a help throwing off counter spells that target triggered abilities.
I also noticed the inexpensive controlling aspects of your deck are largely inexpensive exile cards that benefit the target's controller. I see two options for you. The first is to replace those out. Revoke Existence and Soul Tithe are examples of options if yer interested. In fact, these would make make great additions to what you already have. The second is adding Divine Visitation. If you end up having to use those exile cards on your own stuff then you'll be able the turn them into angels. It also will also allow Halo Fountain to feed into the Enchantment. All of this of course will feed into Seraph Sanctuary.
Speaking of control, I would recommend having Angels that can do that job would help to solidify the tribal aspect of your Angel deck. This would include, but not be limited to Angel of Finality(for decks strong in graveyard interaction) and Metropolis Reformer(Gives you hexproof).Since you already have an angel with landfall in your deck, that would give you the opportunity to add another. Admonition Angel will allow you to exile more creatures.
Speaking of landfall, if you choose to add Divine Visitation, May I suggest adding Emeria Angel? These cards together would feed into Seraph Sanctuary. Also, if you wish to lean a bit more into landfall you should consider more cards you can sacrifice for basic lands. These include, but are not limited to, Esper Panorama, Fabled Passage and Obscura Storefront. These should help with landfall triggers and maybe free up a card somewhere else.
I understand this is a lot. Regardless of which direction you choose to take for this deck you are off to an awesome start. Thank you for reading me out and I hope this helps. Happy Hunting!
Caran_Lyg on
Angel lifegain feast festival
1 year ago
I like your deck but cards that reduce your creatures cost are too slow. I see you got Serra Ascendant on your maybeboard, in my opionion that card is a better choice than Starnheim Aspirant even though it might take up to 3 turns before you get it big. I use to have Speaker of the Heavens on my deck. A lot of the times it’s going to be a brick in your hand unless you get 7 life quickly before the opponent immediately starts killing you. You’re better off with more life generators like Soul's Attendant which also gains you life if Righteous Valkyrie is in your board first and then gives you life every time a creature on both sides enter the battlefield. Another one too is Diamond Mare since you’re also mono-white.
MTGBurgeoning on
Linvala, Giada, & Akroma
1 year ago
Thank you for the suggestions! Land Tax, Smothering Tithe and Urza's Incubator are great recommendations and will be slam-dunk inclusions once copies of them become available. Adding Starnheim Aspirant and Youthful Valkyrie are also strong considerations, especially Starnheim Aspirant. With SOOO many Angels from which to choose, Youthful Valkyrie got squeezed out during the initial construction of this build, opting instead for Angels the provide more versatile abilities, which applies to Starnheim Aspirant. Revisions may be on the way! Thank you and happy brewing!
AlucardZain on
Linvala, Giada, & Akroma
1 year ago
Starnheim Aspirant, Youthful Valkyrie and Urza's Incubator would help this deck! I'm also building Giada as well, figured I'd help out!
KayneMarco on
Lyra Dawnbringer: Seek & Destroy
2 years ago
A few other cost reducers to think about are:
Kingtao on Cheap cards for Kaalia
2 years ago
Hi,
Playing Kaalia can become very expensive very quickly, I try and make the best of her ability with cheap but high drop like Aegis Angel , Tariel, Reckoner of Souls, Starnheim Aspirant.
even if it isn't optimal, mine run mostly as an angel tribal, feel free to take a look if it can be of any help Kaalia of the poor
Lord_of_Lords on
Giada, Font of Hope: Angels
2 years ago
Thanks for the suggestion. I considered Starnheim Aspirant (and Bishop of Wings). They are definitely good cards.