"Ich Will Kein Engel Sein" [Arena Angels]

Historic Angels Counterspell Enchantment Flying Lifegain Midrange WU (Azorius)

SturmMana

Creature (18)

• 2x Angel of Destiny
• 2x Angel of Sanctions
• 4x Bishop of Wings
• 3x Resplendent Marshal
• 3x Righteous Valkyrie
• 2x Serra's Emissary
• 2x Shalai, Voice of Plenty

Enchantment (4)

• 2x Bound in Gold
• 2x Dreadful Apathy

Land (24)

• 4x Fabled Passage
• 2x Hallowed Fountain
• 4x Hengegate Pathway  ^Flip
• 5x Island
• 7x Plains
• 2x Temple of Enlightenment

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Serra the Benevolent

Instant (7)

• 2x Absorb
• 2x Opt
• 3x Saw it Coming

Sorcery (6)

• 2x Ravenform
• 2x Starnheim Unleashed
• 2x Winged Words

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Sideboard

Sorcery (7)

• 2x Bring to Trial
• 3x Doomskar
• 2x Starnheim Unleashed

Instant (4)

• 2x Disenchant
• 2x Stifle

Creature (4)

• 2x Baneslayer Angel
• 2x Shepherd of the Cosmos

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With the additions of Serra the Benevolent and Serra's Emissary to Historic, I decided to dust off my old Angel deck, and these two new cards alone bumped up the power of this deck to the point that I can play it in ranked now.

Bishop of Wings + Righteous Valkyrie together, if they're left alone, can generate some serious life gain, especially if a Starnheim Unleashed resolves. Since this deck is lacking in 1-2 drops, the first few turns should be used to scry, gain card advantage, and to set up protection/removal for future permanents, such as foretelling Saw It Coming, or Ravenform. Resplendent Marshal has a nice effect, but to be honest I've only gotten it to trigger once, I simply use it as a 3/3 flier, or as a way to proc Bishop. Angel of Destiny provides an alternate win con besides just righteously beating your opponent to death, and it's 6 toughness can result in a lot more life gain should it resolve.

Date added	3 years
Last updated	2 years
Key combos	Bishop of Wings + Righteous Valkyrie
Legality	This deck is Historic legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 4 Mythic Rares 23 - 5 Rares 3 - 2 Uncommons 10 - 4 Commons
Cards	61
Avg. CMC	3.38
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, Angel Warrior 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, Angel of Sanctions 3/4 W, Bird 1/1 U, Emblem Serra the Benevolent, Spirit 1/1 W
Folders	Arena Decks