Be You Angels?

Legacy* Angels WB (Orzhov)

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Land (24)

• 1x Barren Moor
• 4x Godless Shrine
• 4x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 5x Plains
• 2x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 2x Seraph Sanctuary
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Vault of the Archangel

Creature (14)

• 1x Akroma, Angel of Wrath
• 2x Angelic Page
• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 2x Baneslayer Angel
• 1x Herald of War
• 4x Seraph of Dawn
• 3x Seraph of the Sword

Instant (18)

• 4x Dismember
• 2x Mortify
• 4x Path to Exile
• 4x Smite
• 4x Subtle Strike

Sorcery (4)

• 4x Defy Death

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Sideboard

Instant (10)

• 2x Demystify
• 4x Feat of Resistance
• 4x Mana Tithe

Creature (2)

• 2x War Priest of Thune

Land (2)

• 2x Sejiri Steppe

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Maybeboard

Instant (2)

• 1x Cease-Fire
• 1x Silence

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Oblivion Ring

Creature (1)

• 1x Exalted Angel

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This deck is a labor of love of mine over my years playing MtG.

Angels is my favorite creature type and I felt that WotC had sorely ignored them when compared to the other popular creature types like Dragons and Demons. Recently however, more and more Angels have been printed, particularly around the Innistrad block.

The strategy of this deck is basically to keep the board relatively clear until you can start overpowering your opponent with Angels. Due the the almost complete lack of cheap angels in the game (Angelic Page being one of only 2 Angels that cost less than 3 mana) I felt I needed to keep myself safe until being able to start dropping threats onto the board.

The key to this deck are combat tricks - like blocking with a Page and then tapping it, or playing Smite or Subtle Strike effectively. I have also included a set of Defy Death as I feel this is a great way to extend the usefulness of cheaper creatures without having them become irrelevant in the later game. At time, even using removal on my own creatures just to Defy Death.

I would love to hear suggestions if any of you guys are Angel fans as well! Comments and constructive suggestions appreciated

Date added	7 years
Last updated	2 years
Splash colors	B
Legality	This deck is Legacy legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 18 - 0 Rares 11 - 2 Uncommons 17 - 12 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.25
Folders	decks for me, Works In Progress