commander-adeline

Commander / EDH Mono-White

scottnonnenberg

Land (37)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Blighted Steppe
• 1x Castle Ardenvale
• 1x Emeria, the Sky Ruin
• 1x Emeria's Call  ^Flip
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Guildless Commons
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Seraph Sanctuary
• 27x Snow-Covered Plains

Ramp (9)

• 1x Dowsing Dagger  ^Flip
• 1x Extraplanar Lens
• 1x Heraldic Banner
• 1x Legion's Landing  ^Flip
• 1x Loyal Warhound
• 1x Pearl Medallion
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of the Animist

Protection (4)

• 1x Akroma's Will
• 1x Guardian of Faith
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Unbreakable Formation

Boardwipes (3)

• 1x Ajani, Strength of the Pride
• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Elspeth Tirel

Tutors (2)

• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Idyllic Tutor

Tokens (11)

• 1x Benevolent Offering
• 1x Call the Coppercoats
• 1x Captain of the Watch
• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• 1x Finale of Glory
• 1x Geist-Honored Monk
• 1x Horn of Valhalla
• 1x Regal Caracal
• 1x Righteous Confluence
• 1x Secure the Wastes
• 1x Storm Herd

Lifegain (7)

• 1x Ajani's Welcome
• 1x Angel of Destiny
• 1x Archangel of Thune
• 1x Auriok Champion
• 1x Righteous Valkyrie
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Soul's Attendant

Single-target Removal (7)

• 1x Collective Effort
• 1x Grasp of Fate
• 1x Heliod's Intervention
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Winds of Abandon

Token Synergy (3)

• 1x Anointed Procession
• 1x Divine Visitation
• 1x Mondrak, Glory Dominus

Commander (1)

Card Draw (9)

• 1x Endless Atlas
• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Idol of Oblivion
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Rumor Gatherer
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Welcoming Vampire
• 1x Well of Lost Dreams

Aggro (5)

• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Chariot of Victory
• 1x Crashing Drawbridge
• 1x Dragon Throne of Tarkir
• 1x Goldnight Commander

Ramp + Card Draw (2)

• 1x Archaeomancer's Map
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum

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Key ideas:

• Tagline: Lifegain, creature tokens (the soul of white)
• Quite a few ways to make tokens in large numbers: Adeline, Resplendent Cathar makes multiple tokens for free every turn - you just have to attack. You don't even have to attack with Adeline!
• Quite a few ways to gain life - whenever a creature enters the battlefield (cards like Soul Warden and Ajani's Welcome) one-time gains per creature you control (Elspeth Tirel and Blighted Steppe), creatures that have lifelink (Regal Caracal) and other creature-based effects (Angel of Destiny).
• Well of Lost Dreams allows us to convert lifegain to cards. If we're above 40, Cosmos Elixir will also give us a card per turn.
• Quite a few ways to pump up creatures: Heraldic Banner, Collective Effort, and Felidar Retreat. Some of our creature pump is tied to lifegain: Righteous Valkyrie and Archangel of Thune. Some is type-specific: Captain of the Watch (soldiers) and Regal Caracal (cats).
• Nice little combo with Smothering Tithe and Mind's Eye. We can use the treasure we get to pay for the trigger to match each opponent's card draw!
• A few cards to try to ramp along with opponents and hit our land drops reliably: Loyal Warhound, Archaeomancer's Map, Land Tax, and Endless Horizons.
• A few asymmetric boardwipes to allow us to swing in for the win! Winds of Abandon, Ajani, Strength of the Pride, and Elspeth Tirel.
• Two key ways to really amp up our tokens: Anointed Procession and Mondrak, Glory Dominus (doubling them up), Divine Visitation (turning them into 4/4 flying angels with vigilance).
• Maskwood Nexus makes tokens, but also makes all of our creatures all creature types, allowing per-type bonuses and triggers to apply. Our creatures are angels, cats, soldiers and warriors at the same time!
• Crashing Drawbridge gives our token armies haste, a very difficult trait to procure in mono-white!
• Win con: If we attack all opponents and do damage to them, and Angel of Destiny is on the battlefield, and we have 55+ life, we win!
• Two tutors to embody white and give us a little more consistency: Enlightened Tutor (artifact/enchantment to top of deck), and Idyllic Tutor (enchantment to hand)

Date added	5 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 43 - 0 Rares 16 - 0 Uncommons 4 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.17
Tokens	Ajani's Pridemate, Angel 4/4 W, Angel 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, Angel Warrior 4/4 W, Cat 1/1 W w/ Lifelink, Eldrazi 10/10 C, Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Human 1/1 W, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Knight 2/2 W w/ Vigilance, Pegasus 1/1 W, Plant 0/2 G, Soldier 1/1 W, Soldier 2/2 W, Spirit 1/1 W, Treasure, Vampire 1/1 W, Warrior 1/1 W