Devotion to White Angels

Modern Angels Control Devotion Mono-White

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Type Subtype Rarity Color Latest set Latest block Name Board Converted cost Keyword Price Custom

Type Subtype Rarity Name Converted cost Price

Creature (16)

• 1x Akroma, Angel of Wrath
• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Bruna, the Fading Light
• 1x Gisela, the Broken Blade
• 1x Iona, Shield of Emeria
• 1x Lyra Dawnbringer
• 3x Thalia's Lancers
• 4x Wall of Omens
• 3x Weathered Wayfarer

Sorcery (4)

• 4x Wrath of God

Land (23)

• 2x Cavern of Souls
• 2x Emeria, The Sky Ruin
• 4x Flagstones of Trokair
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 3x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 11x Plains

Instant (5)

• 1x Mana Tithe
• 4x Path to Exile

Planeswalker (4)

• 1x Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
• 3x Gideon of the Trials

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Banishing Light
• 1x Oblivion Ring
• 1x Quarantine Field
• 4x Runed Halo

Artifact (1)

• 1x Godsend

Sideboard (15)

• 4x Leyline of Sanctity
• 3x Nevermore
• 3x Rest in Peace
• 3x Stony Silence
• 2x Terminus

Maybeboard

Creature (50)

• 2x Aegis Angel
• 2x Angel of Serenity
• 2x Angelic Overseer
• 1x Archangel Avacyn  ^Flip
• 4x Archangel of Tithes
• 1x Avacyn, Guardian Angel
• 4x Banisher Priest
• 4x Knight of the White Orchid
• 2x Linvala, the Preserver
• 4x Mesa Enchantress
• 2x Reya Dawnbringer
• 4x Serene Master
• 4x Serra Avenger
• 4x Spirit of the Labyrinth
• 2x Thalia's Lancers
• 4x Twilight Shepherd
• 4x Wall of Omens

Enchantment (26)

• 4x Authority of the Consuls
• 4x Citadel Siege
• 4x Ghostly Prison
• 4x Porphyry Nodes
• 4x Runed Halo
• 4x Stasis Snare
• 2x Story Circle

Land (9)

• 2x Cavern of Souls
• 4x Emeria, The Sky Ruin
• 3x Ghost Quarter

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Gideon Jura

Instant (24)

• 4x Cloudshift
• 4x Condemn
• 4x Marrow Shards
• 4x Rebuff the Wicked
• 4x Silence
• 4x Swords to Plowshares

Artifact (8)

• 4x Expedition Map
• 2x Sensei's Divining Top
• 2x Tower of Fortunes

Sorcery (6)

• 2x Balance
• 4x Wrath of God

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A Midrange Angels Deck

"Description might not always be up to date"

The main idea for this deck is using big Angels like Akroma, Angel of Wrath and Brisela, Voice of Nightmares and Iona, Shield of Emeria as for a modern Angels tribal deck. To make that possible, i had a lot to learn over the last 4 years, when i started with Angels. The strength of white is "cardadvantage by value"(you don't draw extra cards, you just play cards which trade 2+vs1), so you won't waste turns with carddraw spell. Furthermore modern is a hate format. By adding cards of every subtype, it makes it harder to hate. This deck is immune to most of hate cards like Land hate Blood Moon , Artifact hate Stony Silence , Graveyard hate Leyline of the Void . I dont rely too much on one strategy. Keep in mind that you can always trade consistency <> speed. For having more fun playing this deck, i prefer consistency by tutoring effects over speed. If you want it faster but more inconsistent, check out Borderpost-Angels (I will put up the link soon)

This deck performs quite ok against the Tier 2 modern field. With the release of Ixalan, Land destruction by Field of Ruin is now much more common in the Tier 1 meta. Also with Dominaria, Planeswalkers like Teferi, Hero of Dominaria , are back in control decks. (This is a pain in the ass to deal with) Older Meta Decks like Deaths Shadow are much less played. For Deaths Shadow heavy playgroups: Condemn >> Path to Exile

Building an Angels Deck

Angels are very high drops, so you have to accelerate your gameplan. There are 4 different strategies to do that.

-Devotion (Passive, Active): A huge plus, Devotion provides passive ramp without wasting cardslots for ramp cards. Therefore cards need to have multiple manasymbols of that color in order to work properly. Active devotion means, you put in cards like Leyline of Sanctity , Leyline of the Meek , Oversoul of Dusk , Fieldmist Borderpost to increase Devotion "artificially". Passive devotion means, that devotion comes along with building up the board over several turns to fix your mana to cast 8+mana drops. In passive Devotion, Devotion is a mana fix because you will rarely have 8mana on turn 8 only by land drops else. This deck has a passive devotion plan

-Mana Dork Ramp: Small creatures that generates mana like Llanowar Elves to accelerate the game plan. You need to have some dig-spells or Creature search spells (example Planeswalker Decks use Deploy the Gatewatch , Combo and Ramp use Traverse the Ulvenwald )

-Reanimation: Simple, shovel your Angels in the graveyard with loot effects like Faithless Looting and reanimate them Unburial Rites . Can be wanky in modern because of heavy graveyard hate

-Cheese Strategy: If someone is able to link me a working Tron-Angels or Amulet-Angels, let me know :)

Strategy

The main strategy is to prolong the match so you can reach 8-10 turns. Always go on the draw in the first match! ( Weathered Wayfarer ). This makes room for setting yourself up until turn 4-6 where the boardcontrol gave you already that many devotion mana, that you can take out Angels. This Deck is very consistent because of tutor effects Weathered Wayfarer , Thalia's Lancers

• Good Synergy: Weathered Wayfarer with Path to Exile

• Bruna, the Fading Light , will let you grab any Angel, also Iona, Shield of Emeria if discarded. Emeria, The Sky Ruin will bring all back in a control heavy match.

• Thalia's Lancers is a cantrip that can fetch any legendary card. Grixis control dies to Akroma, Angel of Wrath

Board control with:

• Runed Halo , keycard shutdown, like Death's Shadow , Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle , Grapeshot
• Quarantine Field ,
• Banishing Light ,
• Field of Ruin fetched with Weathered Wayfarer
• Gideon of the Trials (Prevents several combo decks from winning the game)
• Path to Exile

Sideboard Options:

• Leyline of Sanctity against Burn, 8-Rack, storm, some combo decks
• Stony Silence Artifact hate
• Nevermore against any Combo Deck
• Terminus against Humans, Affinity, Zoo, Elves, (All Modern FNM cheap decks are boardswarm decks) You can also go with Ghostly Prison

I can usually sideboard ~ 4-8 cards against any matchup

"Why did you include this card?"

Mana Tithe A modern playable counterspell in white is a totally unexpected mindgame. The value from this card is minor, but counter a Turn 3 Karn Liberated is gold. Tableflips guaranteed

Godsend A modern "6-drop" equipment. It suits the gameplan (devotion, prison effects), the flavor and is my favorite magic card. If you want to go anymore competitive with Angels, you should swap it out.

Maybeboard:

-Contains the rest of all cards i own for this deck that i tested. Cards that I've looked into:

I own this deck in this configuration. Thanks for reading, feel free to comment

Deckbox and Playmat are selfmade

The pricerange on the side is way too high Price @ Cardmarket excluding sideboard (English cards only): Everything: 324€ Everything without Caverns: 211€ Everything with the foils: 490€

Top Ranked	Achieved #10 position overall 2 years ago
Date added	3 years
Last updated	1 month
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.24
Tokens	Gideon, 2/2 Knight Ally
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