Naya Angels (Standard)

Boros Angels with the fixing of Flower // Flourish, the options and versatility of Assure // Assemble, and the swiss army knife (Swiss Autumn Knight?) of Knight of Autumn.

Naya base white's mana fixing and mana base is second to none right now, leaps and bounds better than any other three color mana base in standard currently. I have never been caught unable to cast my spells because my lands don't produce the right colors, and the only time lands come into play tapped is maybe on turn 1. If you're unlucky.

The biggest barrier I've run into with this deck is curving out vs card advantage. The Treasure Map 's main deck used to be Knight of Grace, which adds a lot of pressure paired with History of Benalia, but I oft found myself running out of steam should the game go longer. There's solid arguments for keeping the maps in the sideboard and being as streamlined as possible, I merely haven't tested both options extensively enough.

The angel package has always proven itself to be a contender in any metagame, and Lyra Dawnbringer currently is owed the thanks for bringing the entire family together. An uninterrupted curve of Resplendent Angel into Aurelia, Exemplar of Justice into Lyra Dawnbringer is enough to close the door on any deck, irrespective of what they have going on on their side of the table.

Being part Boros allows the options of Justice Strike and Lava Coil should we need removal, and everything that profitably blocks us in the air or presents a major headache on the ground is easily answered by Justice Strike (eat your heart out, Doom Whisperer). Ixalan's Binding and / or Conclave Tribunal are also options for problematic permanents, but most of the time decks won't be quick enough for one permanent to drag them out of the hole they find themselves in.

More often than not, game 1 you're going to be on the beatdown plan. However, in the case of mono red aggro or even Izzet Wizards (Wizzet?) a couple of mainboard copies of Deafening Clarion should be enough to keep you alive. Additionally, the lifelink half of the card is super relevant with Resplendent Angel, gaining you often enough life to put a 4/4 token into play - but that's all Boros Angels stuff.