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Author Topic: New Player, Would like advice on this deck, thanks. Giada token deck  (Read 411 times)

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//Main
1 [SNC#14] Giada, Font of Hope #!Commander

//Angels
1 [C20#73] Akroma, Angel of Wrath
1 [KLD#4] Angel of Invention #!Foil
1 Angel of Vitality
1 [ORI#4] Archangel of Tithes
1 [2XM#8] Avacyn, Angel of Hope
1 [ONE#4] Basilica Shepherd
1 Breathkeeper Seraph
1 [MOC#73] Firemane Commando
1 [C15#4] Herald of the Host
1 [JMP#119] Linvala, Keeper of Silence
1 [OGW#25] Linvala, the Preserver
1 [DOM#26] Lyra Dawnbringer
1 Reya Dawnbringer
1 Sanctuary Warden
1 [PLIST#1021] Segovian Angel
1 [AVR#35] Seraph of Dawn
1 [NPH#23] Shattered Angel
1 Sigarda's Vanguard
1 [AFC#74] Sunblast Angel
1 Valkyrie Harbinger

//Other Creatures
1 Bishop of Wings
1 [CNS#17] Custodi Soulbinders
1 [NEC#6] Drumbellower
1 [ONE#23] Mondrak, Glory Dominus
1 Odric, Lunarch Marshal
1 [IMA#31] Serra Ascendant
1 [J22#250] Starnheim Aspirant
1 [40K#19] Vexilus Praetor

//Planeswalker
1 [MOM#6] Archangel Elspeth #!Foil
1 [THS#9] Elspeth, Sun's Champion

//Spells
1 [CMD#4] Alliance of Arms
1 [M14#3] Angelic Accord
1 [M21#3] Angelic Ascension
1 [PLIST#654] Anointed Procession
1 [A25#5] Armageddon
1 [ONC#62] Court of Grace
1 [VOC#84] Darksteel Mutation
1 [XLN#8] Demystify
1 Emeria's Call // Emeria, Shattered Skyclave
1 Enlightened Tutor
1 [KTK#9] Erase
1 Eyes in the Skies
1 [ONC#67] Finale of Glory
1 [XLN#22] Legion's Landing // Adanto, the First Fort
1 [40K#189] Martial Coup
1 [CMR#41] Raise the Alarm
1 [TSR#35] Rebuff the Wicked
1 [DDQ#17] Rebuke
1 Smothering Tithe
1 [KHM#33] Starnheim Unleashed

//Lands
1 Castle Ardenvale
1 [2X2#320] Cavern of Souls
1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
1 Evolving Wilds
1 Guildless Commons
1 [M20#249] Lotus Field
1 Mirrex
1 [ZNC#135] Myriad Landscape
1 [CMR#353] Path of Ancestry
13 Plains
1 Reliquary Tower
1 [UMA#250] Rogue's Passage
1 [AVR#228] Seraph Sanctuary
1 Temple of the False God
1 [CLB#926] Terrain Generator
1 Thespian's Stage
1 [TSR#289] Vesuva
1 [CLB#929] War Room
1 [EMA#248] Wasteland

//Artifacts
1 [MOC#348] Arcane Signet
1 [C21#12] Archaeomancer's Map
1 Burnished Hart
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 [ONS#306] Cryptic Gateway
1 [DMR#223] Gauntlet of Power
1 [BRR#19] Helm of the Host
1 [C17#53] Herald's Horn
1 Isochron Scepter
1 [BRC#146] Lithoform Engine
1 [GN3#118] Moonsilver Spear
1 [THB#235] Nyx Lotus
1 [DMC#188] Oketra's Monument
1 [C14#260] Pearl Medallion
1 [MOC#381] Sol Ring
1 [SCD#279] Swiftfoot Boots
1 [DMR#392] Urza's Incubator
1 [XLN#251] Vanquisher's Banner

//Maybeboard
1 [NEO#3] Banishing Slash
1 [CLB#658] Deep Gnome Terramancer
1 Hold for Ransom
1 Karmic Guide
1 Love Song of Night and Day
1 [GN3#118] Moonsilver Spear
1 Pacifism
1 [ORI#240] Sword of the Animist
1 The Book of Exalted Deeds
1 Urza's Sylex
1 Valiant Changeling
1 [CNS#206] Vedalken Orrery
1 [KLD#34] Visionary Augmenter
1 [DST#160] Whispersilk Cloak


THanks for your feedback!
« Last Edit: August 24, 2023, 03:53:14 am by Arckangel »

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Re: New Player, Would like advice on this deck, thanks. Giada token deck
« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2023, 02:59:59 pm »
You can post a deck's URL and it will automatically display.

https://deckstats.net/decks/228117/3043459-giada-font-of-hope-tokens

As for the deck itself, why are you using token creators that don't make angels (Raise the Alarm, Eyes in the Skies, Legion's Landing)?

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Re: New Player, Would like advice on this deck, thanks. Giada token deck
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2023, 06:35:50 am »
I tried to put in all the angel token producers i could find and wanted to add more, so I added some that were also mono white that I could find and easily bring out.  If you know of more angel creators that I don't have, please let me know!  Like I said, new player just learning.


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Re: New Player, Would like advice on this deck, thanks. Giada token deck
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2023, 12:35:19 am »
What kind of advice are you looking for?

More angel tokens? Click here. This should have pretty much all of em, and as an unintended bonus, it has changelings too, which also count as angels.

The best angels you don't have? Emeria Shepherd/Karmic Guide could give you some reanimation. Angel of the Ruins would be awesome since you're a little light on lands and removal. Steel Seraph is a nice option early and late game, and supports the lifegain cards you have in here. Mirror Entity is a straight up wincon, especially with the counters from Giada on top.

General deck advice? First, I would add at least 5-8 more lands. Maybe you could cut some of the non-angel cards (like Raise the Alarm and Alliance of Arms) for those? Maybe cut one of the higher cost ramp cards like Gauntlet of Power? Also, I'd add more white sources. Maybe cut Mirrex and Dark Depths since they're off-theme and one doesn't give mana. I assume you'd added Dark Depths for the combo with Thespian's Stage/Vesuva. It works, but it won't happen often in your deck since you have no way to find those cards. I would save that combo for a deck that has Green or Black. Definitely cut Evolving Wilds; all it can find is Plains, so just put a Plains in it's place.

Then add more removal. I assume your main goal is to get angels on the field, but that won't work if your opponents are doing stronger things that you can't stop. Maybe remove Demystify and Erase for more flexible stuff like Generous Gift and the new Stroke of Midnight. They'll destroy almost anything, instead of just enchantments. Rebuke could be replaced with Swords to Plowshares, Path to Exile or Lay Down Arms. If you can find space, maybe even add all of em. All EDH decks need removal.

Lastly, at a glance, Isochron Scepter, Legion's Landing, Eyes in the Skies and Custodi Soulbinders don't seem on-theme or synergistic. And if you take only one piece of advice from me today, take this: remove Armageddon. It's a fair card, but it makes people VERY angry. I'm guessing you wanted to blow up lands, then use Crucible of Worlds and artifact ramp to rebuild faster than your opponents. Again, I think it's a fair strat, but often it won't work out that way; you'll only end up prolonging the game by a lot, and your friends might not be your friends anymore :P

There's much more I could say, but a few of these things should help a little. Good luck.

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Re: New Player, Would like advice on this deck, thanks. Giada token deck
« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2023, 12:53:07 am »
Someone already mentioned it but it deserves being said again...add 5-6 more lands. 31 just isn't enough in a 99 card deck. Some of the lands you do have like Lotus Field and Guildless Commons don't really get you ahead on mana unless you are playing an additional land that turn. Otherwise you're just bouncing/sacing land(s) to break even really.
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Re: New Player, Would like advice on this deck, thanks. Giada token deck
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2023, 08:10:10 pm »
This is awesome stuff, thanks to everyone for your help!