Angels · Commander / EDH

Angel Commander Decks

White's fatties, mostly five mana and up, mostly with lifelink. Angels are the tribe most punished by a slow start, which is why the good lists are half ramp and half board wipes.

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Angel Tribal — Stabilize, Then Fly

Ramp early with mana artifacts and Giada's mana production, clear the board with targeted white sweepers, and stabilize using high-value lifelink Angels that quickly grow out of control to win in combat.

100 cards$182.97 totallegality-checked

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Commanders that care about angels

Legendary angels whose rules text actually names the creature type — these reward building around the tribe, rather than just belonging to it. Ordered by current market price, which is the closest thing to a popularity signal we can honestly compute.

Art by Wisnu Tan

Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel

Legendary Creature — Human Avatar Soldier // Legendary Creature — Angel Nightmare Avatar

{2}{B}$31.73

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Art by Justyna Dura

Sigarda, Font of Blessings

Legendary Creature — Angel

{2}{G}{W}$4.60

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Art by Clint Cearley

Bruna, the Fading Light

Legendary Creature — Angel Horror

{5}{W}{W}$3.21

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Art by Magali Villeneuve

Linvala, the Preserver

Legendary Creature — Angel

{4}{W}{W}$1.05

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Art by Kai Carpenter

Giada, Font of Hope

Legendary Creature — Angel

{1}{W}$0.50

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Art by Chris Rahn

Lyra Dawnbringer

Legendary Creature — Angel

{3}{W}{W}$0.46

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The angel support package

Cards that are not angels themselves but name them in their rules text — the lords, anthems, tutors and payoffs that turn a pile of creatures into a deck. 61 of them are legal in Commander.

Luminarch Ascension

{1}{W}

Enchantment

$11.91Buy on Mana Pool

Kaalia, Zenith Seeker

{R}{W}{B}

Legendary Creature — Human Cleric

$11.26Buy on Mana Pool

Starnheim Aspirant

{2}{W}

Creature — Human Cleric

$9.17Buy on Mana Pool

The Book of Exalted Deeds

{W}{W}{W}

Legendary Artifact — Book

$8.67Buy on Mana Pool

Elspeth Resplendent

{3}{W}{W}

Legendary Planeswalker — Elspeth

$4.55Buy on Mana Pool

Battle at the Helvault

{4}{W}{W}

Enchantment — Saga

$4.52Buy on Mana Pool

Emeria's Call // Emeria, Shattered Skyclave

{4}{W}{W}{W}

Sorcery // Land

$4.52Buy on Mana Pool

Archangel Elspeth

{2}{W}{W}

Legendary Planeswalker — Elspeth

$4.04Buy on Mana Pool

Bishop of Wings

{W}{W}

Creature — Human Cleric

$3.55Buy on Mana Pool

Court of Grace

{2}{W}{W}

Enchantment

$3.03Buy on Mana Pool

Where angels live

Color identity of every legal angel in the format. This is what decides your commander's colors before you pick a single card.

Under a dollar

Playable angels currently under $1 — the cheap end of the pool, priced from the least expensive real printing.

Silver Seraph

{5}{W}{W}{W}

Creature — Angel

$0.98Buy on Mana Pool

Resolute Archangel

{5}{W}{W}

Creature — Angel

$0.95Buy on Mana Pool

Sigarda's Vanguard

{4}{W}

Creature — Angel

$0.92Buy on Mana Pool

Resplendent Marshal

{1}{W}{W}

Creature — Angel Warrior

$0.91Buy on Mana Pool

Guiding Spirit

{1}{W}{U}

Creature — Angel Spirit

$0.91Buy on Mana Pool

Admonition Angel

{3}{W}{W}{W}

Creature — Angel

$0.90Buy on Mana Pool

Archangel of Strife

{5}{W}{W}

Creature — Angel

$0.86Buy on Mana Pool

Sanctuary Warden

{4}{W}{W}

Creature — Angel Soldier

$0.84Buy on Mana Pool

Seraph

{6}{W}

Creature — Angel

$0.84Buy on Mana Pool

Twilight Shepherd

{3}{W}{W}{W}

Creature — Angel

$0.81Buy on Mana Pool

Luminous Angel

{4}{W}{W}{W}

Creature — Angel

$0.77Buy on Mana Pool

Deathpact Angel

{3}{W}{B}{B}

Creature — Angel

$0.66Buy on Mana Pool

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