Art by James Ryman
Commander deckRW
Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier
Blink your creatures for repeated enters-the-battlefield value, sacrifice small non-Angel fodder to reliably transform Avacyn into Avacyn the Purifier, and amplify her board-wide damage with red burn and damage multipliers.
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Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 61 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier
3WWLegendary Creature — Angel // Legendary Creature — Angel
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Knight of the White Orchid
WWCreature — Human Knight
catch-up Plains tutor on a blinkable body
Solemn Simulacrum
4Artifact Creature — Golem
ramps basic lands and draws cards when blinked or sacrificed
Smothering Tithe
3WEnchantment
punishes opponent card draw with massive treasure generation
Card Draw
10
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
early draw engine that taxes noncreature spells
Spirited Companion
1WEnchantment Creature — Dog
low-cost creature that replaces itself and flickers for value
Welcoming Vampire
2WCreature — Vampire
steady card draw from small creature ETBs and blink triggers
Mentor of the Meek
2WCreature — Human Soldier
turns small creatures and tokens into card advantage
Tocasia's Welcome
2WEnchantment
consistent draw engine triggered by flickering small creatures
Trouble in Pairs
2WWEnchantment
heavily taxes extra opponent actions with card draw
Skullclamp
1Artifact — Equipment
converts 1/1 tokens and dying creatures into cards while triggering Avacyn
Removal
10
Generous Gift
2WInstant
versatile permanent destruction that leaves a minor token
Chaos Warp
2RInstant
answers any permanent type including problematic lands and enchantments
Wear // Tear
1R // WInstant // Instant
cheap modular answer to artifacts and enchantments
Skyclave Apparition
1WWCreature — Kor Spirit
exiles low-mana permanents and easily re-triggers via blink
Solitude
3WWCreature — Elemental Incarnation
free creature exile that can be blinked before evoke sacrifice
Loran of the Third Path
2WLegendary Creature — Human Artificer
artifact/enchantment removal on an easily flickered body
Blasphemous Act
8RSorcery
efficient one-sided board wipe when Avacyn grants indestructible
Threats/Wincons
21
Purphoros, God of the Forge
3RLegendary Enchantment Creature — God
indestructible win condition dealing burn damage on every creature ETB
Terror of the Peaks
3RRCreature — Dragon
turns every blinking creature into targeted burn
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
1RRRLegendary Creature — Dwarf Noble
adds two damage to Avacyn's transformation trigger and red burn
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
2RRLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror
doubles noncombat burn damage dealt by Avacyn and other sources
City on Fire
5RRREnchantment
triples Avacyn's flip burn and creature damage to one-shot opponents
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
4RWWLegendary Creature — Angel
doubles all outgoing damage while halving incoming damage
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
4WLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
doubles all your ETB blink triggers while shutting down opponents'
Sun Titan
4WWCreature — Giant
recurs cheap blink targets, sac outlets, and fallen non-Angels
Karmic Guide
3WWCreature — Angel Spirit
reanimates key creatures and pairs with blink effects
Reveillark
4WCreature — Elemental
leaves-the-battlefield trigger returns key utility creatures
Restoration Angel
3WCreature — Angel
flash flying threat that flickers non-Angel ETB targets
Flickerwisp
1WWCreature — Elemental
flying body that resets permanents and untaps Avacyn to her front face
Selfless Spirit
1WCreature — Spirit Cleric
free sacrifice outlet to trigger Avacyn's transform while shielding the team
Siege-Gang Commander
3RRCreature — Goblin
creates four bodies for ETB burn and provides sacrifice burn triggers
Imperial Recruiter
2RCreature — Human Advisor
tutors key damage multipliers and blink utility creatures
Pia and Kiran Nalaar
2RRLegendary Creature — Human Artificer
produces evasive tokens and sacrifices artifacts to burn targets
Aurelia, the Warleader
2RRWWLegendary Creature — Angel
provides multiple combat phases to close games quickly
Blade Splicer
2WCreature — Phyrexian Human Artificer
creates 3/3 first striking Golems repeatedly with blink
Combat Celebrant
2RCreature — Human Warrior
exerts for extra combat and resets when blinked
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
2WLegendary Creature — Human Scout
doubles triggered abilities of small utility creatures and token generators
Mogg War Marshal
1RCreature — Goblin Warrior
provides multiple death triggers for Avacyn and fodder for sac outlets
Utility
10
Cloudshift
WInstant
instant-speed blink to flip Avacyn back to front side or save a creature
Conjurer's Closet
5Artifact
repeats enters-the-battlefield triggers on your end step
Eldrazi Displacer
2WCreature — Eldrazi
repeatable mana sink to blink your team or disrupt enemy attackers
Goblin Bombardment
1REnchantment
free sacrifice outlet to reliably trigger Avacyn's flip while burning any target
Ashnod's Altar
3Artifact
sacrifices non-Angels on demand for mana to enable transformation
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
grants hexproof and haste to commander and key engines
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
zero-mana equip protection and immediate haste enabler
Boros Charm
RWInstant
flexible modal spell offering mass indestructible or direct burn
