Art by Victor Adame Minguez
Saved commander deck
Lyra, Tolarian Archangel
Consistently draw three or more cards every turn using burst draw and combat triggers to amass an army of 3/3 flying Angels. Protect your board and disrupt opponents with efficient blue interaction before overwhelming them in the air.
Prompt: Lyra, Tolarian Archangel commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Lyra, Tolarian Archangel
{1}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Angel Wizard
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Decanter of Endless Water
{3}Artifact
removes hand size limit while providing mana
Midnight Clock
{2}{U}Artifact
mana rock that refills your hand with seven fresh cards
Nyx Lotus
{4}Legendary Artifact
taps for heavy blue mana based on high blue devotion
Heraldic Banner
{3}Artifact
ramps mana and buffs Lyra and all created Angel tokens
Card Draw
15 cards
Windfall
{2}{U}Sorcery
effortlessly draws well over three cards while disrupting opponents
Rhystic Study
{2}{U}Enchantment
continuous card draw engine off opponents' spells
Teferi's Ageless Insight
{2}{U}{U}Legendary Enchantment
doubles all non-first card draws to easily satisfy Lyra
Bident of Thassa
{2}{U}{U}Legendary Enchantment Artifact
draws cards whenever your flying creatures connect
Reconnaissance Mission
{2}{U}{U}Enchantment
combat damage card draw that scales with flying Angel tokens
Coastal Piracy
{2}{U}{U}Enchantment
rewards flying attacks with reliable multi-card draw
Consecrated Sphinx
{4}{U}{U}Creature — Sphinx
draws enough cards on opponents' turns to guarantee Angel tokens
Pull from Tomorrow
{X}{U}{U}Instant
instant-speed scalable card draw to trigger Lyra on any turn
Blue Sun's Zenith
{X}{U}{U}{U}Instant
instant-speed draw three or more that reshuffles for reuse
Archmage Emeritus
{2}{U}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
turns cantrips and counterspells into additional draws
Removal
12 cards
Resculpt
{1}{U}Instant
exiles troublesome creatures or artifacts at instant speed
Reality Shift
{1}{U}Instant
unconditional creature exile that manifests the top card
Fierce Guardianship
{2}{U}Instant
free protection for Lyra against removal or board wipes
Arcane Denial
{1}{U}Instant
unconditional counterspell that replaces itself with card draw
An Offer You Can't Refuse
{U}Instant
cheap interaction against game-ending noncreature spells
Imprisoned in the Moon
{2}{U}Enchantment — Aura
cleanly answers problematic commanders and utility lands
Threats/Wincons
16 cards
Talrand, Sky Summoner
{2}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
produces additional flying Drakes from your draw spells
Murmuring Mystic
{3}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
spawns flying Bird tokens alongside your Angels
Ominous Seas
{1}{U}Enchantment
quickly accumulates counters from drawing to make 8/8 Krakens
Chasm Skulker
{2}{U}Creature — Squid Horror
grows gigantic from card draws and replaces itself with Squid tokens
Minn, Wily Illusionist
{1}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Gnome Wizard
creates scaling Illusions whenever you draw your second card
Nadir Kraken
{1}{U}{U}Creature — Kraken
turns every card drawn into tentacles and power
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
{2}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
synergizes with drawing cards to generate Drakes and buff flyers
Faerie Mastermind
{1}{U}Creature — Faerie Rogue
punishes opponents for extra draws and has an activated draw ability
Psychosis Crawler
{5}Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror
burns the whole table down whenever you draw cards
Ledger Shredder
{1}{U}Creature — Bird Advisor
connives repeatedly to filter cards and grow in the air
Hullbreaker Horror
{5}{U}{U}Creature — Kraken Horror
unbeatable late-game control finisher and tempo threat
Curiosity Crafter
{3}{U}Creature — Bird Wizard
gives no maximum hand size and draws off token combat damage
Nezahal, Primal Tide
{5}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
un-counterable beater that draws cards off opponent noncreature spells
Proft's Eidetic Memory
{1}{U}Legendary Enchantment
removes hand size cap and stacks counters equal to cards drawn
Triskaidekaphile
{1}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
alternate win condition that provides an on-board draw engine
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
{3}{U}{U}Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi
creates tokens that grow massive off your card draw
Utility
8 cards
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
protects Lyra with shroud and gives haste to connect
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
gives Lyra hexproof while allowing targeting
Propaganda
{2}{U}Enchantment
taxes opposing attacks while you build your aerial squadron
Wizard Class
{U}Enchantment — Class
removes hand limit, draws two cards, and converts draws into +1/+1 counters
Thought Reflection
{4}{U}{U}{U}Enchantment
doubles every single card you draw to effortlessly trigger Lyra
Venser's Journal
{5}Artifact — Book
provides infinite hand size and massive passive lifegain
Laboratory Maniac
{2}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
safety-valve win condition if you draw through your entire library
Folio of Fancies
{1}{U}Artifact — Book
group draw sink that can trigger Lyra on any player's turn
