The Angel of Nope (Commander / EDH MTG Deck)

The Angel of Nope

Commander / EDH Angels Casual Chaos Indestructible Lifegain Mono-White Multiplayer Theme/Gimmick

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Land (39)

Enchantment (5)

Creature (23)

Sorcery (13)

Commander (1)

Artifact (15)

Instant (4)

Maybeboard

Land (1)

1x Ancient Tomb

I initially threw this deck together after trading for some angels and board wipes. The idea was get out The Angel of Nope and some angels, then board wipe over and over! Over time the deck has become more streamlined and acquired a life gain sub-strategy, but still retains the simple but fun goal of protecting your board whilst The Angel of Hope really becomes The Angel of Nope and everything else is destroyed.

The Primer

Disclaimer: I build my decks with the main goal of having a good time while playing and not necessarily optimizing them to win. Regardless of what you are looking for I hope you enjoy the deck!

Part 2: Because I only play casually, no group I play with uses commander damage as a win condition. Please keep that in mind while looking at the deck.

Why Avacyn, Angel of Hope

I mean, there's not much to it here, The Angel of Nope is really the best commander for this deck.

The Strategy

Step 1: Ramp, ramp, ramp... Use Sol Ring, Pearl Medallion, Caged Sun, Starnheim Aspirant, and the like to get a head start on things.

Now you can go one of two ways depending on how fast your opponents are. If they are faster than you, just start blasting away boardwipes until you have a chance to lay down some defense.

Step 2: If you are quick enough, now it's time to get out Avacyn, Angel of Nope to protect your permanents.

Step 3: You guessed it, full blast with boardwipes, this deck contains a variety destroying all sorts of permanent types, from Armageddon to Planar Cleansing.

Step 4: Finish off your opponents with an army of indestructible angels!

This deck can be relatively slow so it has a sub theme of lifegain to keep it alive which thankfully is somewhat innate to angels as a tribe and melds nicely with the deck. I do want to stay within angels, indestructible, boardwipes, and lifegain gimmick as much as possible.

Card Choices

Personal choices:

Tutors: I get that tutors are good, I very occasionally use them however because it feels cheaty to me and I prefer the randomness of drawing off the top, uncertainty is all part of the fun for me!
Infinite Combos: They are allowed in my playgroup and it varies how often they show up in my decks. Winning with one is kinda boring though so I prefer to limit them (another reason I don't prefer tutors - sometimes they just say "grab a combo piece and win the game")

Notable Lands

Emeria, the Sky Ruin: There does tend to be some friendly fire that happens here so this helps mitigate that.
Ondu Skyruins : It's a backup boardwipe just in case I can't manage to find one somehow.

Creatures

Admonition Angel: Very helpful for removing indestructible things.
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor: Gives everything at least +1/+1 for flying and only gets better.
Angel of Invention: A +1/+1 buff to all others plus it has lifelink.
Angel of Jubilation: More buffs for my creatures and locks down opponents' life and sac abilites.
Angelic Field Marshal: More buffs.
Angelic Skirmisher: Great situational utility but usually just used for lifegain.
Archangel of Tithes: This deck can be slow, so any protection from attacks is appreciated.
Battle Angels of Tyr: Ramp, card advantage, and lifegain all in one!
Bishop of Wings: One of two non-Angel creatures, but it gets a pass because it gains life and does things with Angels.
Emeria Shepherd: Helps bring back my collateral damage.
Firemane Commando: Mon-white angel card advantage!
Giada, Font of Hope: Early ramp and great scaling for all the Angels to come down after.
Linvala, Keeper of Silence: Some more hate to help slow down my opponents.
Lyra Dawnbringer: Big lifelink boost and some power boost for all the Angels!
Platinum Angel: I can't not include this.
Resplendent Angel: Makes more Angels!
Righteous Valkyrie: It's an Angel and I gain life from casting my other Angels!
Sephara, Sky's Blade: Backup if my The Angel of Nope get removed too much.
Serra's Emissary: Usually instants or sorceries is the choice depending on the deck my opponent is running.
Shattered Angel: More lifegain! And from an essential component that my opponents need.
Starnheim Aspirant: The second of two non-Angel creatures, but it gets a pass because it makes all my Angels cheaper.
Steel Seraph: Great situationally early or late game and the additional lifegain.
Victory's Herald: More lifelink for all my Angels!

Instants

Fated Retribution: Creatures and planeswalkers? Nope.
Forsake the Worldly: It has indestructible? Nope.
Path to Exile: It has indestructible? Nope
Swords to Plowshares: It has indestructible? Nope

Sorceries

Akroma's Vengeance: Artifacts, creatures, and enchantments? Nope.
Armageddon: Lands? Nope.
Austere Command: Artifacts, enchantments, creatures CMC 3- or creatures CMC 4+? Two nopes.
Catastrophe: Lands or creatures? One nope.
Day of Judgment: Creatures? Nope.
Doomskar: Creatures? Nope.
End Hostilities: Creatures+? Nope.
Fumigate: Creatures? Nope. Bonus lifegain.
Hour of Revelation: Nonland permanents? Nope. Usually comes cheap too in multiplayer commander.
Kirtar's Wrath: Creatures? Nope.
Planar Cleansing: Nonland permanents? Nope.
Planar Outburst: Nonland permanents? Nope.
Rout: Creatures? Nope.

Enchantments

Angelic Accord: Makes angels if I gain life.
Land Tax: Helps me with consistent land drops past the first couple of turns.
Oblivion Ring: Indestructible? Nope.
Pariah: I no longer take damage and creatures survives indefinitely if it has indestrucitble.
Smothering Tithe: Mono-white ramp!

Artifacts

Boompile: If my stuff is indestructible, then so is Boompile! Repeatable, free, instant-speed, 50% chance of nope!
Caged Sun: Mega ramp
Coercive Portal: My plan succeeds, and nope, or my plan succeeds, and I draw a card.
Darksteel Ingotfoil: Anti-nope ramp.
Mana Crypt: Excellent ramp.
Marble Diamond: Ramp.
Moonsilver Spear: If I didn't already have enough angels...
Nevinyrral's Disk: Another repeatable nope if the Angel of Nope is out.
Pearl Medallion: Cost reduction for all my angels and boardwipes.
Pristine Talisman: Some extra lifegain while ramping.
Sisay's Ring: Decent ramp.
Sol Ring: Ramp doesn't get much better than this.
Swiftfoot Boots: Fast and safe angels!
The Book of Exalted Deeds: More angels with lifegain.
Thran Dynamo: Super ramp!

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Ancient Tomb

maybe

Date added	6 years
Last updated	2 weeks
Exclude colors	UBRG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	16 - 0 Mythic Rares 34 - 0 Rares 10 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.28
Tokens	Angel 3/3 W, Angel 4/4 W, Angel 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, Copy Clone, Servo 1/1 C, Spirit 1/1 W, Treasure
Folders	MONO WHITE, decks i want to build
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