Baneslayer

Pioneer* Angels Midrange RW (Boros)

Obial

Creature (20)

• 2x Archangel Avacyn  ^Flip
• 2x Archangel of Tithes
• 2x Aurelia, Exemplar of Justice
• 2x Baneslayer Angel
• 4x Bishop of Wings
• 2x Lyra Dawnbringer
• 4x Resplendent Angel
• 2x Shalai, Voice of Plenty

Land (22)

• 4x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Crypt of the Eternals
• 4x Inspiring Vantage
• 1x Mountain
• 5x Plains
• 4x Sacred Foundry
• 3x Temple of Triumph

Instant (11)

• 3x Boros Charm
• 4x Brave the Elements
• 4x Wild Slash

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Nahiri, the Harbinger

Artifact (2)

• 2x Embercleave

Sorcery (3)

• 3x Deafening Clarion

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Sideboard

Enchantment (4)

• 2x Leyline of Sanctity
• 2x Rest in Peace

Instant (5)

• 3x Deflecting Palm
• 2x Fry

Sorcery (6)

• 3x Banefire
• 3x Declaration in Stone

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Maybeboard

Planeswalker (4)

• 2x Chandra, Torch of Defiance
• 2x Karn, Scion of Urza

Artifact (3)

• 3x Treasure Map  ^Flip

Land (2)

• 1x Crypt of the Eternals
• 1x Radiant Fountain

Creature (3)

• 3x Gisela, the Broken Blade  ^Meld

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Now that Pioneer is in full swing, I felt like it was time to take this deck to the next level and completely embrace the Angels that have graced MTG over the past few years. The first version of this deck was Selesnya Good Stuff with everything I loved from Dominaria. But now that I have more to consider, I wanted it to be a little more aggro and I think Boros is the way to go.

I took this first iteration with Chandra and she did alright, but I think Nahiri has better synergy with this deck so I will give her a go next time around. I also swapped out Gisela for Archangel of Tithes simply due to how many folks play RDW in my meta. Gisela drops so easily with almost any burn spell (not to mention a hard hit with my own Clarion) and the Archangel slows down those pesky red creatures too. I thought I might lose some life-gain ... but ultimately, my Bishops take care of that for me most in this deck.

Original Deck

This deck was originally built as a G/W good-stuff with the closers being the new Angels from Dominaria. I found them with the combination of Blossoming Defense super effective since I only ever needed to focus on keeping Shalai alive while everyone else just pounded away at my opponents. This set-up has been my most successful deck to date in Standard play with a very nice record of 42W, 12L, and 3T over the several months I played it. I didn't incorporate Resplendent Angel since the Steel Leaf Champion was a better turn-three option with a strong green base. The green ability of Shalai was also very effective in a long game.

Comments and suggestions welcome!

Top Ranked	Achieved #3 position overall 6 years ago
Date added	7 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Pioneer legal.
Rarity (main - side)	18 - 2 Mythic Rares 24 - 11 Rares 12 - 2 Uncommons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.08
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, Clue, Spirit 1/1 W
Folders	stand midrange, Interesting Standard Decks, Dominaria decks, Standard, standard, Likes, Standard, Deck Ideas, new ones, Selesyna (Modern/Standard)