Holy Nuke EDH

Commander / EDH* Angels Flying Indestructible Ramp RW (Boros)

Miltounius

Creature (23)

• 1x Akroma, Angel of Wrath
• 1x Akroma, Vision of Ixidor
• 1x Angelic Guardian
• 1x Angelic Skirmisher
• 1x Anya, Merciless Angel
• 1x Archangel Avacyn  ^Flip
• 1x Archangel of Thune
• 1x Archangel of Tithes
• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Baneslayer Angel
• 1x Combat Celebrant
• 1x Deathless Angel
• 1x Giada, Font of Hope
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Herald of War
• 1x Iroas, God of Victory *list*
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Lyra Dawnbringer
• 1x Radiant, Archangel
• 1x Righteous Valkyrie
• 1x Sephara, Sky's Blade
• 1x Serra's Emissary
• 1x Starnheim Aspirant

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Earthquake
• 1x Entreat the Angels
• 1x Farewell
• 1x Vandalblast
• 1x Vanquish the Horde
• 1x Waves of Aggression
• 1x World at War

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Serra the Benevolent

Artifact (19)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Archaeomancer's Map
• 1x Belbe's Portal
• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Dowsing Dagger  ^Flip
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Helm of the Host
• 1x Herald's Horn
• 1x Pearl Medallion
• 1x Quicksilver Amulet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of Hearth and Home
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Thaumatic Compass  ^Flip
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Urza's Incubator
• 1x Vanquisher's Banner
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Aggravated Assault
• 1x Court of Grace
• 1x Endless Horizons
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Legion's Initiative
• 1x Luminarch Ascension
• 1x Shielded by Faith
• 1x True Conviction

Instant (6)

• 1x Aurelia's Fury
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Brave the Elements
• 1x Sejiri Shelter  ^Flip
• 1x Valakut Awakening  ^Flip
• 1x Wear / Tear

Commander (1)

Land (35)

• 1x Boros Garrison
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Emeria, the Sky Ruin
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Forgotten Cave
• 1x Homeward Path
• 8x Mountain
• 1x Needleverge Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 11x Plains
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Secluded Courtyard
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 1x Seraph Sanctuary
• 1x Spectator Seating
• 1x Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Unclaimed Territory

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Sideboard

Artifact (3)

• 1x Armillary Sphere
• 1x Howling Mine
• 1x Nyx Lotus

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Day of Judgment

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Maybeboard

Creature (7)

• 1x Angel of the Dire Hour
• 1x Angelic Arbiter
• 1x Angelic Field Marshal
• 1x Bastion Protector
• 1x Reidane, God of the Worthy  ^Flip
• 1x Resplendent Marshal
• 1x Youthful Valkyrie

Artifact (2)

• 1x Parhelion II
• 1x Planar Bridge

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Seize the Day
• 1x Starnheim Unleashed

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Brave the Sands

Instant (2)

• 1x Deflecting Palm
• 1x Savage Beating

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Nahiri, the Harbinger

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Tactical Nuke Inbound! As the title explains, this deck can pump out some serious damage, in what can appear to be all of a sudden.

The objective is to play the commander as late as possible, while seeming as little as a threat as possible (Kinda hard when every creature in the deck can be a target, but I make it work). Then, when you have a possible 20-40 damage on the board (2-4 angels will do), then WHAM!, Aurelia and any other additional combat step (All of it flying) and you have a tactical removal of a opponent.

Cards that enable this are:

• Aurelia, the Warleader, the most obvious and easily available.

• Combat Celebrant, not the best card, but if kept alive then he can provide as many as you need Also an alternate for the combo.

• Aggravated Assault, World at War, and Waves of Aggression, All of them similar but with varying degrees of usefulness, considering some can be used more than twice.

Now the first thing most people are gonna try to do is remove the angels, so here are some things to stop them:

• Brave the Elements and Boros Charm. Two cards that can secure the win or keep the angels alive

• Archangel Avacyn   So many games have been won because of her. An anti-kill spell or anti-boardwipe and an Angel, AND a small board damage effect (that never happens in hindsight)?? Fan-fu*-tastic

• Kindred Boon Not bad, can be subject to removal, but overall pretty good

• Avacyn, Angel of Hope Her name should be Bringer of Despair. If you miraculously have the mana for this, the enemy better have a control player.

• Deathless Angel "I destroy target creature", "Nope".

• Karmic Guide and (Insert stupidly overpowered angel name here) is Back!

There are a few other cards that do other stuff, but at this point you can guess what they do.

Other cards to look forward to:

• Belbe's Portal and Quicksilver Amulet Both cards are great, playing angels for much less than what they actually cost.

Now the Important Part, Combos:

• Helm of the Host and Aurelia, the Warleader as well as Helm of the Host and Combat Celebrant. As long as nothing can kill them during combat, then you have infinite combats and infinite of that creature. Brilliant. Can be increased to a 3 card combo with one of the make creature indestructible to be a more reliable win condition.

And thats it for the description. Comments and suggestions are appreciated.

EDIT 1: Some Minor Optimisations now that I have played it a little:

Added Valakut Awakening   and Sejiri Shelter  , removed slow lands and added a shock dual land and a battlebond land

Removed Planar Bridge and Nahiri, the Harbinger, as they were too slow and too high profile.

Also removed Angelic Arbiter, Dreamstone Hedron and Seal of the Guildpact as they were just not useful enough for their mana cost.

Finally added Archangel of Thune, Starnheim Aspirant, and a few others to replace the removed cards.

EDIT 2: More Optimisation Changes

Removed Angelic Field Marshal, replaced with Serra's Emissary, she was very mana efficient but lacked the big bang needed for the deck

Removed Austere Command, replaced with Vanquish the Horde, Austere was a bit too cmc expensive for its benefits, and most times in commander you just want big creature removal

Removed Bastion Protector, replaced with Land Tax, real damn tired of green getting all the good ramp

Rejigged mana base to accommodate Valakut Awakening   and Sejiri Shelter  , as well as removed a couple cycling cards for other lands (because they were slow and the cycling wasn't that useful at 2 mana)

Added a 'sideboard' so I can play around with a few cards and remove Land Tax or other cards so people will still play with me. Part of this also allowed for cards like Farewell and Gift of Estates to be added as Howling Mine and Kindred Boon were put in the sideboard.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	21 - 1 Mythic Rares 37 - 2 Rares 16 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 1 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.95
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Angel 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, Copy Clone, Emblem Serra the Benevolent, Plant 0/2 G, Spirit 1/1 W, Monarch Emblem
Folders	<3 edh, Com deck to build