I'm so sorry Hexaflexagon, I didn't realize the person before me posted a standard deck until after my post :/ I've never played standard before but I looked up the rules/legal cards and did my best to be helpful XD Have you considered adding a Shalai, Voice of Plenty? That way your combo isn't as easily ruined by removal? Sorry I couldn't do more but if you ever make an EDH deck feel free to hit me up for feedback :)

Also, because there are 59 cards, what do you think I should add? Is there another land?

Thanks

Hey Lythia,

No problems! I understand completely. I do have 3x Shalai, which is what I consider to be the max for Legendary Creatures. I do have a EDH deck, if you want to look at that.

Thanks,

Hexaflexagon

Hexaflexagon your right, How embarrassing XD I think I tunnel visioned abit looking for something useful to add. I would love to take a look at your EDH deck! And how about Memorial to Unity as another land? It should help assure you combo off more often.

Hey Lythia,

Thanks for your second reply. The only time Memorial to Unity would be good is on the first turn, as I have only 4 T1 plays. I'm still on the fence about adding in lands that can only ETB tapped.

Thanks,

Hexaflexagon

Just added in a Clifftop Retreat to make up for the 59 cards and bring my land count to 24.

Odd spinoff splashing red, but I like it. Interested to see how it plays against the strong aggro decks in the standard meta.

This deck works really well for the most part.

I happen to think that Plummet is better in the Sideboard than Kraul Harpooner.

The Harpooner can be a bit situational. If you need to get rid of an early or midrange Flier sometimes you don't have enough Creatures in the Graveyard for it to work.

Plummet is a lot more certain.

Crushing Canopy costs one more, for some added flexibility. I've seen enough decks run History of Benalia and The Eldest Reborn to see its value.

If an Opponent has enough removal it can cause problems for this deck. You could get around that by adding a couple of Make a Stand and/or Sheltering Light to your Sideboard, to supplement Assure / Assemble.

Those slight changes are the only ones I would suggest, unless you are playing a lot of Token decks. For those you'd want two more copies of Settle the Wreckage or Cleansing Nova in your Sideboard.

Hope that helps.

Just so you know is called Naya.

Hey Argy,

Thanks again for your comment. I knew that was called Naya, but I wanted to keep it Selesnya for the alliteration.

I don’t play a lot of token decks in my meta, so I’ll keep one Settle in the sideboard. However, I do face some decks such as Boros Angels that might have a use for Settle, so I’ll consider getting another one. I agree with you on Crushing Canopy/Plummet, so I’ll swap Kraul Harpooner for Crushing Canopy when I get the chance. The fact that’s Canopy is Instant speed also helps its case. As for more anti-removal, I totally agree with you on that, and I will take out a Deafening Clarion for another Assure / Assemble, as I think the other side can benefit me in a grindy game, rather than just being a flop in the late game.

Thanks,

Hexaflexagon

Not sure that the Crushing Canopy in your sideboard is really doing you too many favors. Between the Viviens in you SB, and the 8 maindeck cards that can remove enchantments, it seems like you already have that base covered pretty well, and you have a ton of very powerful fliers beyond your removal. If you really feel like you need more, I'd swap them for 2 more copies of Knight of Autumn. Otherwise, you could add a few more Tocatli Honor Guard, as having a single copy will rarely make an impact vs. Golgari.

Second, you may want to consider swapping Drover of the Mighty for plain old Druid of the Cowls. They can't tap for any color, but they are more resilient to removal, which could be important versus red rush decks. Two other cards that might fit in here somewhere would be Board the Weatherlight, since most of your important creatures are in fact legendary, and Unclaimed Territory, naming angels. For example, in your maindeck, swapping the mountain for Unclaimed Territory would make it more versatile (though it also wouldn't be searchable). Still, it might fit if you adjust the lands a bit.

Hey Elf0491,

Thanks for your comment. I like Drover of the Mighty due to its helping me to ramp out my Red coloured cards, so he/she is staying. I used to play Unclaimed Territory in an earlier version of the deck, but I took it out as I could use some more non-colourless mana to spend on non-Angels. Board the Weatherlight is an interesting idea, maybe as a one-off. I'll try it in playtesting on Sunday.

Thanks again,

Hexaflexagon

The best way to beat Control is to outvalue them.

Remove 4x 4x Adventurous Impulse for 4x Jadelight Ranger

You still get to smooth out your draw with Jadelight Ranger but more importantly it's a huge mid game threat.

Then you just need to play every single one of your Creatures as soon as you can.

Eventually your Control Opponent will run out of answers and you will be able to get chip damage in.

The only thing you will then have to worry about is Ritual of Soot. If you add Make a Stand to the Sideboard, as I already suggested, it will help.

Hey Argy,

Thanks for another extremely helpful comment. I see your point on Jadelight Ranger. It's also a creature, which allows it to be returned to your hand with Find / Finality, which is now in my sideboard. As per your suggestion, I will replace Adventurous Impulse with Jadelight Ranger. I will also add Make a Stand to my sideboard (replacing Crushing Canopy) to prevent my already numerous 1, 2 and 3 mana creatures.

Thanks again,

Hexaflexagon

Adanto Vanguard is a good card to have in the main in a control heavy meta. Sideboard-wise I'd suggest Sorcerous Spyglass for Teferi, Hero of Dominaria and Search for Azcanta  ^Flip variants and Shapers' Sanctuary for Nicol Bolas, the Ravager  ^Flip decks.

Hey stensiagamekeeper,

Thanks for your comment. I agree with you on Adanto Vanguard, but the only question is where would I put him? What would I take out for him? The same thing can be said for Sorcerous Spyglass and Shapers' Sanctuary. Where would I put them? Find / Finality is probably better than Shapers' Sanc, as it can't removed and it brings back two cards from my graveyard (2-for-1). I faced a couple of Control decks in the PPTQ yesterday, and my current sideboard doing pretty well.

Thanks,

Hexaflexagon

Hey Hexaflexagon,

Great deck! As a suggestion, I think that you may cut the 3 District Guide to add 3 Wildgrowth Walker, because if you cast Merfolk Branchwalker or Jadelight Ranger it grows, and you gain important life that sometimes active the Resplendent Angel's ability.

Greets, TheSimikBOat.

Hey TheSimikBOat,

Thanks for your comment. The only reason why I don't replace District Guide with Wildgrowth Walker is because this deck has to hit every land drop from turn one to turn 5. Guide helps me with this by fetching me another land to play when the time comes. It also provides colour fixing when needed, which is very important for a tri-colour deck with double symbols in two colours.

Thanks again,

Hexaflexagon

I think that Angel of Grace can be a great future-card for this deck because it can be useful against aggro decks to gain time. Also can be a good "defender" with the flash ability, and if you have Lyra Dawnbringer .... I do not think I need to say it.

Hey TheSimikBOat,

Thanks for another comment. While I do think that Angel of Grace is a great card, I don't think I'll put it in for two reasons. The first is that it conflicts with Lyra CMC wise and raises my curve by quite a bit. The second is I just don't know where to put it. It could go into the Sideboard, but I'll have to think about it.

Thanks again,

Hexaflexagon