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Trostani Angel Tokens

Commander / EDH GW (Selesnya)

LanAkou


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Trostani is not the best at anything. If you want to play tokens in Green/White, you can play Rhys. If you want to play Enchantress in Green/White, you can play Karametra. If you want to play Lifegain, well, you're in the wrong format.

I've chosen Trostani for 4 reasons.

1: Trostani is a 2/5 and can always block opponents.

2: Trostani can gain life, to be used as a cushion against an aggressive enemy.

3: Trostani has 4 mana symbols on her, and can activate heliod and Karametra by herself.

4: Everyone at the table will underestimate her, giving you time to get your enchantresses and enchantments up in a battlecruiser meta. By the time people realize what has happened, the game will be yours.

This deck aims to get out enchantresses, drop the enchantress lock (2 cards that make other enchantments un-targetable like Sterling Grove and Greater Auramancy), and then make a ton of angels with Luminarch Ascension, Entreat the Angels, or Sigil of the Empty throne. Make no mistake, the gameplan is combat damage. Felidar Sovereign is a backup strategy, and Serra Avatar can definitely one shot people in this deck... though I have been toying with the idea of a "pacifist" build, that runs all the White/Green "You win if" cards (like Helix Pinnacle)

There are some very cool interactions (Serra Avatar + Trostani doubles your life, Heliod/God-Favored General + Ediolon of Blossoms draws you cards with tokens. Enchantment Tokens will net you more white mana from Serra's Sanctum) but this deck is still casual in nature.

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Have made several changes to the deck since last update, the deck plays much more smoothly but is still not 100% optimal. I'm still missing a few key cards, and the deck lacks any infinite combos. I'm fine with this, as it does tend to... "storm" for lack of a better term. It's not uncommon to build up and suddenly explode into drawing 20 cards, tapping for 100 mana, and making 1000 indestructible angel tokens.

Out (18): 1x Mimic Vat (win more)
1x Well of Lost Dreams (non-bo with artifact hate that I run)
1x Act of Authority (no room)
1x Aura of Silence (drew hate, weak link)
1x Beastmaster Ascension (win more)
1x Collective Blessing (win more)
1x Into the Wilds (too slow and expensive)
1x Khalni Heart Expedition (too slow)
1x Survival of the Fittest (This wasn't a bad card, I just didn't have a plan for it)
1x Creeping Renaissance (went to hand)
1x Devout Invocation (win more)
1x Skyshroud Claim (went into a different deck, still very good here)
1x Mosswort Bridge (slow land)
1x Rupture Spire (slow land)
1x Vitu-Ghazi, the City-Tree (no color land)
1x Garruk's Packleader (tough cut, but ultimately, not needed. Win more.)
1x Sublime Archangel (win more)
1x Veteran Explorer (too slow)

In (18):
x1 Dryad Arbor (can tutor it, nice)
x1 Heliod, God of the Sun (enchantment TOKENS on command)
x1 God Favored General (More enchantment tokens)
x1 Sun Titan (Recursion)
x1 Voice of Resurgence (Big Tokens and a reason not to play shit on my turn)
x1 City of Solitude (More anti-blue)
x1 Dictate of Karametra (More Mana)
x1 Ground Seal (More Graveyard hate + cheap enchantments + cantrip)
x1 Karmic Justice (Solid, inexpensive enchantment)
x1 Mana Bloom (Enchantment you can play for 1 every turn)
x1 Song of the Dryads (Solid pseudo-removal)
x1 Rampant Growth (faster ramp than Kahlni heart expedition)
x1 Praetor's Council (Solid card)
x1 Chord of Calling (Get those enchantresses)
x1 Worldly Tutor (Get those Enchantresses)
x1 Plains
x2 forest

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Date added 10 years
Last updated 7 years
Legality

This deck is Commander / EDH legal.

Rarity (main - side)

14 - 0 Mythic Rares

45 - 0 Rares

13 - 0 Uncommons

7 - 0 Commons

Cards 100
Avg. CMC 3.55
Tokens Angel 4/4 W, Beast 3/3 G, Copy Clone, Elemental 8/8 GW, Elemental */* GW, Elephant 3/3 G, Elf Warrior 1/1 GW, Enchantment Cleric 2/1 W, Enchantment Soldier 1/1 W, Knight 2/2 W w/ Vigilance, Wurm 5/5 G w/ Trample, Wurm 6/6 G
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