Is Blue White Angels strong enough?

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Posted on Aug. 11, 2015, 4:27 a.m. by kengiczar

It's all in the threat title. I more specifically started wondering about this due to Aegis Angel today.

T2: Nyx-Fleece Ram / Aegis of the Gods (You laugh but I went 2/0 against Jeskai Mill today.)
T3: Monastery Siege
T4: Clever Impersonator / Archangel of Tithes
T5: Avacyn, Guardian Angel / End Hostilities
T6: Aegis Angel

What do you all think? Would you play an angel deck? If so, how? If not, why?

Obviously I think will be happy to see Stormbreath Dragon gone and I cannot wait for that day, but in the mean time I think this could be a fun kitchen table standard deck. Just wondering you all think board-state decks have enough tools right now.

TreeCat says... #2

Any real reason for it to be angel tribal?

August 11, 2015 11:08 a.m.

Gorgosaurusrex says... #3

Yeah why do you need to stick to Angels? I don't think there are any benefits in Standard outside of Obelisk of Urd.

August 11, 2015 11:17 a.m.

Wabbbit says... #4

I think it could be decent. Play that one cards that gives flyers +1/+1. Can't remember the name.

August 11, 2015 12:31 p.m.

EssTea says... #5

No real payoff to playing angels over brimaz dragonlord ojutai and Elspeth. Oh and the reason you dont see u/w midrange running around is because the removal sucks compared to jeskai and abzan.

August 11, 2015 3:11 p.m.

kengiczar says... #6

Eh, there are plenty of "Dragon" decks with only 4-7 dragons, that's what i was thinking for angels. I just was considering angels because they look cool and haven't seen heavy, heavy play since Sigarda.

Having some other creatures to further boost flyers would be pretty good.

@ EssTea - Going Tri-color would almost certainly make us lose Archangel of Tithes. is also an option, but how do you feel about Tri-Color angels? I think it might be to hard.

August 11, 2015 4:22 p.m.

Gorgosaurusrex says... #7

Yeah but the Dragon decks with 4-7 Dragons actually have cards that make Dragons worth playing, such as Silumgar's Scorn, Draconic Roar, Foul-Tongue Invocation, and Haven of the Spirit Dragon. There are no such cards in Standard for Angels.

August 11, 2015 4:47 p.m.