Where does Archangel of Thune fall?
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Posted on July 18, 2013, 9:07 p.m. by the_kingn0thing
I am still trying to find out what deck would best fit her and I am drawing blank.
Aristocrats would be ideal, but with Blood Artist rotating out, it doesn't have it's power.
Anyone know where she will fit in after October rolls around?
I'm looking at green white. It would need lots of ramp but Archangel of Thune + Kalonian Hydra just seems like a potential GG. Have every other card get a couple +1/+1 counters and run Crowned Ceratok swing with board and all those counters double and everything has trample. Thoughts?
July 18, 2013 9:15 p.m.
My guess would be a B/W control deck (if someone even tried building a deck with Soul Mom in it). Extort, Detain, and Lifelink creatures would be needed. Th Fall set will probably have a few cards that will make her a little more viable.
Modern has a nice place for her in Soul Sisters.
July 18, 2013 9:17 p.m.
the_kingn0thing says... #5
I thought about putting her in a G/W token deck, but her cost is quite expensive in that one. Seems like a 5 drop would be rough there.
July 18, 2013 9:21 p.m.
Ohthenoises says... #6
Paired with Trostani, Selesnya's Voice she acts as a pseudo-Master Biomancer where just having a creature ETB makes things bigger.
July 18, 2013 9:24 p.m.
Elvish Mystic and Manaweft Sliver would be enough ramp i would think. The deck would probably ere on the midrange side but if you're gaining enough life it shouldn't matter even if you're up against aggro. I might try to lay out an actual list and link it for you all to look at.
July 18, 2013 9:24 p.m.
she will probably fall into some sort of white deck that wins with creatures and will likely be the top end of that deck.
July 18, 2013 9:41 p.m.
This is what I came uo with so far. Went three color for lifelink extort and +1/+1 counter goodness. Obviously this is not meant to be serious but it might be a good building block. Lifegain Beatdown
July 18, 2013 9:43 p.m.
Morglen Life Gain Post Rotation!
This is my take on Archangel of Thune
I personally think Archangel of Thune and Scavenging Ooze is a sick combo. Or with extort, every time you pay the B/W cost, all creatures receive a pump for 1. Hope this helps!
July 18, 2013 9:44 p.m.
I'm working on a deck in green/black/white colors, but I've changed the build concept so many times I don't even remember what it originally looked like.
Übermensch! Might be worth sitting down and trying to make it work.
July 18, 2013 10:24 p.m.
the_kingn0thing says... #12
I might go strictly G/W, focusing on Trostani and Archangel. I am having a hard time finding 1 drops that would fit however. 2 drops are there and 3 dropsare much easier to figure out, especially throwing control in.
Seems like it may start slow as all my big cards will be 5 or more, but I might can make it work.
I am going to miss cards like Lingering Souls quite a bit though.
July 18, 2013 10:30 p.m.
Do you have an outline of the deck that we can look at? If you don't go strictly G/W then Deathrite Shaman will help ramp so easily while gaining life/counters at the same time.
July 18, 2013 10:55 p.m.
the_kingn0thing says... #14
Yeah, I thought that. I am going to lay an outline down tonight when I get to a computer.
July 18, 2013 11:11 p.m.
RedCloud2012 says... #16
I like Chalice of Life Flip and staff of sun magus Healer of the Pride and Rhox Faithmender , also obsedat ghost counsel
July 18, 2013 11:41 p.m.
the_kingn0thing says... #17
Not really sure how to set that up. You have a link to a deck that she might fit into?
July 18, 2013 11:43 p.m.
RedCloud2012 says... #18
Have fun mixing innistrad block and m13 while you can. Its the most fun time to play magic.
July 18, 2013 11:44 p.m.
the_kingn0thing says... #19
Chalice & Staff of Nin are both rotating out. I am setting for post rotation.
July 18, 2013 11:44 p.m.
RedCloud2012 says... #20
Do that in october why care now. Staff of Nin deals 1 dam and lets you draw an extra card, IDK what that has to do with thrune
July 18, 2013 11:59 p.m.
TheOne4221 says... #22
I've tossed her into a post-M14 deck, Into the Wilds, For Epic Ramping.
With the potential for double land drops every turn, combo'd off Primeval Bounty , you gain 6 life, and 2 +1/+1 counters on everything.
July 19, 2013 12:23 a.m.
the_kingn0thing says... #23
Not at ALL ready, but let me know what you think.
July 19, 2013 7:05 a.m.
so far she has been working out fairly well in the few games I have been able to play her in my deck War Junk I have enough cards that can gain me life like Scavenging Ooze , Deathrite Shaman , Fiendslayer Paladin and a couple others.
July 21, 2013 12:58 a.m.
the_kingn0thing says... #25
My G/W deck plays pretty well so far, even without key elements like Voice of Resurgence and control/removal.
I can't think of anything to put in really since Oblivion Ring is going out and everything is much too big to play otherwise.
July 21, 2013 8:58 a.m.
Where does Archangel of Thune fall?
She falls in price.
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OT though, right now she could be a curve-topper in tokens or maybe aristocrats. But with Lingering Souls rotating out in september, tokens as we know it will be gone. I might pick a few up on the cheap and mess around with it, but Theros needs to bring a halfway decent replacement for Lingering Souls ( Hive Stirrings does not count).
The problem is that she looks really frail for her cost. She's got the body of Restoration Angel but not the immediate "affect the board" value. Aurelia suffers the same problem, but she makes it up for doing something the turn she hits the board. That said, if you have some lifelinky guys out on the board, you could immediately buff her.
July 21, 2013 9:16 a.m.
the_kingn0thing says... #27
Well, I have been playtesting her, and she works well with a couple cards including Scavenging Ooze , Primeval Bounty , and Trostani, Selesnya's Voice .
Other cards like Soulmender work well with her too.
IAmKingTony says... #2
there are a lot of nice lifegain cards around, I'm sure a deck will be crafted
July 18, 2013 9:10 p.m.