Angels & Demons

Commander / EDH RBW (Mardu)

MULRAH

Lands (36)

• 1x Hall of the Bandit Lord
• 1x Haunted Ridge
• 4x Mountain
• 12x Plains
• 1x Sanctum of Eternity
• 1x Shattered Sanctum
• 1x Silent Clearing
• 1x Sunbaked Canyon
• 1x Sundown Pass
• 12x Swamp
• 1x Tarnished Citadel

Lifegain Without Angels (8)

• 1x Auriok Champion
• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Cleric Class
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Rhox Faithmender
• 1x Twinblade Paladin
• 1x Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose

Removal (8)

• 1x Dread Cacodemon
• 1x Dreadbore
• 1x Essence Pulse
• 1x Kaya's Guile
• 1x Leonin Relic-Warder
• 1x Rampage of the Valkyries
• 1x Reaper from the Abyss
• 1x Vilis, Broker of Blood

Angels with Lifegain 1 (8)

• 1x Angel of Vitality
• 1x Bruna, the Fading Light  ^Meld
• 1x Exquisite Archangel
• 1x Gisela, the Broken Blade  ^Meld
• 1x Lyra Dawnbringer
• 1x Sephara, Sky's Blade
• 1x Seraphic Greatsword
• 1x Speaker of the Heavens

Angels with Lifegain 2 (8)

• 1x Angel of Destiny
• 1x Celestine, the Living Saint
• 1x Eradicator Valkyrie
• 1x Luminarch Ascension
• 1x Resplendent Angel
• 1x Righteous Valkyrie
• 1x Rodolf Duskbringer
• 1x Valkyrie Harbinger

Ramp (8)

• 1x Archaeomancer's Map
• 1x Giada, Font of Hope
• 1x Herald of War
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Pearl Medallion
• 1x Rakdos, Lord of Riots
• 1x Starnheim Aspirant
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer

Commanders & Pet Cards (7)

• 1x Kaalia of the Vast
• 1x Licia, Sanguine Tribune
• 1x Master of Cruelties
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sire Of Insanity
• 1x Tariel, Reckoner of Souls

Commander (1)

Card Draw (8)

• 1x Bloodgift Demon
• 1x Burning-Rune Demon
• 1x Cosmos Elixir
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Stinging Study
• 1x Tainted Pact
• 1x Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
• 1x Well of Lost Dreams

Selenia Combos (8)

• 1x Beacon of Immortality
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Eternity Vessel
• 1x Mirror Universe
• 1x Selenia, Dark Angel
• 1x Tainted Remedy
• 1x Tree of Perdition
• 1x Triskaidekaphobia

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Animate Dead Combos (8)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Bogardan Hellkite
• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Dance of the Dead
• 1x Leonin Relic-Warder
• 1x Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
• 1x Razaketh, the Foulblooded
• 1x Worldgorger Dragon

Lich Module (8)

• 1x Death's Shadow
• 1x Delaying Shield
• 1x Glacial Chasm
• 1x Lich
• 1x Nefarious Lich
• 1x Phyrexian Unlife
• 1x Resolute Archangel
• 1x Transcendence

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This deck combines themes of angels, demons, and lifegain to find a sweet spot between a few RWB commanders that can be used interchangeably to lead this deck. My play group allows only mid-power commanders, so Kaalia of the Vast should be viewed as a "hidden commander" for the deck. I made the deck assuming that Kaalia, Zenith Seeker is the default option, but the deck is not particularly streamlined around her; you'll rarely live the dream of being able to draw three cards, and I did not include many blink/topdeck synergies. Licia, Sanguine Tribune might be the better option, despite the deck's focus on angel tribal. Tariel, Reckoner of Souls is also an option, but this deck is in no way built to support her.

Deck Structure

This deck has been built using the 8x8 method. Half the modules fulfill typical functions you'd expect to see in any commander deck, while the other half support the specific themes of this deck.

Standard Modules

For every deck, I include a module for ramp, removal, and card draw, preferably filled with cards that align with the deck's theme rather than generic spells that could go in any deck.

• Ramp: Unfortunately, most of these cards are pretty generic, but Herald of War and Rakdos, Lord of Riots provide a little bit of a unique twist.
• Removal: While this suite has a couple generic additions, most of them are demons, dragons, or related, and a couple are tied to potential combos.
• Card Draw & Selection: Most of these cards are demons or demand life payments, which you will hopefully be able to afford with all the life gain in this deck.
• Commanders & Pet Cards: This module has become standard in most of my decks at this point. It includes four different commanders for this deck, each one with a "pet card" that works particularly well with that commander. Three of these commanders are considered "mid-power" and are therefore eligible for play with my group.

Angels & Lifegain Modules

The other half of these module are devoted to the primary themes of this deck: angels and lifegain, supported by demons and a dash of dragons.

• The two Angels with Lifegain Modules include angels or angel producers that can gain life or provide payoffs for gaining life. All of these cards work with either Kaalia, both of whom want angels in your deck, while all the lifegain supports Licia.
• The Lifegain Module further supports Licia while providing some more payoff for the lifegain the angels provide. In addition, many of the demons in the other suites have life payments to activate their abilities, which won't feel as painful due to this suite.
• The "Selenia Combos" Module includes a handful of combos that fit with the overall theme of life gain/drain found elsewhere in the deck but that really shine if you manage to get Selenia into play. Good times!

Deckbuilding Restrictions

I am loosely following a singleton rule for my entire collection, which severely narrows the selection of cards that can go in this deck. Major exclusions include:

• cube staples,
• cards already in my Commander Cube, and
• cards already in one of my planar cubes (https://mulrah.droppages.com/Magic).

Date added	3 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	20 - 0 Mythic Rares 45 - 0 Rares 6 - 0 Uncommons 1 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.20
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Angel 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, Spirit 1/1 WB
Folders	Retired - Commander Tribal Cycle (Mid-Power), Commander - Favorite Decks