Aaaand there's our high-rarity Angel, rounding out the set of iconics (assuming Alhammarret and Kothophed still count for those slots as legends, anyway). And it's...well, very White. Taxes everything related to combat.
Plays very nicely with Heliod for the 2.5 months they'll be in Standard together: nearly brings him online by herself, and Vigilance means it taxes both coming and going. Bit awkward that they're at the same CMC, but not the end of the world.
...also, 5 toughness on a Flying body dodges Languish, as well as basically all relevant burn currently in Standard. Not a bad place to be for 4 mana.
Seems like a shoe-in for any white midrange decks, she hits the board as a levitation if the enemy is tapped out, sticks around to block well. She doesn't work advantageously against a siege rhino, you'd still be on the back foot, but plays better to attack through him if the enemy was stabilizing at low. At least she can hold him off 1:1 at all. But pitting someone vs siege rhino is a bit high bar to set
Not bad. Has evasion, is aggressively costed, blocks pretty much everything: Whisperwood Eemental, Thunderbreak, Rhino, Tasigur, Anafenza, and other Dragons. Makes attacking and blocking very difficult for opponent and has to be dealt with instantly or is a huge tempo swing. Also, not a Legend, freaking stacks. Will see heavy play.
Welp, that's a fantastic Angel. I can't imagine this NOT seeing Constructed play. Hoses Aggro, hurts midrange blocking, avoids Languish and blocks Siege Rhino, Thunderbreak Regent, and Tasigur without dying....this is exactly the card I wanted to see after such a slow spoiler day. Something I actually have to just go out and buy.
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1) Underrated general that I can build around but the deck must work without him/her too.
2) Every card must be legal in both banlists.
3) No infinite combo that could win (and ruin) instantly a multiplayer game.
4) Synergy at all costs; stay on theme, avoid goodstuff.
The art and flavor are great, and the power level is quite high. It should see a lot of standard and EDH play, possibly modern as well as its stats match up well against Tasigur and Siege Rhino.
I am definitely trying out a white devotion brew again with this gal before we lose Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx. Between Anafenza, Brimaz and this powering Elspeth or Ugin out should be gravy.
Plays very nicely with Heliod for the 2.5 months they'll be in Standard together: nearly brings him online by herself, and Vigilance means it taxes both coming and going. Bit awkward that they're at the same CMC, but not the end of the world.
...also, 5 toughness on a Flying body dodges Languish, as well as basically all relevant burn currently in Standard. Not a bad place to be for 4 mana.
The kill spell is nasty. But I guess we'll take it for Limited purposes...
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1) Underrated general that I can build around but the deck must work without him/her too.
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3) No infinite combo that could win (and ruin) instantly a multiplayer game.
4) Synergy at all costs; stay on theme, avoid goodstuff.
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I was kinda hoping we would get a mythic angel with a pushed renown triggered ability, but I'm not complaining!
Only to be blemished by this Liliana Wench. The fact that now her Diadem was from an angel makes me hate her more.
Her death in the canon (HA! HA! Oh how I wish Creative right now has such gonads to) would delight me so.