There are 8 total options for Angel Generals. http://magiccards.info/query/cards/6695365.html Too Bad Maelstrom Angel isnt Legendary...
The Red Akroma is the least viable for a tribal general, and isnt the greatest as a mono red general in the first place. I think that one of the multi-colored choices would be best as they give more options for other spells.
Gabriel Angelfire doesnt seem like the best choice here either. This isnt a color combo I use often so I cant think of the other options that would be available, especially for a tribal deck.
Eh, it's gotta be Jenara. While I think it'd be much cooler to have the all-time great Akroma as a general, Jenera would make for a better deck.
This would allow for Steely Resolve. Which would be awesome.
Though, Akroma would make for a much more angelic feel, given the mono-W. And there'd certainly be no shortage of Angels there. Either way, but I think these are your best two options.
I still maintain that the deck needs to be 5 color in order to play with all of the iconic angels. apart from there are simply too many angels in the other colors to pass up. The General doesn't need to be an angel. That is why I chose Karona
I think Radiant is pretty good and very flavorful. He may not be the most potent general but he is very iconic. I've wanted to build a mono W Angels deck for a while now with Radiant as the figurehead. It would be really sick to foil the whole thing out too (Radiant foils are AMAZING but very hard to come by...like $50 a pop). If you go tribal, don't forget Belbe's Portal, and if your avg. cmc is high, Quicksilver Amulet to boot. I'll be curious to see where you take this. Good luck in your decision-making process.
I think it would be pretty fun for a casual tribal edh deck.
The general choices would be Akroma, Angel of Wrath, Radiant, Archangel, or Reya Dawnbringer.
I'm leaning towards Akroma, though Reya would be fun too.
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There's also Razia, Boros Archangel if you want to go red-white.
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Too Bad Maelstrom Angel isnt Legendary...
The Red Akroma is the least viable for a tribal general, and isnt the greatest as a mono red general in the first place. I think that one of the multi-colored choices would be best as they give more options for other spells.
Gabriel Angelfire doesnt seem like the best choice here either. This isnt a color combo I use often so I cant think of the other options that would be available, especially for a tribal deck.
Any white general could use some of these other angels in their ranks: Blinding Angel, Karmic Angel, Serra Avenger, Baneslayer Angel, Voice of All, Adarkar Valkarie, Exalted Angel, Battlegrace Angel
Jenara, Ashura of War is a Great choice. Cheap, access to three colors, one of them blue, and a strong ability as well. Some good options: Filigree Angel (with the artifact acceleration you should be running), Kiss of the Ameesha, Stoic Angel (with vigilance creatures and some tapping creatures, Glimmering Angel, Gabriel Angelfire can go in here, [CARD]Guiding Spirit
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Selenia, Dark Angel doesn't have an amazing ability, but it does give you a great color combo with plenty of options for removal. Some good angels: Angel of Dispair, Entomb + Karmic Guide, Desolation Angel
Oh, and there is this one angel I've heard of called Platinum Angel that could be put into any of these.
This would allow for Steely Resolve. Which would be awesome.
Though, Akroma would make for a much more angelic feel, given the mono-W. And there'd certainly be no shortage of Angels there. Either way, but I think these are your best two options.
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