Giada, Font of Hope
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- Commander
- Giada, Font of Hope
- Cards
- 100
- Current value
- $624.19
- Grade
- B+
How it grades
Fundamentals 82/100. Plays like Angel Tribal and Lifegain.
This reads as Angel Tribal · Lifegain, built around Giada, Font of Hope. An Angel deck at heart: the creatures share a type on purpose, and lords, payoffs, and type-matters synergies make the whole board bigger than its parts. Tribal decks trade individual card power for critical mass, so keep the angel count high and let the synergy pay the bills. Its strongest fundamental is ramp (14 ramp effects, counting Giada (want 8+ for this curve for Angel Tribal, your cost reduction counted)); the first thing to tighten is card draw: 6 draw effects (want 10+ for Angel Tribal).
- A+Mana reliability
- B+Land count
- A-Mana curve
- A+Ramp
- C+Card draw
- A+Interaction
- A+Commander synergy
- AWin conditions
- A+Card quality
- A+Legality & size
Where it falls short
- B+Land count34 lands. About 37 fits this curve for Angel Tribal, with your cost reduction counted.
- C+Card draw6 draw effects (want 10+ for Angel Tribal).
Strong on mana reliability, mana curve, ramp, interaction, commander synergy, win conditions, card quality and legality & size.
74 cards graded: A- 10, B+ 49, B 15. The command zone is the plan, so it isn't graded.
Upgrades
Made together, they take Giada, Font of Hope from B+ to A+.
Welcoming Vampire2W$3.50
In place of Vanquisher's Banner: weakest slot in the deck (71/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 6 of 10+). Pays off your go-wide engine (22 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
Mentor of the Meek2W$4.77
In place of Firemane Commando: weakest slot in the deck (74/100)
Fits the go-wide build players run with your commanders. Fills the draw gap (you're at 6 of 10+). Pays off your go-wide engine (22 producers).
Enduring Innocence1WW$3.13
In place of Herald's Horn: weakest slot in the deck (64/100)
Fuels your lifegain payoffs (3 in deck). Fills the draw gap (you're at 6 of 10+). Pays off your go-wide engine (22 producers).
Alhammarret's Archive5$10.49
In place of Urza's Incubator: weakest slot in the deck (64/100)
Pays off your lifegain engine (14 producers). Fits the lifegain build players run with your commanders. Fills the draw gap (you're at 6 of 10+).
Well of Lost Dreams4$5.60
In place of Segovian Angel: weakest slot in the deck (65/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 6 of 10+). Pays off your lifegain engine (14 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
Exalted Sunborn3WW$20.58
In place of Baneslayer Angel: weakest slot in the deck (67/100)
Fuels your token payoffs (9 in deck). Fits the commander's plan. Is a Angel for your commanders' plan.
Soul WardenW$3.47
In place of Brave the Elements: weakest slot in the deck (67/100)
Pays off your token engine (10 producers). Fits the token build players run with your commanders. Pays off your go-wide engine (22 producers).
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar1WW$2.90
In place of Serra the Benevolent: weakest slot in the deck (67/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (22 producers). Fuels your token payoffs (9 in deck). Top-5% staple by play data.
Cathars' Crusade3WW$9.28
In place of Angel of Jubilation: weakest slot in the deck (68/100)
Pays off your token engine (10 producers). Pays off your go-wide engine (22 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
Soul's AttendantW$8.16
In place of Herald of War: expensive for ramp: the help arrives late (68/100)
Pays off your token engine (10 producers). Pays off your go-wide engine (22 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
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Decklist
Commander 1
Creatures 31
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Planeswalkers 1
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Instants 9
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Sorceries 5
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Artifacts 12
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Enchantments 7
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Lands 34
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