Upgrading Calling All Angels: Giada, Font of Hope
The Calling All Angels precon from Foundations Commander is a mono-white Angels deck led by Giada, Font of Hope: a flying, vigilant commander that ramps you into Angels and makes every Angel you cast enter bigger.
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How the Deck Wants to Play
Before choosing upgrades, it helps to know what the deck cares about:
- Angel count - Giada rewards every Angel you control, so a higher density of Angels is the whole game plan.
- Protection and removal - Mono-white has the best spot removal and sweepers; use them to stay ahead while your Angels land.
- Mana - Giada taps for mana only for Angels, so cheap ramp and rocks get your fliers out a turn earlier.
Budget Upgrades (~$10 total)
Budget Upgrades for this deck. The price shown is the cheapest paper printing found today.
Cards to Add
- Resplendent Angel (~$4.93) - A mana-efficient Angel that makes a 4/4 Angel token whenever you gain 5 life. Pure Giada fuel.
- Entreat the Angels (~$0.42) - Miracle for a pile of Angel tokens, or cast it late for a huge swing. Every token grows with Giada.
- Path to Exile (~$0.58) - One-mana instant-speed removal for the best creature on the table.
- Wrath of God (~$3.34) - A clean sweeper for when you fall behind; your Angels come back after.
- Angel of Sanctions (~$0.30) - Flying Angel that exiles a threat on arrival and can come back with Embalm. Great value body.
- Sigil of the Empty Throne (~$0.41) - Every enchantment you cast creates a 4/4 flying Angel. Pair it with your enchantments for a steady stream.
Cards to Cut
These are the lowest-impact slots in the precon for this plan, so they are the first to go:
- Wojek Investigator
- Search the Premises
- Always Watching
- Merchant of Truth
- Metropolis Reformer
- Tome of Legends
Premium Upgrades (~$73 total)
Premium Upgrades for this deck. The price shown is the cheapest paper printing found today.
Cards to Add
- Archangel Avacyn (~$1.87) - Flash, flying, vigilance and a team-wide indestructible trick. A top-tier Angel.
- Avacyn, Angel of Hope (~$31.07) - A 8/8 flying, vigilant, indestructible body that protects your whole board.
- Baneslayer Angel (~$3.15) - Efficient lifelink flier that dominates combat and triggers Resplendent Angel lifegain.
- Elspeth, Sun's Champion (~$0.38) - Makes three 1/1 Soldiers per turn and can wipe all big creatures. Dominates multiplayer pods.
- Settle the Wreckage (~$0.58) - Exiles all attackers at instant speed. Your Angels get to survive and swing back.
- Teferi's Protection (~$35.59) - Protects you and your permanents from everything for a turn cycle.
Cards to Cut
These are the lowest-impact slots in the precon for this plan, so they are the first to go:
- Endless Atlas
- Marble Diamond
- Patchwork Banner
- Firemane Commando
- Bishop of Wings
- Speaker of the Heavens
Swap one tier at a time and keep the land count intact. Each upgrade list below has a ManaPool buy list so you can pick everything up in one order.