Art: Scott M. Fischer · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Giada, Font of Hope

Legendary Creature — Angel · from $0.62

Flying, vigilance Each other Angel you control enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it for each Angel you already control. {T}: Add {W}. Spend this mana only to cast an Angel spell.

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

49 of 100 at $5 or less · 32 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swords to Plowshares	Instant	1	$0.98
7	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
8	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
9	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
10	Path to Exile	Instant	1	$0.71
11	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
12	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
13	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
14	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
15	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
16	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
17	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
18	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
19	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
20	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
21	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
22	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
23	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
24	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
25	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
26	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
27	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
28	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
29	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
30	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
31	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
32	Generous Gift	Instant	3	$0.93
33	Smothering Tithe	Enchantment	4	$56.09
34	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
35	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
36	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
37	Esper Sentinel	Creature	1	$58.03
38	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
39	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
40	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
41	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
42	Teferi's Protection	Instant	3	$34.90
43	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
44	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
45	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
46	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
47	Enlightened Tutor	Instant	1	$21.99
48	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
49	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
50	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
51	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
52	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
53	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
54	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
55	Ghostly Prison	Enchantment	3	$5.72
56	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
57	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
58	Austere Command	Sorcery	6	$0.33
59	Flawless Maneuver	Instant	3	$9.24
60	Farewell	Sorcery	6	$4.44
61	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
62	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
63	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
64	Akroma's Will	Instant	4	$16.21
65	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
66	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
67	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
68	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
69	Stroke of Midnight	Instant	3	$0.20
70	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
71	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
72	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
73	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
74	Secluded Courtyard	Land	0	$0.31
75	Ornithopter of Paradise	Creature	2	$0.35
76	Sensei's Divining Top	Artifact	1	$36.48
77	Sword of the Animist	Artifact	2	$2.79
78	Mithril Coat	Artifact	3	$27.09
79	Mox Opal	Artifact	0	$229.58
80	Unclaimed Territory	Land	0	$0.30
81	Mox Diamond	Artifact	0	$1108.66
82	Foundry Inspector	Creature	3	$0.28
83	Everflowing Chalice	Artifact	0	$0.28
84	Grand Abolisher	Creature	2	$17.97
85	Basilisk Collar	Artifact	1	$2.73
86	Academy Manufactor	Creature	3	$8.00
87	Inventors' Fair	Land	0	$15.74
88	Panharmonicon	Artifact	4	$4.98
89	Jet Medallion	Artifact	2	$13.02
90	Darksteel Citadel	Artifact	0	$0.45
91	Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow	Creature	4	$6.26
92	Ruby Medallion	Artifact	2	$14.04
93	Scavenger Grounds	Land	0	$0.23
94	The Ozolith	Artifact	1	$60.88
95	Shadowspear	Artifact	1	$21.06
96	Phyrexian Altar	Artifact	3	$54.22
97	Urza's Incubator	Artifact	3	$19.87
98	Sun Titan	Creature	6	$0.20
99	Authority of the Consuls	Enchantment	1	$3.64
100	Decanter of Endless Water	Artifact	3	$3.00

Curve of these staples

Most played with Giada, Font of Hope

The 25 most-played cards in 5 settled top-16 lists running Giada, Font of Hope at 16+ player events since May 9, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in
1	Herald of War	100% · 5 of 5
2	Lyra Dawnbringer	100% · 5 of 5
3	Path to Exile	100% · 5 of 5
4	Sol Ring	100% · 5 of 5
5	Starnheim Aspirant	100% · 5 of 5
6	Youthful Valkyrie	100% · 5 of 5
7	Arcane Signet	80% · 4 of 5
8	Archangel of Thune	80% · 4 of 5
9	Archangel of Tithes	80% · 4 of 5
10	Avacyn, Angel of Hope	80% · 4 of 5
11	Bruna, the Fading Light	80% · 4 of 5
12	Emeria, the Sky Ruin	80% · 4 of 5
13	Gisela, the Broken Blade	80% · 4 of 5
14	Herald of Eternal Dawn	80% · 4 of 5
15	Inspiring Overseer	80% · 4 of 5
16	Linvala, Keeper of Silence	80% · 4 of 5
17	Pearl Medallion	80% · 4 of 5
18	Plains	80% · 4 of 5
19	Righteous Valkyrie	80% · 4 of 5
20	Sephara, Sky's Blade	80% · 4 of 5
21	Serra's Emissary	80% · 4 of 5
22	Swords to Plowshares	80% · 4 of 5
23	Teferi's Protection	80% · 4 of 5
24	Akroma's Will	60% · 3 of 5
25	Angel of Finality	60% · 3 of 5

Combos with Giada, Font of Hope

5 combos using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Altar of Dementia + Giada, Font of Hope + Twilight Shepherd
Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite mill · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Ashnod's Altar + Giada, Font of Hope + Twilight Shepherd
Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Giada, Font of Hope + Phyrexian Altar + Twilight Shepherd
Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Blasting Station + Giada, Font of Hope + Twilight Shepherd
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite damage
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Giada, Font of Hope + Spawning Pit + Twilight Shepherd
Infinite charge counters on a permanent · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Top finishes

8 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

11th of 21 — Free Mulligans - Casual EDH League (Season 3, Tappa 1) on Topdeck.ggOct 1, 2026 · 0–1–1 · by Mattia Schito
5th of 23 — PRECON BATTLE on Topdeck.ggSep 27, 2026 · 1–1–1 · by manelink
12th of 23 — PRECON BATTLE on Topdeck.ggSep 27, 2026 · 1–2–0 · by Marc
7th of 20 — Free Mulligans - Casual EDH League (Season 3, Tappa 0) on Topdeck.ggSep 17, 2026 · 0–0–2 · by Mattia Schito
7th of 31 — Commander Budget - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggAug 31, 2026 · 1–1–0 · by Víctor Mercado Álvarez
16th of 17 — Eternal Games Warren CEDH Event on Topdeck.ggMay 30, 2026 · 0–3–0 · by Adam P
15th of 19 — Lega Commander - Bracket 3 - Tappa 3 on Topdeck.ggMay 24, 2026 · 0–3–0 · by Francesco
15th of 22 — Secrets of Strixhaven Store Championship on Topdeck.ggMay 9, 2026 · 0–3–1 · by Nathaniel owens

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Precons led by Giada, Font of Hope

Official preconstructed decks with Giada, Font of Hope at the helm.

Calling All Angels
PreconCommander· Released Oct 2026

Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Precon product lists via MTGJSON. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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