Drana and Linvala (Commander) - Angels

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Arnaud Gompertz
Jul 23, 2025
Can You Build Orzhov In Commander Without Resorting to Aristocrats?
On this edition of Branching Out, Arnaud dives into the House of Orzhov to find some Commander decks that go against the grain.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Vibrant Cityscape
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Giada, Font of Hope
74%inclusion66 decks89 decks
70%synergy
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
69%inclusion61 decks89 decks
59%synergy
Lyra Dawnbringer
57%inclusion51 decks89 decks
54%synergy
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
56%inclusion50 decks89 decks
53%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
53%inclusion47 decks89 decks
50%synergy
Righteous Valkyrie
55%inclusion49 decks89 decks
49%synergy
Rampage of the Valkyries
51%inclusion45 decks89 decks
48%synergy
Youthful Valkyrie
47%inclusion42 decks89 decks
45%synergy
Angel of Vitality
48%inclusion43 decks89 decks
45%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
48%inclusion43 decks89 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
61%inclusion54 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Resplendent Angel
46%inclusion41 decks89 decks
42%synergy
Path to Exile
46%inclusion41 decks89 decks
-3%synergy
Firja's Retribution
44%inclusion39 decks89 decks
42%synergy
Archangel of Thune
42%inclusion37 decks89 decks
37%synergy
Gisela, the Broken Blade
42%inclusion37 decks89 decks
39%synergy
The Book of Exalted Deeds
40%inclusion36 decks89 decks
39%synergy
Starnheim Aspirant
40%inclusion36 decks89 decks
38%synergy
Exemplar of Light
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
32%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
39%inclusion35 decks89 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
30%inclusion27 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Protection
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
The One Ring
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Opposition Agent
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Bruna, the Fading Light
39%inclusion35 decks89 decks
37%synergy
Herald of War
37%inclusion33 decks89 decks
36%synergy
Vengeful Reaper
37%inclusion33 decks89 decks
36%synergy
Eradicator Valkyrie
36%inclusion32 decks89 decks
34%synergy
Bishop of Wings
36%inclusion32 decks89 decks
34%synergy
Valkyrie Harbinger
35%inclusion31 decks89 decks
32%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
35%inclusion31 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Firemane Commando
34%inclusion30 decks89 decks
31%synergy
Archangel of Tithes
34%inclusion30 decks89 decks
31%synergy
Firja, Judge of Valor
31%inclusion28 decks89 decks
28%synergy
Metropolis Reformer
31%inclusion28 decks89 decks
30%synergy
Angel of Destiny
30%inclusion27 decks89 decks
28%synergy
Emeria Shepherd
30%inclusion27 decks89 decks
29%synergy
Baneslayer Angel
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
24%synergy
Sunblast Angel
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
24%synergy
Seraph of the Scales
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Segovian Angel
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
23%synergy
Cleaving Reaper
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
23%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Dazzling Angel
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Angelic Skirmisher
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Renegade Reaper
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Angel of Finality
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Serra Paragon
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
19%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Angel of Indemnity
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Thraben Watcher
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
19%synergy
Starfield Shepherd
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Liesa, Shroud of Dusk
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Blood Artist
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
-13%synergy
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
19%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Boon-Bringer Valkyrie
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Karmic Guide
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Battle Angels of Tyr
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Reya Dawnbringer
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Serra's Emissary
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Angel of Despair
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Angelic Arbiter
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Platinum Angel
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Angelic Field Marshal
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Vanguard Seraph
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Serra Ascendant
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
-15%synergy
Grand Abolisher
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Angel of Serenity
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Crystal Barricade
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
35%inclusion31 decks89 decks
-5%synergy
Mortify
35%inclusion31 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Despark
34%inclusion30 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Fracture
31%inclusion28 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Generous Gift
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Ritual
20%inclusion18 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Akroma's Will
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Utter End
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Disenchant
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Dual-Sun Technique
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Zealous Display
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Dark Endurance
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Angelic Intervention
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
-5%synergy
Withering Torment
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Invoke the Divine
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Doom Blade
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Angel's Grace
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Divine Resilience
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Return to Dust
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Village Rites
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-17%synergy
Clever Concealment
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Vanishing Verse
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Mana Tithe
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Destroy Evil
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Reprieve
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
33%inclusion29 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Austere Command
29%inclusion26 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Vindicate
27%inclusion24 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Farewell
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Exsanguinate
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Wrath of God
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Decode Transmissions
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Reanimate
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Cleansing Nova
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Starnheim Unleashed
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
15%synergy
Read the Bones
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Sign in Blood
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Entreat the Angels
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Merciless Eviction
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Haunting Voyage
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Defy Death
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Fumigate
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Tragic Trajectory
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Beyond the Quiet
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Scrounge for Eternity
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Embrace
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-11%synergy
Gift of Estates
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Dismantling Wave
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Armageddon
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Emeria's Call
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Descend upon the Sinful
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Herald's Horn
31%inclusion28 decks89 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion28 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Pearl Medallion
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Incubator
21%inclusion19 decks89 decks
19%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Oketra's Monument
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Moonsilver Spear
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Rescue Skiff
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Lumen-Class Frigate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Hylderblade
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Kill-Ship
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
The Seriema
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
4%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Phantom Train
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
The Wind Crystal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Celestial Armor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Banner of Kinship
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-9%synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
38%inclusion34 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Exquisite Blood
31%inclusion28 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
31%inclusion28 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
28%inclusion25 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Angelic Accord
27%inclusion24 decks89 decks
25%synergy
Ghostly Prison
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Land Tax
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Blind Obedience
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
-5%synergy
Angelic Chorus
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
12%synergy
Court of Grace
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Luminarch Ascension
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Chorale of the Void
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Seam Rip
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Debtors' Knell
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Cleric Class
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Deafening Silence
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Divine Visitation
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Sigarda's Splendor
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-14%synergy
Dawn of Hope
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Painful Quandary
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Pacifism
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Folk Hero
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Grievous Wound
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Dominaria
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Serra the Benevolent
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
24%synergy
Archangel Elspeth
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
14%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Elspeth Resplendent
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
40%inclusion36 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion28 decks89 decks
-13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion27 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Minas Tirith
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Three Tree City
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Shambling Vent
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Restless Fortress
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Radiant Fountain
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Secluded Steppe
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion73 decks89 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion62 decks89 decks
-12%synergy
Orzhov Signet
42%inclusion37 decks89 decks
-17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
34%inclusion30 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
-29%synergy
Patchwork Banner
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Marble Diamond
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Pristine Talisman
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Locket
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
7%synergy
White Auracite
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Plains
97%inclusion86 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion84 decks89 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion70 decks89 decks
-8%synergy
Isolated Chapel
57%inclusion51 decks89 decks
-7%synergy
Scoured Barrens
48%inclusion43 decks89 decks
24%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
45%inclusion40 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
42%inclusion37 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Vault of Champions
42%inclusion37 decks89 decks
1%synergy
Godless Shrine
39%inclusion35 decks89 decks
-9%synergy
Caves of Koilos
38%inclusion34 decks89 decks
-19%synergy
Temple of Silence
37%inclusion33 decks89 decks
-5%synergy
Tainted Field
33%inclusion29 decks89 decks
-19%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
31%inclusion28 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
28%inclusion25 decks89 decks
-13%synergy
Fetid Heath
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
-14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion21 decks89 decks
-6%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
-5%synergy
Command Bridge
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Great Hall of Starnheim
18%inclusion16 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
17%inclusion15 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
-9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
15%inclusion13 decks89 decks
10%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-9%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
-9%synergy
Silverquill Campus
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-11%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Capital City
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Citadel Gate
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Scrubland
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-3%synergy
Desolate Mire
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
-8%synergy
Silent Clearing
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-8%synergy
Emeria's Call
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Opal Palace
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
2%synergy
Neglected Manor
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy