Lyra Dawnbringer
Flying First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.) Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.) Other Angels you control get +1/+1 and have lifelink.
A ready-made Lyra Dawnbringer decklist
Complete 100-card mono-white deck, free to read, with prices and buy links.
How Lyra Dawnbringer decks play in EDH
Lyra Dawnbringer is a mono-white commander costing 3WW, and its legendary creature - angel line shapes the whole deck around it. Life gain is a resource here rather than a safety net, so cards that convert life totals into damage or draw belong in the list. Built-in evasion means damage gets through reliably, so effects that scale that damage are worth more than extra bodies. The cards below are the ones Lyra Dawnbringer decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $57.47Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (1)
Removal (4)
Creatures (12)
Synergy & payoffs (1)
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What colours can I use in a Lyra Dawnbringer deck?
Lyra Dawnbringer has a mono-white colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Lyra Dawnbringer?
The cards played most often in Lyra Dawnbringer decks include Lyra, Archangel of Dawn, Ob Nixilis, the Ascended, Kindred Judgment. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Lyra Dawnbringer deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $57.47 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Lyra Dawnbringer deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.