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Lyra, Tolarian Archangel
Legendary Creature — Angel Wizard
Flying At the beginning of each end step, if you've drawn three or more cards this turn, create a 3/3 blue Angel creature token with flying. {3}{U}{U}: Until end of turn, whenever Lyra deals combat damage to a player, draw two cards.
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“Card-draw engine that makes flying Angels and converts combat into more draws.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Tokens swarm
Tokens, Spellslinger, Card Draw Matters
Strategy
Lyra, Tolarian Archangel is a card-draw engine wrapped in a flying body. Your core game plan is to draw lots of cards each turn—ideally three or more—which triggers her ability to create flying Angel tokens while also fueling her activated ability to convert combat damage into more cards. The deck wants to chain card draw effects, cheap cantrips, and wheel effects to trigger that threshold repeatedly, then use the growing army of Angels to pressure opponents and close games through combat.
Build around effects that draw multiple cards per turn cycle: blue cantrips, impulse-draw effects, wheels, and creatures that trigger on card draw. The Reality Fracture planeswalkers like The Theorist, Jace Beleren and Chandra, Chill of Compliance are natural fits—they generate card advantage while Lyra's tokens protect them. Use Lyra's activated ability as a reflexive threat: once you're in combat, her damage output converts directly into more cards, which refuels the trigger. Lean into flyers-matter synergies and card-draw payoffs to maximize velocity.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip expensive tutors and planeswalkers; use affordable blue cantrips like Opt, Consider, and Ponder; Talrand, Sky Summoner is a budget-friendly token synergy alternative to pricier flying lords.
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