Hello everyone. We're just a few weeks away from the release of our next set, but I'm still finding new and exciting decks to play in Standard. This week I have four decks that I can't wait to build. Let's get started.

Jeskai Angels

We'll begin with a deck that features a lot of evasive and powerful creatures. Let's take a look at the deck.

Jeskai Angels | MKM Standard | HelloGoodGame, aetherhub.com user

• Creatures (22)
• 2 Aurelia, the Law Above
• 2 Inspiring Overseer
• 3 Errant and Giada
• 3 Skrelv, Defector Mite
• 4 Aurelia's Vindicator
• 4 Giada, Font of Hope
• 4 Resplendent Angel

• Instants (5)
• 2 Get Lost
• 3 No More Lies

• Sorceries (5)
• 2 Angelfire Ignition
• 3 Strangle

• Enchantments (2)
• 2 Case of the Crimson Pulse

• Artifacts (2)
• 2 The Irencrag

• Lands (24)
• 1 Island
• 4 Plains
• 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
• 1 Otawara, Soaring City
• 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
• 2 Adarkar Wastes
• 2 Battlefield Forge
• 2 Cavern of Souls
• 2 Deserted Beach
• 2 Seachrome Coast
• 2 Shivan Reef
• 2 Stormcarved Coast
• 2 Sundown Pass

• Sideboard (12)
• 1 Archangel Elspeth
• 1 Archangel of Wrath
• 1 Boon-Bringer Valkyrie
• 1 Lunarch Veteran
• 1 Steel Seraph
• 1 Undercover Operative
• 1 Monstrous Rage
• 1 Witchstalker Frenzy
• 1 Case of the Uneaten Feast
• 1 Restless Anchorage
• 1 Restless Bivouac
• 1 Restless Spire

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Resplendent Angel pairs nicely with Giada. While Resplendent Angel is on the battlefield, you'll get to create a 4/4 Angel creature token with flying and vigilance each turn that you gain 5 or more life. That can become easy to do if you happen to have Aurelia's Vindicator in play, as the +1/+1 counters Giada provides will allow it to attack with more than 5 power. Since it also has lifelink, you'll be able to produce a new Angel creature token each turn until you finally overwhelm your opponent's defenses.

Bant +1/+1 Counters

Another deck that is capable of producing a ton of +1/+1 counters is up next. Let's check it out.

Bant +1/+1 Counters | MKM Standard | SwayzeMTG, aetherhub.com user

• Creatures (29)
• 2 Torens, Fist of the Angels
• 3 Sovereign Okinec Ahau
• 4 Botanical Brawler
• 4 Gala Greeters
• 4 Hopeful Initiate
• 4 Ingenious Prodigy
• 4 Siege Veteran
• 4 Thrummingbird

• Planeswalkers (3)
• 3 The Wandering Emperor

• Instants (4)
• 4 Repulsive Mutation

• Lands (24)
• 1 Forest
• 1 Island
• 2 Plains
• 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1 Deserted Beach
• 1 Dreamroot Cascade
• 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
• 1 Otawara, Soaring City
• 1 Overgrown Farmland
• 2 Restless Anchorage
• 4 Razorverge Thicket
• 4 Seachrome Coast
• 4 Yavimaya Coast

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In order to ensure that your team has an abundant supply of +1/+1 counters, you can rely on a couple of cards for help with this. First is Standard's premier planeswalker, The Wandering Emperor. Her +1 loyalty ability places a +1/+1 counter on any creature in play. There's also Siege Veteran, who places a +1/+1 counter on a creature you control at the beginning of combat on your turn. Both of these cards help your team gain more and more +1/+1 counters as the game goes on.

Jeskai Superfriends

Next, I have a deck for you that utilizes the power of planeswalkers to win games. Let's take a look at the deck.

Jeskai Superfriends | MKM Standard | LegenVD, aetherhub.com user

• Planeswalkers (14)
• 2 Chandra, Hope's Beacon
• 2 Jace, the Perfected Mind
• 2 Quintorius Kand
• 2 Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
• 2 Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset
• 2 The Eternal Wanderer
• 2 The Wandering Emperor

• Instants (9)
• 1 Big Score
• 2 Experimental Augury
• 2 Get Lost
• 4 Lightning Helix

• Sorceries (1)
• 1 Ill-Timed Explosion

• Enchantments (7)
• 3 Temporary Lockdown
• 4 Urza Assembles the Titans

• Artifacts (5)
• 1 Staff of Compleation
• 2 The Celestus
• 2 The Irencrag

• Lands (24)
• 2 Plains
• 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
• 1 Otawara, Soaring City
• 1 Thundering Falls
• 2 Adarkar Wastes
• 2 Battlefield Forge
• 2 Elegant Parlor
• 2 Meticulous Archive
• 2 Shivan Reef
• 3 Deserted Beach
• 3 Stormcarved Coast
• 3 Sundown Pass

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While this deck technically has no creatures, it has numerous ways of creating creature tokens that will help you finish off your opponent. The Wandering Emperor, Quintorius Kand, Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim, and The Eternal Wanderer all have abilities that you can use to create creature tokens. There should be no reason this deck has any trouble closing out games.

In addition to all of the planeswalkers in this deck, there are a lot of spells that act as creature removal. Lightning Helix and Get Lost are both targeted removal, while Ill-Timed Explosion and Temporary Lockdown are able to take care of numerous threats. By getting your opponent's creatures out of the way, you can swing in easily with your own creature tokens, for the win.

Naya Midrange

The final deck I have for you this week likes getting additional value from its triggered abilities. Let's take a look at the deck.

Naya Midrange | MKM Standard | MtgMalone, aetherhub.com user

• Creatures (17)
• 2 Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness
• 3 Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
• 4 Geological Appraiser
• 4 Pugnacious Hammerskull
• 4 Trumpeting Carnosaur

• Planeswalkers (5)
• 2 Ajani, Sleeper Agent
• 3 Quintorius Kand

• Sorceries (4)
• 4 Angelfire Ignition

• Enchantments (7)
• 3 Temporary Lockdown
• 4 Fight Rigging

• Lands (27)
• 1 Plains
• 1 Mountain
• 2 Forest
• 1 Battlefield Forge
• 1 Brushland
• 1 Commercial District
• 1 Karplusan Forest
• 2 Copperline Gorge
• 2 Elegant Parlor
• 2 Lush Portico
• 3 Cavern of Souls
• 3 Jetmir's Garden
• 3 Rockfall Vale
• 4 Sundown Pass

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The easiest way to win with this deck is with the use of Angelfire Ignition. This sorcery does it all. It adds +1/+1 counters to a creature, making it a bigger threat. It then gives that creature numerous keywords, including haste and trample, to name just a couple. Plus, Angelfire Ignition has flashback, allowing you to cast it from your graveyard. With all of the free cards you'll get from discovering multiple times, plus the keyword soup that Angelfire Ignition provides, you'll find games ending very quickly.

Wrapping Up

As we continue the march towards the release of Outlaws of Thunder Junction, it's great to see that there are so many fun and exciting decks left to discover in Standard. While I was originally skeptical that having a bigger card pool in Standard would be a good thing, I'm happy to see that it seems to have helped keep the creative fountain flowing.

What do you think of these decks? Feel free to share this article with your friends anywhere on social media. And be sure to join me here again next week as I continue my search for innovative decks in Standard. I'll see you then!

- Mike Likes