Galea, Kindler of Hope

[vapid basalt]

Hi all. Been wanting to build something with Galea. I want to do elf tribal with a equipment/ aura voltron sub theme. What would be the best route to go with this commander

[shadow fractal]

I built mine with Equipment and top deck casting redundancies. I went a little heavier with equipment over the auras because I like the fact that if I lose the creature I don’t lose the equipment at the same time. There is probably a pretty decent enchantress route to take it though. 2 key enchantments I did keep are [[Infiltrators Magemark]] and [[Security Bypass]] because making stuff unblockable is awesome. You can check out my list below

https://archidekt.com/decks/3179680/galea_topdeck_of_hope

[languid sun]

https://scryfall.com/card/gpt/28/infiltrators-magemark

Infiltrator's Magemark <:mana2:292901509060886528><:manau:292901508754702338>

Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Creatures you control that are enchanted get +1/+1 and can't be blocked except by creatures with defender.
"In secrecy is strength. None can oppose one who cannot be found." —Szadek

https://scryfall.com/card/snc/59/security-bypass

Security Bypass <:mana1:292901508373282827><:manau:292901508754702338>

Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
As long as enchanted creature is attacking alone, it can't be blocked.
Enchanted creature has "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, it connives." (Its controller draws a card, then discards a card. If they discarded a nonland card, they put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)

[vapid basalt]

i had the same reasoning as well using mostly equipments. how did the deck play in your experience

[naive granite]

It does feel bad but you want either auras or equipment. There not enough support for equipment+aura

[shadow fractal]

The deck is a lot of fun. It's weak against Edict effects and swarm tactics, but it definitely becomes the threat at the table when you make your commander un-blockable and difficult to interact with. Dropping a few equipment out of nowhere with Sigarda's aid after blockers or before damage is a hoot.

It can be a little rough when you aren't drawing the few creatures you have and your commander draws a bunch of hate, but that happens to a lot of decks.

Mine is definitely a casual build, there are "better" creatures and equipment that you can run. If you end up putting in a elf tribal build along with yours I would love to see how it turns out, that sounds like a great twist.

[vapid basalt]

https://manabox.app/decks/NSyNsovESFmnQg-5EOLo4g

Built together with cards I currently have. Still waiting on a few cards to come in but this is V1..