The Commander
When you cast this spell, you may return target Angel or Human creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Flying, vigilance
(Melds with Gisela, the Broken Blade.)
Guide
Gameplan
Cast Bruna to reanimate an Angel or Human from your graveyard on cast (it triggers even if countered), building a wide board of powerful creatures. Lean into mono-white angels and value-laden Humans, then meld with Gisela, the Broken Blade into Brisela, Voltron of Horrors to lock out small spells and abilities while beating down with a 9/10 flier. Win through evasive angel damage backed by recursion and resilient board states.
Strengths
- Free reanimation on cast that resurrects expensive Angels/Humans even if Bruna is countered
- Flying and vigilance let her attack and defend simultaneously
- Melding into Brisela provides a near-lock against small spells and abilities
- Mono-white access to strong wraths, recursion, and tax effects
Weaknesses
- Seven mana is slow and Bruna alone does little without graveyard fuel
- Removal-heavy metas can blow up the deck before meld comes online
- Mono-white lacks card draw and ramp compared to other colors
- Getting both meld pieces together is fragile and easily disrupted
Key Cards
- Gisela, the Broken Blade — The other half of the meld; combining the two creates Brisela for a powerful lock and evasive threat.
- Emeria Shepherd — A premier reanimation Angel target that returns permanents whenever you play a Plains.
- Sun Titan — A Human-friendly recursion engine and strong reanimation target with relevant attack value.
- Reveillark — Doubles as fodder and a recursion engine, returning small Humans and Angels for value loops.
- Karmic Guide — An Angel that itself reanimates creatures, chaining additional bodies onto the battlefield.
Upgrade Path
Add fast mana and white ramp like Smothering Tithe, Sol Ring, and mana rocks to deploy Bruna ahead of curve, plus enablers like Faithless Looting effects' white analogues (Vile Entomber, Stitcher's Supplier-style mill via Mesa Enchantress lines) to stock the yard. Tighten the angel package with bombs like Avacyn, Angel of Hope and Lyra Dawnbringer, and include protection such as Teferi's Protection and Heroic Intervention's white kin (Flawless Maneuver, Akroma's Will) to safeguard the board and meld.
Core Cards
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Win Conditions
- ▸Beat down with Brisela and a wide squad of flying angels
- ▸Grind incremental advantage with reanimated value creatures until opponents run out
- ▸Lock opponents under Brisela's spell/ability tax while attacking for lethal
Archetypes
- Reanimator — Bruna returns an Angel or Human from the yard every time you cast her, rewarding self-mill and discard.
- Angels Tribal — She's a top-end angel that recurs other angels, headlining a heavy mono-white flier shell.
- Voltron — Melding into Brisela creates a single dominant evasive threat that protects itself from interaction.
- Midrange Value — Her on-cast trigger generates inevitability through recurring high-impact white creatures.
Combos
- Gaddock Teeg + Bruna, the Fading Light + Gisela, the Broken Blade
→ Opponents can't cast creature spells with a mana value of 3 or less, Opponents can't cast noncreature spells, You can't cast noncreature spells with mana cost equal to X
Combos via Commander Spellbook.
Related Commanders
Same color identity (W), by popularity.
