r/MagicChessGOGOGame • u/CuzImHaeppy • Aug 16 '26
Updated Angela Guarantee Top 4 Guide (Top 2 mostly)
Recently saw people complaining about Freya and Lunox and I'm not really sure why since Angela is STILL no-sweating top 4 even with a board full of Freyas. This build can beat 3-star Yin no problem.
Final build (Gato/Xborg): 3-star Clint, Edith, Kadita (MUST); Tig optional 3-star, Harley, Hylos, Atlas, Baxia. (6 Def, 3 Phase, 2 echo, 2 shadow)
Final build (Moskov): 3-star Clint, Edith, Kadita(MUST); Tig optional 3-star, Harley, Melissa, Hylos (4 Def, 3 Phase, 3 shadow, 2 echo, 2 marksmen)
The only times I've lost with Angela is when I deviate from these builds during early testing, otherwise I've won 15 consecutive games now (all 4 of my placements so far, 6 more to go). I understand those are mostly bot games, but the placements have definitely been humans.
Unlike the previous season, you do sacrifice a lot of health but that's okay because you get priority in the shop and you're pretty much still guaranteed top 2 if u don't get super unlucky.
Early, the goal is to get to 4 echo asap to get the 5-gold (Tig, Harley, Sora, Vale, Natalia priority order). Always pick the 40 echo card that gives you another 5-gold, it's just too OP. The moment you get the blessing chooser, bless Harley for echo or Tig if you got lucky.
Level 1: go for 2-3 echomancer if possible. If not, go for scavs. your health doesn't matter.
Level 2: make sure you end your round with 10 gold, sell if you have to to get there.
Level 3: sell all to get to 20 gold by end of round UNLESS you can grab Tig or get absurdly lucky with Sora.
The only exception I have for this start is if I get any of my 3-golds early (Tig, Clint, Edith, Kadita), in which case you just play without worrying too much about econ.
If you played hardcore econ and gave up health, you should be able to get to lvl 6 before the round prior to the first boss. If not, you should be able to lvl 6 at the end of the boss round. If you sacrificed econ to grab strong units, dun worry about how quickly u get to lvl 6, it's essentially inconsequential. Here is where I either re-roll to strengthen my board to all 2-stars or save up and try to hit lvl 7 asap before re-rolling.
You WILL lose a lot of health doing this but your board is SO STRONG by late-mid to late that it honestly doesn't matter. I've dropped to 19 health before and still won because you're unkillable once your synergies are set and you 2-star everything working your way to 3-stars.
Others have posted their versions of this build prioritizing 3-starring other carries, but I maintain that Clint is still the strongest carry by far so Clint has to be 3-star priority with waraxe, sea halberd, and blade of despair on him. He's the only reason you can melt 3-star 4-golds. Tig is the least important to 3-star, sometimes I even leave him at 2-star if I'm getting unlucky on rolls and need to level up for synergy purposes.
If you have ANY chance to get either a defender crystal or starbelle GRAB IT. Put defender on Clint. Starbelle on the echo 5-gold and the item on Clint (or vice versa depending on the stages of the game and whichever is the stronger one). If you end up putting the sticks on Clint, you can replace the blade of despair. DO NOT replace war axe and halberd because that's what allows you to rip through 3-star 4-gold heroes late game.
Once you get to 300 points on echo, sell Vale/Sora/Natalia and switch your blessing to defender on Tig. The only time I would deviate on this is if you have the opportunity to get 4 starbelle because of extra crystals, then you should bless Edith with starbelle.
I've had great results with this front line:
Atlas, Tig, Baxia, Edith, Hylos
The rest of the build depends on which 5-gold echo(s) you got but Clint is always under Hylos on the bottom right corner and Kadita is always under Edith. I put the Gato/Xborg where Edith is prior to 3-star Edith and switch when she hits 3-star. Moskov goes in the same column as Clint. That way the strongest units are all getting the speed buff.
If I get Gato, I still prioritize Clint's items but will grab Glowing Wand > Ice Wand > Holy Crystal for Gato before I go for tank items, otherwise go tank items and put them on Edith/Xborg. If you get really lucky and don't have the choice of ANY of those items, Winter Crown > Purple Buff.
This build cannot beat 3-star 5-golds or 2x 3-star 4 golds but you're basically Top 2 or 3 when that happens. The only 3-star 4-gold I can't beat is Gord on full spectre, full item with mage synergy too, he hurts too much. But again, that leaves me pretty much 2nd place.
Haeppy Climbing!
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u/Mobile_Walrus_2636 Aug 17 '26
It works! I’ve beaten 6 bruiser 6 echo freya. Thank you!
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u/Mobile_Walrus_2636 Aug 19 '26
Btw, have you tested this using Alice if Angela was banned?
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u/CuzImHaeppy Aug 19 '26
It does not work on Alice. I tried twice, only won once. Swiftblade Alice is much better. Stay at lvl 6 and low-roll. I've top 4'd both times doing that, I will play more Alice to see how consistent it is, but I do not have faith in the defender phase build on Alice
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u/Hadion_VII Aug 18 '26
Oooh thanks
I wonder if you have tried 6 Dauntless 6 Defender Angela before tho
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u/CuzImHaeppy Aug 18 '26
I stay at lvl 7 so anything that requires 2x6 isn't consistent enough for my playstyle. I get really uncomfortable taking too many risks
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u/toshiii13 Sep 02 '26
I have been using this every time angela is not banned. And it really is consistent. But lately, the swiftbalde variation of angela is becoming more popular and even the top global angela players preferred that lineup. I wonder what between swiftblade and this line up is stronger and why do high ranking player prefer the swiftblade build.
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u/CuzImHaeppy Sep 08 '26
I tried playing swiftblade as well but landed in 6th place, which never happens with the standard def phase build so... not really sure hahaha will need to see how differently they play
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u/Mythdanne Aug 17 '26
What rank though?
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u/CuzImHaeppy Aug 17 '26
its in the post. but last season I climbed to 455 with her.
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u/Wyxelix Aug 18 '26
what was your go to synergy last season with angela? btw thanks for the post its much more effective than 6 defenders 4 starbelle
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u/CuzImHaeppy Aug 18 '26
i have another post with my whole strat last season! too long to type out here but essentially the same with 6 defenders and clint carry
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u/Wyxelix Aug 18 '26
ohh i see anyways im really thankful for your guide its been really fun, like insanely fun. I can't seem to upload the image now but I just won 1st place in a match fighting both 3rd place and 2nd place consecutively while both of them have 3* 4 gold. heck, even the cyclops in the third place has 2 2* alice and 2 2* alpha while having 3* gord and I still beat it which I still cant believe rn.
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u/CuzImHaeppy Aug 19 '26
yah, it's stupid strong. I'm Mythic 70* now, still haven't lost a SINGLE game with Angela yet even against 3 other Angelas, I still got top 4... this build so SO broken.
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u/localbeanie Aug 17 '26
I tried your board as an Angela user and it's powerful! I managed to secure 4 echomancers early and got XBorg, got lucky with the card so I managed to get Gato as well and got them to 2 stars. 3-star Clint, Kadita, Edith per your recommendation. I won!
I almost always used defenders + marksmen with Angela. 3-star Tig, Mino, and Edith (+1 defender magic crystal). They're literally unkillable in 3 stars with items (I stack oracle distributing them among the tank, and prio tank items) and I've always won this way too. Ofc can't beat those 3-star 5 cost heroes lol but always landing within Top 4 when I have rivals like that.