Vintage Oath deck
Oath uses Oath of Druids to find large creatures with unwieldy casting costs and put them into play. The deck existed in the format ever since Oath of Druids was originally printed, however it traditionally had difficulty getting Oath to trigger against decks that didn't play a large number of creatures. This drawback was largely erased with the printing of Forbidden Orchard, which not only improved the deck's mana base, but also gave it an efficient way to give the opponent small creatures.
Early versions of the deck after the printing of Forbidden Orchard included Darksteel Colossus. Colossus has since given way to smaller creatures with haste. The "standard" first choice for most Oath decks is Akroma, Angel of Wrath, with either Spirit of the Night or Razia, Boros Archangel used as a backup depending on local metagames.
Another variant uses Serra Avatar, Fling, berserk, Diamond Valley and Altar of Dementia. To quickly gain life and to boost the Serra Avatar towards a devastating Fling or Berserk.
Gaea's Blessing is nearly always included in the deck to prevent it from running out of cards, as its triggered ability reshuffles the owner's graveyard into his or her library whenever Oath of Druids happens by it.
The rest of the deck is typically devoted to countermagic with Force of Will and Mana Drain, as well as card drawing and a small amount of removal, often in White (Swords to Plowshares and Seal of Cleansing).
A typical Angel/Hellkite oath deck as of March 2009:
Lands (17)
1 Island
Artifacts (11)
Enchantments (4)
Sorceries (9)
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