Kaalia of the Vast (Angels) by ttarmzz

Format: Commander

Commander: Kaalia of the Vast

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 38

Deck overview

This Kaalia of the Vast deck is an aggressive combat-cheat strategy focused on deploying massive, high-impact Angels ahead of curve. Supported by a dense suite of 2-mana artifacts and 43 lands, the deck accelerates into a Turn 3 or 4 Kaalia, immediately equipping haste enablers like Lightning Greaves or Swiftfoot Boots to attack safely. Cheated threats such as Avacyn, Angel of Hope, Gisela, Blade of Goldnight, and Aurelia, the Warleader apply rapid combat pressure while bypassing conventional countermagic. The list protects its commander with free interaction like Flawless Maneuver and turn-locking clerics like Grand Abolisher, while maintaining versatile spot removal in Mardu colors to answer critical opposing threats. Although vulnerable to hand depletion and targeted removal before combat triggers, the deck closes games within two combat rotations once its aerial engine connects.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Akroma, Angel of Fury
  • 1 Angel of Despair
  • 1 Angel of Invention
  • 1 Angel of the Ruins
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Archangel of Thune
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Horror
  • 1 Battle Angels of Tyr
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Boros Signet
  • 1 Bruna, the Fading Light
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Darksteel Angel
  • 1 Exemplar of Light
  • 1 Exorcise
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Firemane Commando
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Giada, Font of Hope
  • 1 Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
  • 1 Gisela, the Broken Blade
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Grasp of Fate
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Kaalia of the Vast
  • 1 Karmic Guide
  • 1 Lavaspur Boots
  • 1 Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lyra Dawnbringer
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 6 Mountain
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 Ob Nixilis, the Ascended
  • 1 Open the Armory
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Painful Truths
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 12 Plains
  • 1 Rakdos Charm
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Resplendent Angel
  • 1 Righteous Valkyrie
  • 1 Rodolf Duskbringer
  • 1 Search for Glory
  • 1 Secluded Steppe
  • 1 Sephara, Sky's Blade
  • 1 Serra's Emissary
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Sulfurous Springs
  • 8 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Tome of Legends
  • 1 Valkyrie Harbinger
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Windcrag Siege