Kalia (Angels by qujp6783

Format: Commander

Commander: Kaalia of the Vast

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 37

Deck overview

This Kaalia of the Vast deck is an aggressive cheat-enabler strategy designed to deploy massive Angel, Demon, and Dragon creatures far ahead of curve. The deck uses a dense 12-piece package of low-mana rocks and rituals to cast Kaalia on Turn 3. On Turn 4, Kaalia attacks to put overwhelming aerial threats directly onto the battlefield tapped and attacking, bypassing high casting costs. Powerhouse payoffs like Gisela, Blade of Goldnight, Balefire Dragon, and Ancient Gold Dragon apply lethal pressure and one-sided board control, while Avacyn, Angel of Hope and Serra's Emissary provide indestructible shielding and evasion. Isshin, Two Heavens as One and Windcrag Siege double Kaalia's attack triggers to flood the board rapidly. The deck closes games across two response cycles through combat damage multipliers like Fiery Emancipation and True Conviction. Its primary constraints are Kaalia's vulnerability to spot removal before combat and a reliance on natural card draw.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aggravated Assault
  • 1 Akroma's Memorial
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Ancient Gold Dragon
  • 1 Angel of Despair
  • 1 Angel of Serenity
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Aurelia, the Law Above
  • 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Horror
  • 1 Balefire Dragon
  • 1 Basandra, Battle Seraph
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Boros Signet
  • 1 Bruna, the Fading Light
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Darksteel Angel
  • 1 Decanter of Endless Water
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Dragon Tempest
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Drana and Linvala
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exalted Sunborn
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Fiery Emancipation
  • 1 Firebender Ascension
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
  • 1 Gisela, the Broken Blade
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Haunted Ridge
  • 1 Hellkite Tyrant
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Isshin, Two Heavens as One
  • 1 Kaalia of the Vast
  • 1 Kaalia, Zenith Seeker
  • 1 Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lyra, Archangel of Dawn
  • 1 Mortify
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 5 Mountain
  • 1 Nomad Outpost
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Pyretic Ritual
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Reya Dawnbringer
  • 1 Rising of the Day
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Ruinous Ultimatum
  • 1 Sephara, Sky's Blade
  • 1 Serra's Emissary
  • 1 Shadowblood Ridge
  • 1 Shared Animosity
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sulfurous Springs
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 5 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Temple of Malice
  • 1 Temple of Silence
  • 1 Temple of Triumph
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 True Conviction
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Whispersilk Cloak
  • 1 Windcrag Siege