Kaalia mk2 by SinfulSpoils

Format: Commander

Commander: Kaalia of the Vast

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 31

Deck overview

This deck executes an aggressive combat-cheat strategy led by Kaalia of the Vast. The primary game plan accelerates into an early commander cast on Turn 3 using dense two-mana artifact ramp. On Turn 4, Kaalia attacks to bypass high mana costs, putting massive Angels, Demons, and Dragons directly onto the battlefield tapped and attacking. Lethal pressure escalates through game-ending beaters such as Master of Cruelties, Utvara Hellkite, Archfiend of Despair, and extra-combat engines like Aurelia, the Warleader. Spot removal pieces keep blockers and opposing engines in check while equipment grants haste and targeting protection. Because the deck is heavily dependent on Kaalia connecting in combat, spot removal targeting her 2/2 body presents a clear operational bottleneck. When uninterrupted, the list finishes all three opponents by Turn 6 through overwhelming evasive damage.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Angel of Despair
• 1 Anguished Unmaking
• 1 Animate Dead
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Archfiend of Despair
• 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
• 1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1 Balefire Dragon
• 1 Battlefield Forge
• 1 Black Market Connections
• 1 Blackcleave Cliffs
• 1 Bloodgift Demon
• 1 Bloodthirster
• 1 Bolt Bend
• 1 Boros Charm
• 1 Boros Signet
• 1 Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway
• 1 Burning-Rune Demon
• 1 Caves of Koilos
• 1 Clifftop Retreat
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Concealed Courtyard
• 1 Demonic Counsel
• 1 Despark
• 1 Dragonskull Summit
• 1 Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
• 1 Dreadbore
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Fabled Passage
• 1 Faithless Looting
• 1 Fellwar Stone
• 1 Fetid Heath
• 1 Firemane Commando
• 1 Giada, Font of Hope
• 1 Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1 Gisela, the Broken Blade
• 1 Godless Shrine
• 1 Grand Abolisher
• 1 Haunted Ridge
• 1 Hellkite Tyrant
• 1 Imp's Mischief
• 1 Iroas, God of Victory
• 1 Isolated Chapel
• 1 Isshin, Two Heavens as One
• 1 Kaalia of the Vast
• 1 Kaalia, Zenith Seeker
• 1 Karmic Guide
• 1 Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1 Kolaghan's Command
• 1 Lavaspur Boots
• 1 Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
• 1 Lightning Greaves
• 1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1 Lord of the Void
• 1 Luxury Suite
• 1 Master of Cruelties
• 1 Merciless Eviction
• 4 Mountain
• 1 Necropotence
• 1 Needleverge Pathway // Pillarverge Pathway
• 1 Night's Whisper
• 1 Nomad Outpost
• 1 Orzhov Signet
• 1 Path to Exile
• 1 Phyrexian Arena
• 3 Plains
• 1 Rakdos Signet
• 1 Reanimate
• 1 Reconnaissance
• 1 Rugged Prairie
• 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1 Sacred Foundry
• 1 Scourge of the Throne
• 1 Serra's Emissary
• 1 Shattered Sanctum
• 1 Sign in Blood
• 1 Smoldering Marsh
• 1 Sneak Attack
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Spectator Seating
• 1 Sulfurous Springs
• 1 Sundown Pass
• 4 Swamp
• 1 Swiftfoot Boots
• 1 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 Talisman of Conviction
• 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1 Talisman of Indulgence
• 1 Tyrant's Familiar
• 1 Utvara Hellkite
• 1 Vilis, Broker of Blood
• 1 Vindicate