Kaalia by iNoRul3z

Format: Commander

Commander: Kaalia of the Vast

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 44

Deck overview

This deck is a focused Mardu aggro-reanimator list built around Kaalia of the Vast. The core strategy is to cast Kaalia on Turn 3 or 4 and immediately attack, cheating massive Angels, Demons, and Dragons directly onto the battlefield tapped and attacking. Payoffs like Master of Cruelties allow the deck to eliminate an opponent as early as Turn 4, while threats such as Archon of Cruelty, Rakdos the Defiler, and Avacyn, Angel of Hope severely restrict opposing boards and protect your advantage. To safeguard its commander, the list runs an extensive suite of low-cost protection spells, including Flawless Maneuver, Teferi's Protection, Grand Abolisher, and Clever Concealment. If Kaalia is answered, secondary engines like Sneak Attack and efficient graveyard reanimation ensure the deck continues to drop lethal threats with minimal delay.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Abrade
• 1 Aggravated Assault
• 1 Ancient Copper Dragon
• 1 Angel of Despair
• 1 Angel of Serenity
• 1 Anguished Unmaking
• 1 Animate Dead
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Archfiend of Depravity
• 1 Archon of Cruelty
• 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
• 1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1 Balefire Dragon
• 1 Battlefield Forge
• 1 Black Market Connections
• 1 Blasphemous Act
• 1 Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway
• 1 Blood Crypt
• 1 Bloodletter of Aclazotz
• 1 Bojuka Bog
• 1 Boros Charm
• 1 Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway
• 1 Buried Alive
• 1 Burning-Rune Demon
• 1 Caves of Koilos
• 1 Chaos Warp
• 1 City of Brass
• 1 Clever Concealment
• 1 Clifftop Retreat
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Demonic Tutor
• 1 Dolmen Gate
• 1 Dragon Tempest
• 1 Dragonskull Summit
• 1 Drana and Linvala
• 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
• 1 Esper Sentinel
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Flawless Maneuver
• 1 Generous Gift
• 1 Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1 Giver of Runes
• 1 Godless Shrine
• 1 Grand Abolisher
• 1 Hall of the Bandit Lord
• 1 Haunted Ridge
• 1 Isolated Chapel
• 1 Isshin, Two Heavens as One
• 1 Kaalia of the Vast
• 1 Kaalia, Zenith Seeker
• 1 Lightning Greaves
• 1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1 Loran's Escape
• 1 Luxury Suite
• 1 Master of Cruelties
• 1 Mithril Coat
• 1 Mother of Runes
• 2 Mountain
• 1 Necromancy
• 1 Needleverge Pathway // Pillarverge Pathway
• 1 Path to Exile
• 3 Plains
• 1 Plaza of Heroes
• 1 Professional Face-Breaker
• 1 Rakdos the Defiler
• 1 Razaketh, the Foulblooded
• 1 Reanimate
• 1 Reconnaissance
• 1 Reflecting Pool
• 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1 Sacred Foundry
• 1 Savai Triome
• 1 Scourge of the Throne
• 1 Serra's Emissary
• 1 Shalai, Voice of Plenty
• 1 Shattered Sanctum
• 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1 Sneak Attack
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Spectator Seating
• 1 Sulfurous Springs
• 1 Sundown Pass
• 1 Surge of Salvation
• 2 Swamp
• 1 Swiftfoot Boots
• 1 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
• 1 Talisman of Conviction
• 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1 Talisman of Indulgence
• 1 Teferi's Protection
• 1 Terror of the Peaks
• 1 Vampiric Tutor
• 1 Vault of Champions
• 1 Vilis, Broker of Blood
• 1 Wear // Tear