Religious Trauma by Tyhoon

Format: Commander

Commander: Kaalia of the Vast

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 28

Deck overview

This Mardu deck is a focused Angel tribal and combat aggro list commanded by Kaalia of the Vast. Its primary strategy revolves around deploying 2-mana artifact ramp on Turn 2 to cast Kaalia on Turn 3, untapping on Turn 4 to cheat towering Angel threats directly into combat free of mana costs. The payoff package features formidable threats such as Avacyn, Angel of Hope, Gisela, Blade of Goldnight, and Serra's Emissary, which rapidly compound aerial damage and pressure life totals. A secondary reanimation suite utilizing cards like Resurrection and Patriarch's Bidding provides resilience against creature removal. However, the deck is heavily bottlenecked by its lack of cheap protection and haste enablers for Kaalia, leaving its central engine vulnerable to early spot removal. Furthermore, the absence of persistent draw engines means the deck can struggle with top-deck variance if its initial assault is disrupted.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Akoum Refuge
  • 1 Akroma, Angel of Wrath
  • 1 Akroma, Vision of Ixidor
  • 1 Angel of Condemnation
  • 1 Angel of Despair
  • 1 Angel of Serenity
  • 1 Angelic Arbiter
  • 1 Angelic Guardian
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archangel of Wrath
  • 1 Ascent of the Worthy
  • 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
  • 1 Baneslayer Angel
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Blackcleave Cliffs
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Boros Garrison
  • 1 Boros Signet
  • 1 Cast Out
  • 1 Cathartic Reunion
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Charcoal Diamond
  • 1 Cinder Barrens
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Concealed Courtyard
  • 1 Damn
  • 1 Damnation
  • 1 Dawnbreak Reclaimer
  • 1 Day of Judgment
  • 1 Defy Death
  • 1 Desert of the Fervent
  • 1 Desert of the Glorified
  • 1 Desert of the True
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Endless Sands
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Fire Diamond
  • 1 Firemane Avenger
  • 1 Forebear's Blade
  • 1 Forsake the Worldly
  • 1 Forsaken Sanctuary
  • 1 Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
  • 1 Haunted Ridge
  • 1 Heartwarming Redemption
  • 1 Hostile Desert
  • 1 Hour of Devastation
  • 1 Hour of Glory
  • 1 Hour of Revelation
  • 1 Ifnir Deadlands
  • 1 Inspiring Vantage
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Kaalia of the Vast
  • 1 Karmic Guide
  • 1 Lyra Dawnbringer
  • 1 Marble Diamond
  • 1 Merciless Eviction
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Miraculous Recovery
  • 1 Mortify
  • 2 Mountain
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Orzhov Basilica
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Patriarch's Bidding
  • 1 Phyrexian Scriptures
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Prismatic Lens
  • 1 Rakdos Carnarium
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Ramunap Ruins
  • 1 Rescue from the Underworld
  • 1 Resurrection
  • 1 Righteous Valkyrie
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Scoured Barrens
  • 1 Serra's Emissary
  • 1 Shefet Dunes
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stone Quarry
  • 1 Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
  • 1 Sunscorched Desert
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Sword of Vengeance
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Tormenting Voice
  • 1 Utter End
  • 1 Vanquisher's Banner
  • 1 Voice of All
  • 1 Wheel of Fate
  • 1 Wind-Scarred Crag
  • 1 Worn Powerstone
  • 1 Wrath of God