Kaalia by NekomancerH

Format: Commander

Commander: Kaalia of the Vast

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 34

Deck overview

This deck is a high-power aggressive combat list led by Kaalia of the Vast. The core strategy accelerates Kaalia into play on Turn 3 using two-mana Talismans and Signets, then attacks on Turn 4 to bypass casting costs on high-impact Angels, Demons, and Dragons. The deck presents critical onset immediately upon Kaalia's first attack, threatening one-shot player eliminations via Master of Cruelties, massive damage amplification from Archfiend of Despair and Gisela, Blade of Goldnight, or one-sided board wipes with Balefire Dragon. A suite of low-mana protective spells like Flare of Fortitude, Boros Charm, and Dawn's Truce shields Kaalia from removal. If the primary commander plan is disrupted, the deck pivots to hardcasting standalone aerial beaters or assembling an infinite combat loop with Aurelia, the Warleader and Helm of the Host.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aggravated Assault
  • 1 All-Out Assault
  • 1 Angel of Despair
  • 1 Angel of Serenity
  • 1 Angel of the Ruins
  • 1 Angelic Arbiter
  • 1 Archfiend of Depravity
  • 1 Archfiend of Despair
  • 1 Aurelia, the Law Above
  • 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
  • 1 Balefire Dragon
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Blackcleave Cliffs
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Boros Signet
  • 1 Bruna, the Fading Light
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Concealed Courtyard
  • 1 Darksteel Mutation
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Demonic Counsel
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Firemane Commando
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 1 Full Throttle
  • 1 Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
  • 1 Gisela, the Broken Blade
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Goldspan Dragon
  • 1 Haunted Ridge
  • 1 Heartless Hidetsugu
  • 1 Hellkite Tyrant
  • 1 Helm of the Host
  • 1 Herald of Eternal Dawn
  • 1 Inspiring Vantage
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Isshin, Two Heavens as One
  • 1 Kaalia of the Vast
  • 1 Kaalia, Zenith Seeker
  • 1 Kardur, Doomscourge
  • 1 Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 Make a Stand
  • 1 Master of Cruelties
  • 2 Mountain
  • 1 Nomad Outpost
  • 1 Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 7 Plains
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
  • 1 Rebuff the Wicked
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Ruinous Ultimatum
  • 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Savai Triome
  • 1 Scourge of the Throne
  • 1 Sephara, Sky's Blade
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Sign in Blood
  • 1 Soul Shatter
  • 1 Sower of Discord
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Subjugator Angel
  • 1 Sulfurous Springs
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Terminate
  • 1 Terror of the Peaks
  • 1 The Reaver Cleaver
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Whispersilk Cloak
  • 1 Windcrag Siege
  • 1 World at War