Kaalia by Ygut

Format: Commander

Commander: Kaalia of the Vast

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 34

Deck overview

This deck is an explosive Mardu aggro-midrange build centered on Kaalia of the Vast. The primary strategy aims to cast Kaalia on Turn 3 or 4, protecting her with efficient single-mana interaction such as Mother of Runes, Lightning Greaves, and Blacksmith's Skill. Once Kaalia attacks, she bypasses the normal mana costs of heavy Angels, Demons, and Dragons, putting them directly onto the battlefield tapped and attacking. The deck applies lethal combat pressure through decisive payoffs like Master of Cruelties, which can eliminate an opponent on Turn 4, while threats like Gisela, Blade of Goldnight, Terror of the Peaks, and Bloodthirster quickly finish off the rest of the table. Asymmetric lock pieces like Linvala, Keeper of Silence and Archfiend of Depravity restrict opposing responses while your flyers close out the game. An infinite combat combo between Aurelia, the Warleader and Helm of the Host provides a potent alternative win condition.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Access Tunnel
• 1 Adarkar Valkyrie
• 1 Aegis Angel
• 1 Ancient Brass Dragon
• 1 Ancient Copper Dragon
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Archfiend of Depravity
• 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
• 1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1 Avacyn, Angel of Horror
• 1 Balefire Dragon
• 1 Battlefield Forge
• 1 Blacksmith's Skill
• 1 Blood Crypt
• 1 Bloodthirster
• 1 Boros Charm
• 1 Breathkeeper Seraph
• 1 Burning-Rune Demon
• 1 Caves of Koilos
• 1 Clifftop Retreat
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Damn
• 1 Day of Judgment
• 1 Demonic Counsel
• 1 Dihada, Binder of Wills
• 1 Draconic Visitor
• 1 Dragonskull Summit
• 1 Drana and Linvala
• 1 Eerie Interlude
• 1 Escape Tunnel
• 1 Evolving Wilds
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Faith's Shield
• 1 Flare of Fortitude
• 1 Ganax, Astral Hunter
• 1 Genji Glove
• 1 Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1 Giver of Runes
• 1 Goldspan Dragon
• 1 Hellkite Tyrant
• 1 Helm of the Host
• 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 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1 Lord of the Void
• 1 Master of Cruelties
• 1 Maze of Ith
• 1 Mother of Runes
• 5 Mountain
• 1 Ob Nixilis, the Ascended
• 1 Path of Ancestry
• 6 Plains
• 1 Rakdos Charm
• 1 Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
• 1 Raucous Carnival
• 1 Razaketh, the Foulblooded
• 1 Rebuff the Wicked
• 1 Reconnaissance
• 1 Reya Dawnbringer
• 1 Rogue's Passage
• 1 Rugged Prairie
• 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1 Sacred Foundry
• 1 Scourge of the Throne
• 1 Sejiri Shelter // Sejiri Glacier
• 1 Sephara, Sky's Blade
• 1 Shadowblood Ridge
• 1 Smaug the Impenetrable
• 1 Smoldering Marsh
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Stony Silence
• 1 Strionic Resonator
• 5 Swamp
• 1 Swiftfoot Boots
• 1 Sword of Hearth and Home
• 1 Tainted Field
• 1 Temple of Silence
• 1 Temple of Triumph
• 1 Terramorphic Expanse
• 1 Terror of the Peaks
• 1 Twinflame Tyrant
• 1 Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
• 1 Vilis, Broker of Blood