Kaalia of the Vast by Samaaw

Format: Commander

Commander: Kaalia of the Vast

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 30

Deck overview

This deck is a classic Mardu aggressive strategy built around Kaalia of the Vast. The primary game plan focuses on casting Kaalia ahead of curve using early ramp, granting her haste or protecting her through a turn cycle, and triggering her attack ability to cheat formidable Angel, Demon, and Dragon creatures directly onto the battlefield tapped and attacking. High-impact payloads like Avacyn, Angel of Hope, Balefire Dragon, and Master of Cruelties quickly establish overwhelming board presence, clear blockers, and knock out opponents one by one. If Kaalia is answered, the deck leverages a robust secondary reanimation engine featuring Zombify, Karmic Guide, Rakdos Joins Up, and Whip of Erebos to recur discarded or fallen threats from the graveyard. While the deck boasts immense combat pressure and resilient top-end creatures, it remains vulnerable to well-timed spot removal targeting Kaalia before she attacks, requiring careful sequencing of protection equipment and reactive spells.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Abrade
• 1 Abyssal Harvester
• 1 All-Out Assault
• 1 Ammit Eternal
• 1 Angel of Indemnity
• 1 Angel of the Ruins
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier
• 1 Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
• 1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1 Balefire Dragon
• 1 Blood Crypt
• 1 Breathkeeper Seraph
• 1 Bulk Up
• 1 Conjurer's Closet
• 1 Cool but Rude
• 1 Corroding Dragonstorm
• 1 Curse-Marred Demon
• 1 Damn
• 1 Dark Ritual
• 1 Demonic Covenant
• 1 Diabolic Tutor
• 1 Draconic Visitor
• 1 Duty Beyond Death
• 1 Haunted Ridge
• 1 Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos
• 1 In the Web of War
• 1 Ishgard, the Holy See // Faith & Grief
• 1 Kaalia of the Vast
• 1 Karmic Guide
• 1 Lavaspur Boots
• 1 Magister of Worth
• 1 Mass Hysteria
• 1 Master of Cruelties
• 1 Mind Stone
• 1 Mines of Moria
• 1 Monologue Tax
• 1 Mortuary Mire
• 8 Mountain
• 1 Mox Jasper
• 1 Murder
• 1 Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel
• 1 Nomad Outpost
• 1 Orzhov Basilica
• 1 Painful Quandary
• 1 Patchwork Banner
• 1 Path to Exile
• 8 Plains
• 1 Radiant Lotus
• 1 Rakdos Joins Up
• 1 Reprieve
• 1 Return to the Light Realms
• 1 Serra Paragon
• 1 Shattered Landscape
• 1 Shattered Sanctum
• 1 Sigarda's Vanguard
• 1 Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame
• 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Songs of the Damned
• 1 Sonic Shrieker
• 1 Starting Town
• 9 Swamp
• 1 Swiftfoot Boots
• 1 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 The Balrog, Durin's Bane
• 1 The Misty Mountains Cold
• 1 Tragedy Feaster
• 1 Turbulent Steppe
• 1 Tyrannical Pitlord
• 1 Tyrant of Kher Ridges
• 1 Tyrant's Choice
• 1 Undying Malice
• 1 Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
• 1 Valorous Stance
• 1 Vanquish the Horde
• 1 Whip of Erebos
• 1 Zombify