Kaalia of the Vast by Seraphielium

Format: Commander

Commander: Kaalia of the Vast

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 43

Deck overview

This deck is a focused Kaalia of the Vast aggro-control build designed to cheat massive Angels, Demons, and Dragons directly into combat without paying their mana costs. The mana curve prioritizes early fixing and 2-mana ramp pieces to deploy Kaalia by Turn 3 or 4, while equipment like Lightning Greaves and Swiftfoot Boots grants immediate haste and protection. Upon attacking, Kaalia cheats dominant threats onto the battlefield, notably Master of Cruelties for single-combat eliminations, Gisela, Blade of Goldnight for doubled damage, and Avacyn, Angel of Hope for board-wide indestructible protection. A dense suite of silence effects, including Grand Abolisher, Voice of Victory, and Ranger-Captain of Eos, shields the deck during its own turn, while cards like Archfiend of Depravity and Stranglehold asymmetrically suppress opponents. If Kaalia is answered, the deck falls back on Reanimate lines and mid-curve beatdown to close out games.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ancient Copper Dragon
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Angel of Despair
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archfiend of Depravity
  • 1 Archivist of Oghma
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
  • 1 Battle Angels of Tyr
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Bleachbone Verge
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodletter of Aclazotz
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Burnt Offering
  • 1 Cartouche of Zeal
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Delney, Streetwise Lookout
  • 1 Demonic Counsel
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Dihada, Binder of Wills
  • 1 Dragon Tempest
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Ephemerate
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Haunted Ridge
  • 1 Herald of Eternal Dawn
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Hoarding Broodlord
  • 1 Isshin, Two Heavens as One
  • 1 Kaalia of the Vast
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lightning, Army of One
  • 1 Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
  • 1 Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
  • 1 Master of Cruelties
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 Necropotence
  • 1 Nomad Outpost
  • 1 Opposition Agent
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 2 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Red Elemental Blast
  • 1 Redirect Lightning
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Ruinous Ultimatum
  • 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Saw in Half
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Serra's Emissary
  • 1 Shadowy Backstreet
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
  • 1 Skrelv, Defector Mite
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stranglehold
  • 1 Sulfurous Springs
  • 1 Sundering Eruption // Volcanic Fissure
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Twinflame Tyrant
  • 1 Tyrant's Familiar
  • 1 Unexpected Windfall
  • 1 Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Windcrag Siege
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow