Kaalia by vipercheekz

Format: Commander

Commander: Kaalia of the Vast

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 35

Deck overview

This deck executes a focused Mardu combat strategy built around Kaalia of the Vast. The primary game plan accelerates Kaalia onto the battlefield by turn 3 using artifact mana fixing, equips her with haste, and attacks on turn 4 to cheat high-cost Angels, Demons, and Dragons directly into play tapped and attacking. The most lethal opening drop is Master of Cruelties, which drops a defending player's life total to 1 before combat damage, allowing Kaalia to score an immediate knockout. Other massive flyers like Avacyn, Angel of Hope, Gisela, Blade of Goldnight, and Utvara Hellkite provide overwhelming damage and board protection to eliminate the remaining opponents over the next two turns. A dense suite of free and low-cost protection spells shields Kaalia during critical combat windows, while reanimation spells offer reliable recovery if key threats enter the graveyard.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Abstruse Appropriation
• 1 Ancient Brass Dragon
• 1 Ancient Copper Dragon
• 1 Ancient Gold Dragon
• 1 Angel of Despair
• 1 Angel of Serenity
• 1 Animate Dead
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Arena of Glory
• 1 Arid Mesa
• 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
• 1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1 Balefire Dragon
• 1 Bladewing the Risen
• 1 Blood Crypt
• 1 Bloodstained Mire
• 1 Bojuka Bog
• 1 Boros Charm
• 1 Boros Signet
• 1 Cavern-Hoard Dragon
• 1 Caves of Koilos
• 1 Chromatic Lantern
• 1 Chrome Mox
• 1 Day of Judgment
• 1 Deadly Rollick
• 1 Deflecting Swat
• 1 Demonic Tutor
• 1 Dragon Mage
• 1 Dragonskull Summit
• 1 Drana and Linvala
• 1 Dread Return
• 1 Enlightened Tutor
• 1 Esper Sentinel
• 1 Flawless Maneuver
• 1 Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1 Gleaming Splendor
• 1 Godless Shrine
• 1 Gods Willing
• 1 Grand Abolisher
• 1 Hellkite Tyrant
• 1 Iroas, God of Victory
• 1 Isolated Chapel
• 1 Kaalia of the Vast
• 1 Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
• 1 Lightning Greaves
• 1 Lord of the Void
• 1 Marsh Flats
• 1 Master of Cruelties
• 1 Mortify
• 1 Mother of Runes
• 7 Mountain
• 1 Orzhov Signet
• 1 Path to Exile
• 1 Phyrexian Arena
• 8 Plains
• 1 Profane Tutor
• 1 Rakdos, Lord of Riots
• 1 Reanimate
• 1 Rise of the Dark Realms
• 1 Rising of the Day
• 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1 Sacred Foundry
• 1 Savai Triome
• 1 Sephara, Sky's Blade
• 1 Shattered Sanctum
• 1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
• 1 Slayers' Stronghold
• 1 Smaug the Impenetrable
• 1 Smaug, Wicked Worm
• 1 Smothering Tithe
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Steelshaper's Gift
• 3 Swamp
• 1 Swiftfoot Boots
• 1 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 Tainted Field
• 1 Teferi's Protection
• 1 Terminate
• 1 The One Ring
• 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1 Utvara Hellkite
• 1 Vampiric Tutor
• 1 Vault of the Archangel
• 1 Vivid Meadow
• 1 Winds of Abandon