Kaalia of the Vast by saladgrass

Format: Commander

Commander: Kaalia of the Vast

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 28

Deck overview

This deck is a Mardu battlecruiser strategy built around Kaalia of the Vast. The primary objective is casting Kaalia on Turn 4, protecting her, and attacking on Turn 5 to cheat massive Angels, Demons, and Dragons directly into combat without paying their mana costs. Heavy threats like Ancient Copper Dragon, Smaug the Impenetrable, and Archfiend of Depravity establish dominant aerial positions, generate Treasure tokens, and suppress opposing boards. Mana support from Rivaz of the Claw and Chandra, Torch of Defiance enables hardcasting large threats if Kaalia is neutralized, while tribal amplifiers like Coat of Arms and extra combat steps from Seize the Day accelerate the elimination clock. The deck delivers high-impact combat swings but requires careful sequencing against instant-speed removal.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 All-Out Assault
• 1 Ancient Copper Dragon
• 1 Angel of Serenity
• 1 Angel of the Ruins
• 1 Angelic Overseer
• 1 Anger
• 1 Archfiend of Depravity
• 1 Ares, God of War
• 1 Avacyn, Guardian Angel
• 1 Banner of Kinship
• 1 Barrensteppe Siege
• 1 Black Widow, Double Agent
• 1 Bladewing the Risen
• 1 Bofur, Reliable Guardian // Concerted Care
• 1 Boiling Rock Prison
• 1 Boros Guildgate
• 1 Breaching Dragonstorm
• 1 Breathkeeper Seraph
• 1 Burn, Burn, Tree and Fern
• 1 Cathar's Shield
• 1 Celes, Rune Knight
• 1 Chandra, Torch of Defiance
• 1 Clifftop Retreat
• 1 Coat of Arms
• 1 Command Bridge
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Commander's Sphere
• 1 Crackling Doom
• 1 Dark Fortress
• 1 Desert Were-Worm
• 1 Divine Favor
• 1 Dragonmaster Outcast
• 1 Dragonskull Summit
• 1 Dragonstorm Globe
• 1 Dream Pillager
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Feral Deathgorger // Dusk Sight
• 1 Glóin the Mighty // Easy Pickings
• 1 Goldnight Redeemer
• 1 Horn of Greed
• 1 Isolated Chapel
• 1 Kaalia of the Vast
• 1 Kongming, "Sleeping Dragon"
• 1 Kor Halberd
• 1 Lathliss, Dragon Queen
• 1 Letter of Acceptance
• 1 Lorehold, the Historian
• 1 Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
• 1 Manalith
• 1 Moment of Reckoning
• 6 Mountain
• 1 Nomad Outpost
• 1 Nova Hellkite
• 1 Opportunistic Dragon
• 1 Osseous Exhale
• 1 Path to Exile
• 6 Plains
• 1 Riling Dawnbreaker // Signaling Roar
• 1 Rivaz of the Claw
• 1 Ruinous Ultimatum
• 1 Safe Passage
• 1 Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant
• 1 Scavenger Regent // Exude Toxin
• 1 Scourge of Valkas
• 1 Seize the Day
• 1 Shattered Landscape
• 1 Shattered Sanctum
• 1 Shineshadow Snarl
• 1 Sidequest: Catch a Fish // Cooking Campsite
• 1 Smaug the Impenetrable
• 1 Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame
• 1 Smoldering Marsh
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Soul of Innistrad
• 1 Spirit Mantle
• 1 Sundown Pass
• 1 Super Shredder
• 6 Swamp
• 1 Swiftfoot Boots
• 1 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart
• 1 Tragedy Feaster
• 1 Umezawa's Jitte
• 1 Underworld Breach
• 1 Wind-Scarred Crag
• 1 Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival