Kaalia of the Vast (Mardu) by azing558

Format: Commander

Commander: Kaalia of the Vast

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 32

Deck overview

This Kaalia of the Vast deck operates as a focused Mardu cheat-into-play aggro strategy. The deck ramps during the opening turns to deploy Kaalia by Turn 3 or 4, leveraging her attack trigger to bypass the hefty mana costs of over thirty massive Angels, Demons, and Dragons. Once attacking, Kaalia introduces game-ending threats such as Master of Cruelties, Gisela, Blade of Goldnight, and Archfiend of Despair, establishing critical onset on Turn 4. The deck defends its commander using equipment like Lightning Greaves and protective spells like Grand Abolisher and Deflecting Swat. While the list features overwhelming airborne burst damage and rapid player elimination within two response cycles (Turn 6 finish), it carries inherent fragility: its high average mana value makes it heavily dependent on Kaalia remaining on the battlefield. Backup tools like Quicksilver Amulet help mitigate commander removal, keeping the deck formidable across mid-power multiplayer tables.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Akroma, Angel of Wrath
• 1 Angelfire Ignition
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier
• 1 Archetype of Aggression
• 1 Archfiend of Despair
• 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
• 1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1 Avacyn, Angel of Horror
• 1 Balefire Dragon
• 1 Baneslayer Angel
• 1 Blackcleave Cliffs
• 1 Blazemire Verge
• 1 Bloodfell Caves
• 1 Boros Signet
• 1 Brainstealer Dragon
• 1 Brotherhood Regalia
• 1 Castle Embereth
• 1 Chaos Warp
• 1 Chromatic Lantern
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Crossroads Village
• 1 Crystal Grotto
• 1 Curse-Marred Demon
• 1 Dark Ritual
• 1 Darksteel Plate
• 1 Debtors' Knell
• 1 Deflecting Swat
• 1 Demonic Tutor
• 1 Desolate Mire
• 1 Diabolic Tutor
• 1 Dragonskull Summit
• 1 Esper Sentinel
• 1 Feral Deathgorger // Dusk Sight
• 1 Fetid Heath
• 1 Giada, Font of Hope
• 1 Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1 Godless Shrine
• 1 Grand Abolisher
• 1 Haunted Cloak
• 1 Immersturm Predator
• 1 Iroas, God of Victory
• 1 Isshin, Two Heavens as One
• 1 Kaalia of the Vast
• 1 Kaalia, Zenith Seeker
• 1 Kardur, Doomscourge
• 1 Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1 Lathliss, Dragon Queen
• 1 Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
• 1 Lightning Greaves
• 1 Linvala, the Preserver
• 1 Master of Cruelties
• 2 Mountain
• 1 Myriad Landscape
• 1 Nahiri's Resolve
• 1 Nomad Outpost
• 1 Orzhov Signet
• 6 Plains
• 1 Prayer of Binding
• 1 Quicksilver Amulet
• 1 Rabanastre, Royal City
• 1 Rakdos Signet
• 1 Reliquary Tower
• 1 Rite of the Dragoncaller
• 1 Rugged Prairie
• 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1 Sacred Peaks
• 1 Sephara, Sky's Blade
• 1 Seraph Sanctuary
• 1 Shattered Angel
• 1 Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
• 1 Skyline Despot
• 1 Smoldering Marsh
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Solemnity
• 1 Sower of Discord
• 1 Sundown Pass
• 1 Sunscorch Regent
• 1 Sunscorched Divide
• 4 Swamp
• 1 Tariel, Reckoner of Souls
• 1 Teferi's Protection
• 1 Temple of Malice
• 1 Terror of the Peaks
• 1 The Darkness Crystal
• 1 The Dross Pits
• 1 The One Ring
• 1 Valgavoth's Lair
• 1 Vault of the Archangel
• 1 Vile Mutilator
• 1 Windbrisk Heights