Kaalia by user3153842

Format: Commander

Commander: Kaalia of the Vast

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 36

Deck overview

This deck is a high-powered Mardu Aggro Cheat strategy commanded by Kaalia of the Vast. The core game plan focuses on deploying Kaalia on Turn 3 via dense 0-2 CMC mana rocks, then attacking on Turn 4 to bypass casting costs and put massive Angels, Demons, and Dragons directly onto the battlefield tapped and attacking. The threat suite includes instant player-elimination via Master of Cruelties, extra combat chains with Aurelia, the Warleader and Bloodthirster, and board protection with Avacyn, Angel of Hope. A dedicated suite of silence effects (Grand Abolisher, Ranger-Captain of Eos) and low-cost protection spells (Flawless Maneuver, Lightning Greaves, Mother of Runes) shields Kaalia during critical attack windows. If combat damage stalls, the deck can assemble an infinite combat loop using Aurelia, the Warleader equipped with Helm of the Host.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Ancient Brass Dragon
  • 1 Ancient Copper Dragon
  • 1 Ancient Gold Dragon
  • 1 Angel of the Ruins
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archangel of Tithes
  • 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
  • 1 Balefire Dragon
  • 1 Basilisk Collar
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Bloodthirster
  • 1 Boros Signet
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deathrender
  • 1 Erode
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Ferocification
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Foreboding Ruins
  • 1 Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
  • 1 Giver of Runes
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Grim Tutor
  • 1 Helm of the Host
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Isshin, Two Heavens as One
  • 1 Kaalia of the Vast
  • 1 Lathliss, Dragon Queen
  • 1 Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 Master of Cruelties
  • 1 Morbid Opportunist
  • 1 Mortify
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 9 Mountain
  • 1 Nevinyrral's Disk
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 8 Plains
  • 1 Quicksilver Amulet
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Razaketh, the Foulblooded
  • 1 Rebuff the Wicked
  • 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
  • 1 Scourge of the Throne
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Serra's Emissary
  • 1 Shattered Landscape
  • 1 Slayers' Stronghold
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sower of Discord
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Sulfurous Springs
  • 8 Swamp
  • 1 Sword of Hearth and Home
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Terminate
  • 1 Twinflame Tyrant
  • 1 Utvara Hellkite
  • 1 Vilis, Broker of Blood
  • 1 Warstorm Surge
  • 1 Windcrag Siege