kaalia by user9888651

Format: Commander

Commander: Kaalia of the Vast

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 43

Deck overview

This deck is a high-power Mardu aggro-cheat strategy helmed by Kaalia of the Vast. The game plan accelerates Kaalia onto the battlefield on Turn 2 or 3 using fast mana rocks and rituals, then attacks on Turn 4 to bypass the mana costs of massive Angels, Demons, and Dragons. The deck features immediate kill synergies like Master of Cruelties, which bypasses its solitary attack restriction when put into play attacking, eliminating a player on the spot. Robust card engines such as The One Ring, Necropotence, and Trouble in Pairs maintain hand size, while free interaction spells like Deflecting Swat, Deadly Rollick, and Flawless Maneuver protect Kaalia during her critical attack steps. The deck applies sequential combat pressure to eliminate each opponent by Turn 6.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Ancient Brass Dragon
  • 1 Ancient Copper Dragon
  • 1 Ancient Gold Dragon
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Angel of Despair
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archfiend of Depravity
  • 1 Archfiend of Despair
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Horror
  • 1 Badlands
  • 1 Balefire Dragon
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Bloodthirster
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Burning-Rune Demon
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Cloudshift
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Damnation
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Drana and Linvala
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Hellkite Tyrant
  • 1 Imp's Mischief
  • 1 Imperial Seal
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Kaalia of the Vast
  • 1 Kaalia, Zenith Seeker
  • 1 Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Master of Cruelties
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 3 Mountain
  • 1 Necropotence
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Plateau
  • 1 Rakdos Charm
  • 1 Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
  • 1 Razaketh, the Foulblooded
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Ruinous Ultimatum
  • 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Savai Triome
  • 1 Scrubland
  • 1 Serra's Emissary
  • 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Sudden Spoiling
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Terror of the Peaks
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Twinflame Tyrant
  • 1 Utvara Hellkite
  • 1 Valgavoth, Terror Eater
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Vilis, Broker of Blood
  • 1 Vindicate