Kaalia by Craymond

Format: Commander

Commander: Kaalia of the Vast

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 50

Deck overview

This Mardu deck leverages Kaalia of the Vast to bypass the steep mana costs of premier Angels, Demons, and Dragons, putting them directly onto the battlefield tapped and attacking. Dense fast mana—including Sol Ring, Mana Vault, Chrome Mox, and Dark Ritual—accelerates Kaalia into play by Turn 2 or 3. An attack on Turn 4 cheats in game-warping threats such as Master of Cruelties, Archfiend of Despair, or Razaketh, the Foulblooded, immediately threatening player eliminations. The deck safeguards this proactive game plan with a robust 0-to-1 mana protection suite featuring Deflecting Swat, Flawless Maneuver, Grand Abolisher, and Mother of Runes. While vulnerable to targeted removal before Kaalia attacks and lacking blue stack interaction, redundant cheat engines like Sneak Attack and reanimation spells ensure resilience against disruption.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Akroma's Will
• 1 Ancient Copper Dragon
• 1 Ancient Gold Dragon
• 1 Ancient Tomb
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Archfiend of Depravity
• 1 Archfiend of Despair
• 1 Arena of Glory
• 1 Arid Mesa
• 1 Aura of Silence
• 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
• 1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1 Badlands
• 1 Balefire Dragon
• 1 Blacksmith's Skill
• 1 Blood Crypt
• 1 Bloodstained Mire
• 1 Bloodthirster
• 1 Burning-Rune Demon
• 1 Cavern of Souls
• 1 Chrome Mox
• 1 Clifftop Retreat
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Damn
• 1 Dark Ritual
• 1 Deadly Rollick
• 1 Deflecting Swat
• 1 Demonic Tutor
• 1 Dragon Tempest
• 1 Enlightened Tutor
• 1 Esper Sentinel
• 1 Flawless Maneuver
• 1 Flooded Strand
• 1 Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1 Giver of Runes
• 1 Godless Shrine
• 1 Goldspan Dragon
• 1 Grand Abolisher
• 1 Hall of the Bandit Lord
• 1 Hellkite Tyrant
• 1 Imperial Seal
• 1 Isshin, Two Heavens as One
• 1 Jeska's Will
• 1 Kaalia of the Vast
• 1 Land Tax
• 1 Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
• 1 Lightning Greaves
• 1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1 Loran's Escape
• 1 Lord of the Void
• 1 Lotus Petal
• 1 Luxury Suite
• 1 Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
• 1 Mana Vault
• 1 Marsh Flats
• 1 Master of Cruelties
• 1 Mother of Runes
• 5 Mountain
• 5 Plains
• 1 Plateau
• 1 Razaketh, the Foulblooded
• 1 Reanimate
• 1 Reconnaissance
• 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1 Sacred Foundry
• 1 Savai Triome
• 1 Scrubland
• 1 Sejiri Shelter // Sejiri Glacier
• 1 Serra's Emissary
• 1 Smothering Tithe
• 1 Sneak Attack
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Spectator Seating
• 6 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 Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge
• 1 Valgavoth, Terror Eater
• 1 Vampiric Tutor
• 1 Vault of Champions
• 1 Vilis, Broker of Blood