Kaalia by user2852748

Format: Commander

Commander: Kaalia of the Vast

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 27

Deck overview

This deck is a classic Mardu aerial stompy strategy commanded by Kaalia of the Vast. Its primary goal is to establish stable mana fixing, deploy Kaalia, and attack to cheat high-impact Angels, Demons, and Dragons directly onto the battlefield tapped and attacking. Payoffs like Gisela, Blade of Goldnight, Sephara, Sky's Blade, and The Balrog, Durin's Bane apply rapid combat pressure while bypassing heavy casting costs. The deck relies on a dense creature suite alongside board sweepers like Damnation and Vanquish the Horde to clear opposing blockers. While highly explosive in casual pods, the deck is vulnerable to targeted spot removal aimed at Kaalia before combat, as well as hand depletion when draw engines fail to materialize.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Adult Gold Dragon
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archetype of Finality
  • 1 Astelli Reclaimer
  • 1 Bastion Protector
  • 1 Beacon of Immortality
  • 1 Black Dragon
  • 1 Bloodfell Caves
  • 1 Bogardan Hellkite
  • 1 Bontu's Monument
  • 1 Boros Garrison
  • 1 Brave the Sands
  • 1 Clarion Conqueror
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Damnation
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Demon of Fate's Design
  • 1 Despark
  • 1 Doomsday Excruciator
  • 1 Ebondeath, Dracolich
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Fyndhorn Bow
  • 1 Giada, Font of Hope
  • 1 Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
  • 1 Harvester of Souls
  • 1 Hazoret's Monument
  • 1 Herald of Eternal Dawn
  • 1 Herigast, Erupting Nullkite
  • 1 Icingdeath, Frost Tyrant
  • 1 Imskir Iron-Eater
  • 1 Kaalia of the Vast
  • 1 Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Lord of the Forsaken
  • 8 Mountain
  • 1 Neriv, Crackling Vanguard
  • 1 Nova Hellkite
  • 1 Oketra's Monument
  • 1 Orzhov Basilica
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 11 Plains
  • 1 Powerbalance
  • 1 Ran and Shaw
  • 1 Red Dragon
  • 1 Restoration Angel
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
  • 1 Savai Crystal
  • 1 Sephara, Sky's Blade
  • 1 Seraph of the Scales
  • 1 Seraph of the Suns
  • 1 Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Staff of Domination
  • 1 Starnheim Unleashed
  • 9 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Tainted Field
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 The Balrog, Durin's Bane
  • 1 Thran Dynamo
  • 1 Tragedy Feaster
  • 1 Traveler's Amulet
  • 1 Uncharted Haven
  • 1 Unclaimed Territory
  • 1 Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
  • 1 Vanquish the Horde
  • 1 Velomachus Lorehold
  • 1 Walking Atlas
  • 1 Whipflare
  • 1 White Dragon
  • 1 Worldgorger Dragon