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Kaalia of the Vast deck
Kaalia of the Vast · Colorless · 100 cards · 39 lands
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Bracket unknownCommander 1Creatures 30Instants 13Sorceries 3Artifacts 13Enchantments 1Lands 39
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Strategy
This deck is built around Kaalia of the Vast, whose attack trigger lets you put an Angel, Demon, or Dragon creature card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped and attacking. This cheats out expensive, powerful fatties like Drakuseth, Maw of Flames and Master of Cruelties years ahead of schedule. The plan is to accelerate into Kaalia, protect her, swing, and drop a game-warping threat directly into combat. Supporting this are heavy interaction (Swords to Plowshares, Anguished Unmaking, Crackling Doom) and card advantage from the creatures themselves.
Early: Prioritize mana acceleration to deploy Kaalia early. Sol Ring, Arcane Signet, and the Talismans (Conviction, Hierarchy, Indulgence) plus Boros/Rakdos/Orzhov Signets and Fellwar Stone, Mind Stone, and Dark Ritual all ramp toward her four-mana cost. Once Kaalia hits the board, immediately equip Lightning Greaves for haste and shroud, or Swiftfoot Boots for hexproof and haste, so she can attack the turn she arrives while dodging removal. Hold up cheap removal like Swords to Plowshares or Path to Exile in case an opponent has a fast threat.
Mid: With Kaalia attacking, use her trigger to drop bombs into combat. Angel of Despair destroys a permanent on entry, Angel of Serenity exiles up to three creatures, and Rune-Scarred Demon tutors for any card. Master of Cruelties, if it attacks alone unblocked, sets an opponent's life to 1. Drakuseth deals 4 plus 3 to two other targets when it attacks. Isshin, Two Heavens as One doubles Kaalia's attack trigger, letting you put two creatures onto the battlefield attacking. Aurelia, the Warleader untaps your creatures and grants an extra combat phase, enabling a second Kaalia attack. Keep card advantage flowing with Phyrexian Arena, Bloodgift Demon, and Harvester of Souls.
Late: Close out with overwhelming board presence and repeatable value. Reya Dawnbringer returns a creature from your graveyard each upkeep, and Liesa, Forgotten Archangel returns your dying nontoken creatures while exiling opponents' dead creatures. Ruinous Ultimatum destroys all nonland permanents your opponents control, clearing the way for a lethal swing. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight doubles damage dealt to opponents, making your attackers and Drakuseth's triggers devastating. Archfiend of Depravity and Ob Nixilis, Unshackled grind opponents down. Angel of the Ruins and Steel Hellkite clean up problematic artifacts and enchantments.
Win conditions: Primary win is combat damage from cheated-in fliers, amplified by Gisela, Blade of Goldnight doubling all damage to opponents. Master of Cruelties reduces a player to 1 life for an easy follow-up kill. Drakuseth, Maw of Flames burns targets each attack. Aurelia and Isshin generate extra combats and doubled triggers for explosive turns. Hellkite Tyrant offers an alternate win if you control twenty or more artifacts at your upkeep, and steals opponents' artifacts on combat damage.
- Isshin, Two Heavens as One - Doubles Kaalia's attack trigger to deploy two creatures at once
- Aurelia, the Warleader - Untaps creatures and grants an extra combat for a second Kaalia attack
- Gisela, Blade of Goldnight - Doubles all damage dealt to opponents, turning attacks lethal
- Master of Cruelties - Sets an unblocked opponent's life to 1 when attacking alone
- Rune-Scarred Demon - Tutors any card on entry when dropped in via Kaalia
- Lightning Greaves - Grants Kaalia haste and shroud to attack safely the turn she lands
- Drakuseth, Maw of Flames - Deals 4 plus 3 to two other targets on each attack
- Ruinous Ultimatum - One-sided board wipe against opponents' nonland permanents
~$98.55
estimated to build this deck
Commander (1)
Kaalia of the Vast
Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
Flying
Whenever Kaalia attacks an opponent, you may put an Angel, Demon, or Dragon creature card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped and attacking that opponent.
Creatures (30)
Rune-Scarred Demon
Creature — Demon
$0.99
Flying
When this creature enters, search your library for a card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Legendary Creature — Angel
$4.85
Flying, first strike
If a source would deal damage to an opponent or a permanent an opponent controls, that source deals double that damage to that player or permanent instead.
If a source would deal damage to you or a permanent you control, prevent half that damage, rounded up.
Aurelia, the Warleader
Legendary Creature — Angel
$2.62
Flying, vigilance, haste
Whenever Aurelia attacks for the first time each turn, untap all creatures you control. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
Master of Cruelties
Creature — Demon
$4.04
First strike, deathtouch
This creature can only attack alone.
Whenever this creature attacks a player and isn't blocked, that player's life total becomes 1. This creature assigns no combat damage this combat.
Angel of Despair
Creature — Angel
$0.49
Flying
When this creature enters, destroy target permanent.
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
Legendary Creature — Demon
$3.73
Flying, trample
At the beginning of your end step, target opponent may sacrifice two nonland, nontoken permanents of their choice. If they don't, you draw two cards.
Hellkite Tyrant
Creature — Dragon
$2.14
Flying, trample
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, gain control of all artifacts that player controls.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control twenty or more artifacts, you win the game.
Archfiend of Depravity
Creature — Demon
$0.44
Flying
At the beginning of each opponent's end step, that player chooses up to two creatures they control, then sacrifices the rest.
Angel of Serenity
Creature — Angel
$1.02
Flying
When this creature enters, you may exile up to three other target creatures from the battlefield and/or creature cards from graveyards.
When this creature leaves the battlefield, return the exiled cards to their owners' hands.
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
Legendary Creature — Dragon
$0.41
Flying
Whenever Drakuseth attacks, it deals 4 damage to any target and 3 damage to each of up to two other targets.
Lyra Dawnbringer
Legendary Creature — Angel
$0.46
Flying
First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
Other Angels you control get +1/+1 and have lifelink.
Bloodgift Demon
Creature — Demon
$0.41
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, target player draws a card and loses 1 life.
Sower of Discord
Creature — Demon
$4.23
Flying
As this creature enters, choose two players.
Whenever damage is dealt to one of the chosen players, the other chosen player also loses that much life.
Giada, Font of Hope
Legendary Creature — Angel
$0.46
Flying, vigilance
Each other Angel you control enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it for each Angel you already control.
{T}: Add {W}. Spend this mana only to cast an Angel spell.
Scourge of the Throne
Creature — Dragon
$0.46
Flying
Dethrone (Whenever this creature attacks the player with the most life or tied for most life, put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Whenever this creature attacks for the first time each turn, if it's attacking the player with the most life or tied for most life, untap all attacking creatures. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
Aegis Angel
Creature — Angel
$0.3
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
When this creature enters, another target permanent gains indestructible for as long as you control this creature. (Effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it. A creature with indestructible can't be destroyed by damage.)
Harvester of Souls
Creature — Demon
$0.64
Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
Whenever another nontoken creature dies, you may draw a card.
Angel of the Ruins
Artifact Creature — Angel
$0.21
Flying
When this creature enters, exile up to two target artifacts and/or enchantments.
Plainscycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Plains card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
Legendary Creature — Demon
$4.1
Flying, trample
Whenever an opponent searches their library, that player sacrifices a creature of their choice and loses 10 life.
Whenever another creature dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Ob Nixilis.
Burning-Rune Demon
Creature — Demon Berserker
$5.32
Flying
When this creature enters, you may search your library for exactly two cards not named Burning-Rune Demon that have different names. If you do, reveal those cards. An opponent chooses one of them. Put the chosen card into your hand and the other into your graveyard, then shuffle.
Karmic Guide
Creature — Angel Spirit
$0.39
Flying, protection from black
Echo {3}{W}{W} (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
When this creature enters, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Steel Hellkite
Artifact Creature — Dragon
$0.25
Flying
{2}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
{X}: Destroy each nonland permanent with mana value X whose controller was dealt combat damage by this creature this turn. Activate only once each turn.
Demonlord Belzenlok
Legendary Creature — Elder Demon
$0.46
Flying, trample
When Demonlord Belzenlok enters, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card, then put that card into your hand. If the card's mana value is 4 or greater, repeat this process. Demonlord Belzenlok deals 1 damage to you for each card put into your hand this way.
Demon of Loathing
Creature — Demon
$0.49
Flying, trample
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player sacrifices a creature of their choice.
Reya Dawnbringer
Legendary Creature — Angel
$3.6
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Isshin, Two Heavens as One
Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
$3.01
If a creature attacking causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.
Firemane Commando
Creature — Angel Soldier
$1.25
Flying
Whenever you attack with two or more creatures, draw a card.
Whenever another player attacks with two or more creatures, they draw a card if none of those creatures attacked you.
Smaug, Wicked Worm
Legendary Creature — Dragon
$2.33
Flying
When Smaug enters, create X tapped Treasure tokens, where X is the number of artifacts your opponents control.
Whenever you cast a spell, if mana from a Treasure was spent to cast it, you draw a card and lose 1 life.
Sephara, Sky's Blade
Legendary Creature — Angel
$2.53
You may pay {W} and tap four untapped creatures you control with flying rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Flying, lifelink
Other creatures you control with flying have indestructible. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy them.)
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
Legendary Creature — Angel
$0.67
Flying, lifelink
Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, return that card to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.
If a creature an opponent controls would die, exile it instead.
Instants (13)
Swords to Plowshares
Instant
$1.29
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
Path to Exile
Instant
$1.26
Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Crackling Doom
Instant
$0.23
Crackling Doom deals 2 damage to each opponent. Each opponent sacrifices a creature with the greatest power among creatures that player controls.
Chaos Warp
Instant
$0.38
The owner of target permanent shuffles it into their library, then reveals the top card of their library. If it's a permanent card, they put it onto the battlefield.
Generous Gift
Instant
$0.73
Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.
Boros Charm
Instant
$4.65
Choose one —
• Boros Charm deals 4 damage to target player or planeswalker.
• Permanents you control gain indestructible until end of turn.
• Target creature gains double strike until end of turn.
Sorceries (3)
Damn
Sorcery
$1.73
Destroy target creature. A creature destroyed this way can't be regenerated.
Overload {2}{W}{W} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
Ruinous Ultimatum
Sorcery
$0.43
Destroy all nonland permanents your opponents control.
Demonic Counsel
Sorcery
$1.72
Search your library for a Demon card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Delirium — If there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard, instead search your library for any card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Artifacts (13)
Arcane Signet
Artifact
$0.4
{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Talisman of Conviction
Artifact
$0.33
{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Add {R} or {W}. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.
Talisman of Hierarchy
Artifact
$0.43
{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Add {W} or {B}. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.
Talisman of Indulgence
Artifact
$1.75
{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Add {B} or {R}. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.
Fellwar Stone
Artifact
$0.75
{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.
Mind Stone
Artifact
$0.29
{T}: Add {C}.
{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
Lightning Greaves
Artifact — Equipment
$4.43
Equipped creature has haste and shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Equip {0}
Swiftfoot Boots
Artifact — Equipment
$2.12
Equipped creature has hexproof and haste. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. It can attack and {T} no matter when it came under your control.)
Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Skullclamp
Artifact — Equipment
$5.9
Equipped creature gets +1/-1.
Whenever equipped creature dies, draw two cards.
Equip {1}
Enchantments (1)
Phyrexian Arena
Enchantment
$3.67
At the beginning of your upkeep, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
Lands (39)
Command Tower
Land
$0.27
{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Exotic Orchard
Land
$0.23
{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.
Path of Ancestry
Land
$0.22
This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Smoldering Marsh
Land — Swamp Mountain
$0.28
({T}: Add {B} or {R}.)
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.
Sunbaked Canyon
Land
$3.99
{T}, Pay 1 life: Add {R} or {W}.
{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Draw a card.
Temple of Silence
Land
$0.24
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
{T}: Add {W} or {B}.
Temple of Triumph
Land
$0.18
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
{T}: Add {R} or {W}.
Temple of Malice
Land
$0.23
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
{T}: Add {B} or {R}.
Silverquill Campus
Land
$0.24
This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {W} or {B}.
{4}, {T}: Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Tramway Station
Land
$0.17
This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {B} or {R}.
{2}{B}{R}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Draw a card.
Bloodfell Caves
Land
$0.11
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, you gain 1 life.
{T}: Add {B} or {R}.
Wind-Scarred Crag
Land
$0.1
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, you gain 1 life.
{T}: Add {R} or {W}.
Scoured Barrens
Land
$0.1
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, you gain 1 life.
{T}: Add {W} or {B}.
Rakdos Carnarium
Land
$0.31
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
{T}: Add {B}{R}.
Boros Garrison
Land
$0.2
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
{T}: Add {R}{W}.
Orzhov Basilica
Land
$0.22
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
{T}: Add {W}{B}.
Basic lands: 8 Swamp 7 Plains 7 Mountain
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