Kaalia the cleric

Commander / EDH*

Ira11

Creature (34)

• 1x Adarkar Valkyrie
• 1x Angel of Despair
• 1x Angel of Serenity
• 1x Archfiend of Depravity
• 1x Aurelia, the Warleader
• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Balefire Dragon
• 1x Baneslayer Angel
• 1x Bloodgift Demon
• 1x Dragon Mage
• 1x Eight-and-a-Half-Tails
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Hellkite Tyrant
• 1x Iona, Shield of Emeria
• 1x Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Lord of the Void
• 1x Master of Cruelties
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Rakdos the Defiler
• 1x Reaper from the Abyss
• 1x Restoration Angel
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Steel Hellkite
• 1x Stormbreath Dragon
• 1x Thundermaw Hellkite
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer
• 1x Yosei, the Morning Star

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion

Land (32)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Eiganjo Castle
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Flagstones of Trokair
• 1x Flamekin Village
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Hall of the Bandit Lord
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Nomad Outpost
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Plains
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Slayers' Stronghold
• 1x Spinerock Knoll
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Malice
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Vault of the Archangel

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Debtors' Knell
• 1x Dragon Tempest
• 1x Flameshadow Conjuring
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x True Conviction
• 1x Warstorm Surge

Artifact (9)

• 1x Cauldron of Souls
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Quicksilver Amulet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Instant (9)

• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Faith's Reward
• 1x Ghostway
• 1x Rescue from the Underworld
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Tragic Slip
• 1x Unmake
• 1x Utter End

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Torrent of Souls
• 1x Unburial Rites
• 1x World at War
• 1x Wrath of God

Commander (1)

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My take on Kaalia, I know she kinda builds herself its just more of a selection how you wanna player her and who.

Here is what makes mine a little unique compared to other Kaalia decks I have seen:

I opted out of land destruction common in many Kaalia strategies (strip mine is there if it REALLY needs to be used). Not a fan of the mechanic

I chose to cut lots of the big expensive beaters (working on cutting more) for more midranged effective creatures (Strombreath, Harvester of souls, Baneslayer angel) I know that they are used but I try to include as many as possible. This is there if Kaalia gets shutdown too hard, the deck needs to still spit out and protect threats.

This deck also has a few subtle combos Cauldren of souls and Mikaeus is always fun. The real winner here is Rune-scarred demon if you get him into play, find restoration angel flash her in bounce rune-scarred grab Kiki-Jiki call it a day. It sounds harder than it is to pull off I have had few games where Turn 4 Kaalia swing into demon end of turn 5 flash in resto angel start of turn six play Kiki into a win. He is the one card combo assembler (in this case).

As with many of my builds I tend to play on the defensive not aggressive.

Kaalia draws lots of hate almost ALWAYS so you have to protect her, I started with a basic black rez and white protection package. Then I began to find that there are many usable clerics that fill in a void in Kaalia (Mother of Runes, Grand Abolisher, Weathered Wayfarer) so I kinda added a cleric theme as a side mechanic. It works so well that when Cavern of Souls drops I tend to say clerics (uncounterable Kaalia is kinda of nice).

Theme of this deck would be "Protect or reanimate what will win"

As always let me know what you think!

(tuned for strong multiplayer edh matches)

Date added	11 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	20 - 0 Mythic Rares 57 - 0 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.53
Tokens	Copy Clone, Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Soldier 1/1 W