Kaalia

Commander / EDH RBW (Mardu)

jimbob2000

Land (37)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Deserted Temple
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Field of Ruin
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Lotus Field
• 1x Lotus Vale
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
• 1x Mishra's Factory
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Needle Spires
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Plains
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Scorched Ruins
• 1x Smoldering Marsh
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Malice
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Temple of Triumph

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana Vess

Creature (26)

• 1x Akroma, Angel of Wrath
• 1x Archangel Avacyn  ^Flip
• 1x Archfiend of Despair
• 1x Aurelia, the Warleader
• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Balefire Dragon
• 1x Baneslayer Angel
• 1x Bruna, the Fading Light  ^Meld
• 1x Dragon Mage
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Gisela, the Broken Blade  ^Meld
• 1x Kaalia, Zenith Seeker
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Krav, the Unredeemed
• 1x Lord of the Void
• 1x Master of Cruelties
• 1x Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
• 1x Platinum Angel
• 1x Razaketh, the Foulblooded
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Seizan, Perverter of Truth
• 1x Simian Spirit Guide
• 1x Stormbreath Dragon
• 1x Thundermaw Hellkite
• 1x Utvara Hellkite
• 1x Vilis, Broker of Blood

Instant (10)

• 1x Angel's Grace
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Darkness
• 1x Dismember
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Fork
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Silence
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Commander (1)

Artifact (16)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Helm of the Host
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mirage Mirror
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Thran Dynamo

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Damnation
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Gamble
• 1x Scheming Symmetry
• 1x Vandalblast
• 1x Vindicate
• 1x Wrath of God

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Aggravated Assault
• 1x Smothering Tithe

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This is my semi-competitive Kaalia build.

I'm very close to being finished making this deck, and a lot of what I'm doing now with the final round of edits is

• run the right amount, and kinds of removal to deal with threats in the long game.

• keep within Kaalia's creature base, and have them be relevant for offense and defense.

• improve the mana ratios so no colors should suffer. Also I want to add a couple of land.

• cut all the non-essential cards so that draws don't feel wasted at any point in a game.

The cut list is pretty short, and right now I'd say it's:

• Seizan, Perverter of Truth
• Kaalia, Zenith Seeker
• Living Death
• Thran Dynamo
• Scheming Symmetry
• Field of Ruin

I never use Tower, Field of Ruin and the rest of that stack are what I feel are weakest in there right now. Living Death is a LOT of fun when you flip the boardstate but I don't really find that that matters as much now, as the deck's outs are (or can be) more linear which generally means the games don't go as long now and creatures don't tend to pile up in the graveyard.

I already have 2 cards to add in that aren't on the list yet, because I'm waiting for one to arrive in the mail:

• Animate Dead
• Worldgorger Dragon

It sets up some loops and mana shenanigans, so I want to see what all the fuss is about. There's a few other things I'd like to add:

• Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• Restoration Angel
• Canyon Slough
• Sunbaked Canyon
• Silent Clearing
• Mana Tithe
• Wear//Tear

Beyond this, I could def take some suggestions on removal cards. I'm sure I could play around with the 99 some more to make more room, or choose other cards to add in like Vesuva, or i could add in the Wasteland and Strip Mine I have sitting in a different deck. OG dual lands are also a huge want, but that's a budget I can't afford right this second.

I know Kaalia and Mardu in general aren't the best for cEDH but I think this has a chance of doing something. Let me know if I'm sticking too hard and fast to the tribal bit of my general and what removal would better the deck!

Date added	5 years
Last updated	9 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	27 - 0 Mythic Rares 50 - 0 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.90
Tokens	Copy Clone, Dragon 6/6 R, Treasure