If you've seen some of my other decks, you know I love the creature cheat. Kaalia of the Vast is my way of doing that in Mardu. My main plan of action is to get Kaalia out ASAP to swing with her and get some big boys down on the field. Many have negative effects for your opponent(s) in addition to turn 3 or 4 creature as an 8/8 with trample.

The main reason for the black cantrips, such as Thoughtseize, is for early game discard that would prevent/slow Kaalia coming out or staying alive. Late game it's something to use the mana with when your opponent is just about to save themselves from a lethal attack.

Swing big and never look back.

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Removed Lotus Petal for Leyline of the Void - this is more for my meta more than anything else

Removed Distress for the Sword of Feast and Famine - this gives more protection to Kaalia, as well as a juicy +2/+2 so she can reliably attack more often later game

Removed Flooded Strand for Cabal Coffers - lands that search for only 1 type of land don't need to be in this deck, Cabal Coffers offers so much more

Removed Polluted Delta for a Plains - as above

Removed Scalding Tarn for a Mountain - as above

Removed Windsept Heath for a Swamp - as above

Removed Verdant Catacombs for Agadeem's Awakening  Flip - as above, and a land that can serve as reanimation is always solid

Removed Strip Mine for Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle - we don't really do land destruction in my meta, it's very frowned upon. Valakut offers solid use, even in late game

Removed Wooded Foothills for Vesuva - getting a copy of whatever land we need is very juicy, especially something like Cabal Coffers

Removed Angel of Despair for Aurelia, the Warleader -- extra combat means extra attack trigger for Kaalia, I reckon it's better than an ETB destroy target permanent. We have removal spells for that.

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Casual

91% Competitive

Date added 2 years
Last updated 2 years
Legality

This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.

Rarity (main - side)

46 - 0 Mythic Rares

45 - 0 Rares

6 - 0 Uncommons

Cards 100
Avg. CMC 3.76
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