Kaalia Control

Commander / EDH* RBW (Mardu)

archangel2016

Land (35)

• 1x Alpine Meadow
• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Badlands
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x High Market
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Savai Triome
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Snow-Covered Mountain
• 4x Snow-Covered Plains
• 4x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Snowfield Sinkhole
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Sulfurous Mire
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Aggravated Assault
• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Necromancy
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Sneak Attack
• 1x Underworld Breach

Creature (21)

• 1x Adarkar Valkyrie
• 1x Admonition Angel
• 1x Akroma, Angel of Fury
• 1x Akroma, Angel of Wrath
• 1x Ancient Brass Dragon
• 1x Angel of Despair
• 1x Angel of Serenity
• 1x Angel of Suffering
• 1x Angelic Skirmisher
• 1x Aurelia, the Warleader
• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Junji, the Midnight Sky
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Loyal Retainers
• 1x Resolute Archangel
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sephara, Sky's Blade
• 1x Serra's Emissary

Artifact (12)

• 1x Akroma's Memorial
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Kaya, Ghost Assassin

Commander (1)

Sorcery (16)

• 1x All is Dust
• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Beacon of Unrest
• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Damn
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Farewell
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Terminus
• 1x Unburial Rites
• 1x Vindicate
• 1x Winds of Abandon
• 1x Wrath of God

Instant (8)

• 1x Akroma's Will
• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Utter End
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

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Control board, drop angels

The general idea is to either

a) Artifact ramp into early Kaalia of the Vast

b) Use single target and mass removal spells to control game until I can ramp or just hard cast bigger threats.

Early game it is usually the idea to get Kaalia of the Vast and swing into an Avacyn, Angel of Hope

If that plan fails or in the event of a deck that will outpace me like Animar, Soul of Elements or Ezuri, Renegade Leader I will fall back to mass removal and single target removal to at least keep them in check or out right shut them down until I can hardcast my threats. The general idea is to be able to at least keep an opponent in check no matter what kind of deck I'm facing be it aggro or control and anything in between.

The deck runs only one infinite combo in: creature + Aggravated Assault + Sword of Feast and Famine though both those cards work well with the deck alone as well.

I don't run Rakdos the Defiler or Master of Cruelties, while yes both cards are hard hitters and can make or break a game (even win it in Master of Cruelties case) I feel they are both very easy to deal with and the effects aren't guaranteed either by blocking or removal. On top of that both cards are not something that can easily be used a second time and become more of a hindrance than anything should they be stopped.

I'm always looking for input and ideas, there are thousands of cards and interactions out there I don't know so fresh ideas are welcome.

Date added	11 years
Last updated	2 years
Exclude colors	UG
Splash colors	R
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	38 - 0 Mythic Rares 32 - 0 Rares 9 - 0 Uncommons 4 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.20
Tokens	Morph 2/2 C