Kaalia Dab's to Win! | cEDH Primer
Commander / EDH*
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Flash_Andretti says... #2
Thank you bud and your deck looks like it would piss in everyone's milk at my local, good job on that lol. I love it, will always have a place in my heart!
January 24, 2019 11:33 a.m.
hkhssweiss says... #3
Haha thank ya Sir_Flash! Yeah feel free to check out my other decks as well in my profile!~
Have you considered running Silence in Kaalia as a way to have your turn uninterrupted or giving that one person the F*** you for that turn?
Edit: Oh just noticed that you had that in your maybe board :P
Other spells that protect Kaalia are also cards like Imp's Mischief or Devoted Caretaker <- This one is a hidden tech card!
January 24, 2019 3:22 p.m. Edited.
Flash_Andretti says... #4
The fact that this is another Mother of Runes and actually better pays dividends in some situations (Mother is still a better blocker). hkhssweiss what would you suggest I take out of the deck? I'm still thinking about adding in Exquisite Angel in case my opponents rid of Platinum Angel. I would like to add Silence too.
January 25, 2019 1:31 a.m.
hkhssweiss says... #5
You can probably consider cutting out Panharmonicon as it doesn't really do much but affect only around 4 cards I believe. Not really worth the slot. The alternative is you could probably take out Mastermind's Acquisition (although the artwork foiled is sweet, I have one in my Drana deck!) as a 4 cmc tutor in competitive does feel bad, but at the same time I would understand why you would run it. The direct upgrade would be Imperial Seal albeit :P
January 25, 2019 4:02 a.m.
Flash_Andretti says... #6
hkhssweiss yo I appreciate this, I actually ran through the deck and peeped more based on what you said and it did make since. I edited the deck after than and made room for everything. Tech'd in Diabolic Revelation as well due to mana loop because why not? And now i got ways to not be interrupted, that will outright win me the game. What's playing a go all in commander if you don't go all in right, lol. I bought an Imperial Seal from my local, hurt my heart, but i did it. I like the way the deck is looking now, feel free to whenever you want to use it.
January 25, 2019 1:13 p.m.
hkhssweiss says... #7
Well said Sir_Flash well said!
I'm the type of competitive player that goes pretty much balls deep to win. You see that Sylvan Library over there? I will take that full 8 each turn.
On another note, yeah the deck looks really fleshed out. If there was anything else to add the last thing at the current moment I would say to consider is Toxic Deluge in lieu of one of your 4 CMC board wipes. It's for those Gaddock Teeg , but you do run plenty spot removals so that's fine as well cuz having both Wrath and Damnation is on point :P
Oh and FYI they are making a movie based on the books soon!
January 25, 2019 5:32 p.m.
Flash_Andretti says... #8
Definitely will have it on the side in cases I ever run into it. I gave it a go in a 3 man today and infinite combo'd my bro's, they laughed at how fast it was so it was all good, but i definitely am seeing immediate improvements. But any how I will work on my next commander deck. Looking at your Meren build for my girlfriend, she loves her.
January 27, 2019 12:59 a.m.
hkhssweiss says... #9
No worries Sir_Flash~
I love Meren, I rebuilt her at least 6 times but this time I'm actually keeping her haha. My current iteration isn't degenerate but I have my meta calling it that LOL!
Glad I could be of help, your Kaalia is pretty lit! Feel free to ask for any advice with Meren, I have a long play history with her and I tune my deck pretty much weekly, I do minor tweaks here and there to adjust to my meta. Meren is just pure value and kick ass! Hope your gf loves playing with her!
January 27, 2019 5:29 a.m.
Flash_Andretti says... #10
hkhssweiss yo so i went to my local today and dominated, I was so excited, did a tad bit more altering but this is what my build is looking like now. Cataclysm is the MVP!! I used it with Leonin Relic-Warder , Animate Dead , Phyrexian Altar and Plateau left on the table. Pyroblast and Razaketh, the Foulblooded were left in hand. I made infinite mana and burned the table to death with Cut / Ribbons . I think going forward this will be the build, of course i will still tinker with it especially the maybeboard stuff. Thank you again!
February 5, 2019 2:35 a.m.
hkhssweiss says... #11
Sawp Sir_Flash!
Glad to hear ya kicking ass! No worries, good to see ya tuning your bae! Same with me I'm always altering and min/maxing all my decks! I been tweaking and slowly accumulating foils for all my decks haha!
I have an update for you as well! For your gf, the base build I have on my page for Meren is pretty degenerate...This past Saturday I was locking down 2 Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain decks as well as an Arcum Dagsson deck. Mindslicer MVP as well as Culling the Weak . So happy that I rebuilt her :P
Keep me posted with your games it's refreshing to hear!
February 5, 2019 3 a.m.
hkhssweiss says... #12
So a lil update, I was able to test out Smothering Tithe from the new set and also some Devoted Caretaker shenanigans. Having Caretaker protect your permanents is extremely amazing. Smothering Tithe with Armageddon / Ravages of War is an absolute beast as well!
If you wanna try it out, maybe consider playtesting with Tithe, it's been a real house in certain decks.
February 7, 2019 4 a.m.
Flash_Andretti says... #13
hkhssweiss yo tried out tithe, but i opted for more counter play and it turns out it worked in my favor. Decided against smother due to cmc and i got a ton of control now. It will be played in my Estrid deck i'm working on though. Went 2-1 in the tourney on the 11th, it was tons of fun, Impact Tremors may be broken lol.
February 14, 2019 7:09 p.m.
ElTacoDude says... #14
I don't know how good Rakdos the Defiler is in cEDH. But with kalia's trigger you don't have to sack anything, and they still do. it's a one shot but still powerful. What do you think?
February 16, 2019 3:20 p.m.
Flash_Andretti says... #15
ElTacoDude that is a classic strategy for her. In fact I own one for my collection. If I ever decide to play her against decks that aren't as refined as this one I will play it. That's what I mostly love about commander, you can do anything you want.
February 16, 2019 3:33 p.m.
DankMagicianD says... #16
Maybe Conqueror's Flail? It's more expensive than Grand Abolisher, but will buff Kaalia past some blockers and provide redundancy.
February 21, 2019 9:32 a.m.
Flash_Andretti says... #17
DankMagicianD hey that is an option I overlooked, its gonna be tough but i can try to fit it in. I'll test it out today.
February 21, 2019 9:56 a.m.
Lord_Khaine says... #18
Good sir, I bequeath you an upvote, as reviewing this deck and the primer has brought me much amusement and inspiration that I haven't had for Magic the Gathering in awhile.
Also because I love the use of Worldgorger Dragon combo, and the Possibility Storm + Eidolon of Rhetoric as a lock that's surprisingly cheap in terms of $.
February 21, 2019 10:30 a.m.
Flash_Andretti says... #19
Lord_Khaine thank you for the kind words sir. And you are right, it is surprisingly cheap.
February 21, 2019 11:30 a.m.
alexander.rokicki says... #20
wow bro love the deck. plus 1 from me. it seems you are great at deckbuilding. Would you mind looking at my B/W Vish Kal flicker deck ? im not sure if im going the right direciton. Im trying to make it more powerful. Thanks bro
February 25, 2019 3:24 a.m.
A card you may want to consider is Reconnaissance It's good protection for Kaalia when and if she deals substantially larger flyers.To sum it up visually: "I attack with Kaalia" "I block with my 6/6 flyer" Untaps kaalia "Nevermind. Oh hey, Avacyn doing here?"
March 10, 2019 6:40 a.m.
Flash_Andretti says... #25
DFall3n1 I actually use Maze of Ith for this. Definitely not a bad card though, might consider it but, space is kind of tight right now.
hkhssweiss says... #1
Great deck! Love to see people foiling out your deck so +1 for that!
Feel free to check out my Teneb when you have the chance!
January 24, 2019 5:46 a.m.