Kaalia Midrange

Commander / EDH Midrange RBW (Mardu)

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Creature (30)

• 1x Admonition Angel
• 1x Angel of Despair
• 1x Angel of Serenity
• 1x Angelic Arbiter
• 1x Angelic Skirmisher
• 1x Anger
• 1x Artisan of Kozilek
• 1x Balefire Dragon
• 1x Bloodgift Demon
• 1x Bogardan Hellkite
• 1x Deathless Angel
• 1x Dragon Tyrant
• 1x Firemane Avenger
• 1x Flameblast Dragon
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Hellkite Charger
• 1x Hoard-Smelter Dragon
• 1x Iona, Shield of Emeria
• 1x Lord of the Void
• 1x Master of Cruelties
• 1x Radiant, Archangel
• 1x Rakdos, Lord of Riots
• 1x Reya Dawnbringer
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Sublime Archangel
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Tariel, Reckoner of Souls
• 1x Utvara Hellkite

Land (36)

• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Blackcleave Cliffs
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Forgotten Cave
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 6x Mountain
• 9x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Terrain Generator
• 1x Thespian's Stage

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Stranglehold
• 1x Warstorm Surge

Artifact (12)

• 1x Amulet of Vigor
• 1x Armillary Sphere
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mask of Avacyn
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Vessel of Endless Rest

Instant (10)

• 1x Mortify
• 1x Murder
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Repel the Darkness
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Terminate
• 1x Unmake
• 1x Vampiric Tutor
• 1x Wrecking Ball

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Akroma's Vengeance
• 1x Beseech the Queen
• 1x Day of Judgment
• 1x Defy Death
• 1x Divine Reckoning
• 1x Dreadbore
• 1x Resurrection
• 1x Sign in Blood
• 1x Torrent of Souls

Commander (1)

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This was the deck that got me into EDH many moons ago, and I believe also the one I've put the most time into. It works really well when it gets going, to the point where it might be almost impossible to come back from.

Gameplay

Early game consists mostly of artifact ramp, using Terrain Generator to play extra basics, and spot removal to pick off early threats. If you can get Serra Ascendant turn 1, you're in good shape. He's not called the most broken turn 1 creature in EDH for nothing. If you also have Sol Ring and Lightning Greaves, hold off on playing the Ascendant until turn 2 (turn 1 would be land, Ring, Greaves).

Mid Game is when you play Kaalia. Make sure she's protected though, with either some form of untargetable and/or indestructible things out. Drop a couple fatties, and you should have enough gas to coast into the win. If you can do this after you board wipe, even better. If you drop Rakdos, Lord of Riots early, he actually helps you more than Kaalia, as his effect make all of you 6-7-8 drops down to 2 or 3 drops.

Combos:

Kaalia of the Vast + Master of Cruelties: Automatic win

This only works if they don't shoot either Kaalia or Master and they have no blockers. Cheat Master in with Kaalia (Kaalia's effect getting past Masters "can only attack alone" phrase). The game checks at the end of the Declare Blockers step to see if Master was blocked. If he wasn't, they go down to 1. Kaalia then hits them for 2 in the damage step. GG.

Amulet of Vigor + almost everything in this deck

All of the Rav duals come in untapped with this (just say that you are putting it into play tapped; the Amulet will untap it). It also untaps anything coming in from Kaalia's effect, which is something that I had trouble with early on (swinging with everything means no blockers; no blockers means Voltronny generals like Rafiq can whoop you faster than you can get things out).

Date added	11 years
Last updated	11 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 0 Mythic Rares 34 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.53
Tokens	Dragon 6/6 R
Folders	EDH