[ARCHIVED] Kaalia Worldgorger Combo

Commander / EDH Angels Competitive Demons Dragons Infinite Combo Midrange

JMCraig

Beatdown (16)

• 1x Admonition Angel
• 1x Angel of Despair
• 1x Angel of Serenity
• 1x Aurelia, the Warleader
• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Balefire Dragon
• 1x Bloodgift Demon
• 1x Dragon Mage
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Iona, Shield of Emeria
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Master of Cruelties
• 1x Rakdos the Defiler
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sire Of Insanity
• 1x Steel Hellkite

Beatdown Support (6)

• 1x Dragon Tempest
• 1x Generator Servant
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Lightning Mauler
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

Draw (8)

• 1x Dark Confidant
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Reforge the Soul
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Skeletal Scrying
• 1x Wheel of Fortune

Fixing Lands (26)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Badlands
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Mountain
• 2x Plains
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Interaction (9)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Armageddon
• 1x Cataclysm
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Ravages of War
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Vindicate
• 1x Wrath of God

Ramp (12)

• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence

Tutors (8)

• 1x Dark Petition
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Dimir Machinations
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Gamble
• 1x Idyllic Tutor
• 1x Imperial Seal
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Utility Lands (8)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Hall of the Bandit Lord
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Piranha Marsh
• 1x Shivan Gorge
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Wasteland

Worldgorger Reanimator (6)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Dance of the Dead
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Necromancy
• 1x Worldgorger Dragon

Commander (1)

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Heads up: I've archived this deck as of January 2017. It's fully up to date with Kaladesh block, but it just isn't competitive enough for my tier-1 playgroup. Kaalia remains a fun and powerful deck, but the consistency and power are a bit lacking for me. Also, Wizards hasn't printed any good Angels, Demons or Dragons in years! Let me know if you ever have questions about future directions for the list, because this page will not reflect any changes going forward. Good luck and have fun!

Kaalia is one of the best and (to me!) most fun beatdown decks you can build for EDH. At the most competitive tables, however, beatdown just isn't a viable wincon for a couple of reasons. Large-scale lifegain, Fog and Maze of Ith effects as well as boardwipes and any targeted removal pointed at Kaalia can completely shut the deck down. My solution has been to add a combo wincon that both synergizes with the main plan and also wins on a totally different axis.

Worldgorger Dragon is that combo. Here's how it works:

1. Using one of the three reanimation auras in the deck (Necromancy, Animate Dead and Dance of the Dead), return Worldgorger Dragon from the Graveyard to play
2. Worldgorer's ETB effect exiles my board, including the aura
3. The aura's LTB effect triggers, sending Wordgorger to my graveyard
4. Worldgorger's LTB effect brings all my permanents, including the aura, back into play from exile
5. By reanimating Worldgorger again, I can repeat the loop as many times as I like, bringing all my permanents back as new objects each time. This allows me to keep tapping the same lands for infinite mana, and wantonly abuse ETB effects

With the loop established, my wincons are:

• Dragon Tempest or the two seemingly worthless lands Piranha Marsh and Shivan Gorge killing the entire table one ETB at a time
• Rune-Scarred Demon tutoring up my entire deck and letting me play it out with my infinite mana
• Angel of Despair destroying all opponents' permanents

The one enormous caveat to the Worldgorger plan is that if he eats removal in response to his ETB, my own board is irrevocably wiped. That's why the deck isn't all-in on the combo, and why I play out so much beatdown and destruction before attempting to combo off. It's risky, but of course the deck is strong enough that it can win with the usual Kaalia plan If need be.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	20 - 0 Mythic Rares 56 - 0 Rares 13 - 0 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.24
Folders	My Decks, Kaalia of the Vast, Kaalia, Decks that seem interesting, Charlie's Angels, Interesting Brews, Decks Made by Others, Commander Lists, cool decks, cutthroat fun