Kaalia and Taxes

Commander / EDH

scarletrising

Land (32)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Badlands
• 1x Blackcleave Cliffs
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Dust Bowl
• 1x Eiganjo Castle
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Flagstones of Trokair
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x High Market
• 1x Inspiring Vantage
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 2x Plains
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Rishadan Port
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Wasteland

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Armageddon
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Ravages of War
• 1x Vindicate

Artifact (23)

• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Coldsteel Heart
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Defense Grid
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Smokestack
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sphere of Resistance
• 1x Static Orb
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice
• 1x Sword of Light and Shadow
• 1x Tangle Wire
• 1x Thorn of Amethyst
• 1x Torpor Orb
• 1x Trinisphere
• 1x Winter Orb

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Blood Moon
• 1x Karmic Justice
• 1x Leyline of Sanctity
• 1x Moat
• 1x Nether Void
• 1x Price of Glory
• 1x Stony Silence

Planeswalker (5)

• 1x Ajani Vengeant
• 1x Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast
• 1x Kaya, Ghost Assassin
• 1x Liliana of the Veil
• 1x Nahiri, the Harbinger

Commander (1)

Creature (23)

• 1x Angel of Despair
• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Balefire Dragon
• 1x Chancellor of the Annex
• 1x Ethersworn Canonist
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Hellkite Tyrant
• 1x Iona, Shield of Emeria
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Lodestone Golem
• 1x Master of Cruelties
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Platinum Angel
• 1x Rakdos the Defiler
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sire Of Insanity
• 1x Steel Hellkite
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
• 1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar
• 1x Vryn Wingmare

Instant (3)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

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Maybeboard

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Desolation
• 1x Rest in Peace

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Vandalblast

Creature (1)

• 1x Magus of the Moon

Artifact (3)

• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Grafdigger's Cage
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine

Instant (2)

• 1x Disenchant
• 1x Wear / Tear

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This is a Kaalia deck that has incorporated a Stax/Taxes gameplan to make it more threatening in a competitive EDH environment. Depending on the draw, you can either ramp out Kaalia incredibly fast or with slower draws, you can deny your opponent's resources in various ways like by taxing their spells, land destruction, and mana denial so that even a turn 4 Kaalia is threatening and difficult to answering effectively. Once Kaalia hits the board, I try to lock my opponents out of the game while putting them on a fast clock. Griselbrand and Braids will find their way into the deck if the playgroup allows them.

I'm looking for feedback and suggestions on cards I may have overlooked. I'm fairly new to competitive EDH and would like the feedback on how to make this deck as relevant as I can. I'm avoiding combos as I feel they would add too much additional inconsistency to the deck but I could be wrong with that logic.

There are a few cards in the maybe-board that I'm considering. I would appreciate opinions on them and potential cards I could/should cut if you feel they deserve a spot in the deck.

Thanks for looking!

Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 years
Exclude colors	UG
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	24 - 0 Mythic Rares 62 - 0 Rares 7 - 0 Uncommons 4 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.35
Tokens	Construct 1/1 C Token w/ Defender
Folders	Decks That Actually Seem Like Fun, Deck ideas