Kaalia, Harbinger of the Apocalypse

Commander / EDH Angels Demons Dragons RBW (Mardu)

johnjust

Land (37)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Hall of the Bandit Lord
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Luxury Suite
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Mistveil Plains
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Nomad Outpost
• 4x Plains
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Savai Triome
• 1x Spectator Seating
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vault of Champions

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Toxic Deluge

Creature (27)

• 1x Akroma, Angel of Fury
• 1x Akroma, Angel of Wrath
• 1x Angel of Despair
• 1x Angelic Arbiter
• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Balefire Dragon
• 1x Baneslayer Angel
• 1x Bloodgift Demon
• 1x Deathless Angel
• 1x Drana and Linvala
• 1x Eternal Dragon
• 1x Firemane Commando
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Hoard-Smelter Dragon
• 1x Kaalia, Zenith Seeker
• 1x Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
• 1x Lord of the Void
• 1x Master of Cruelties
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Piru, the Volatile
• 1x Rakdos the Defiler
• 1x Razaketh, the Foulblooded
• 1x Restoration Angel
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sephara, Sky's Blade
• 1x Serra's Emissary
• 1x Utvara Hellkite

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Aggravated Assault
• 1x Dragon Tempest
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Reconnaissance
• 1x Righteous Aura

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Nahiri, the Harbinger
• 1x Serra the Benevolent

Commander (1)

Instant (14)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Crackling Doom
• 1x Deflecting Palm
• 1x Eerie Interlude
• 1x Ghostway
• 1x Oblation
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Utter End
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Artifact (10)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Champion's Helm
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sunforger
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

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Sideboard

Creature (1)

• 1x Tariel, Reckoner of Souls

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Maybeboard

Creature (9)

• 1x Aurelia, the Warleader
• 1x Basandra, Battle Seraph
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Hellkite Charger
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Lyra Dawnbringer
• 1x Moltensteel Dragon
• 1x Steel Hellkite
• 1x Terror of the Peaks

Instant (7)

• 1x Apostle's Blessing
• 1x Cloudshift
• 1x Faith's Reward
• 1x Flawless Maneuver
• 1x Kolaghan's Command
• 1x Rakdos Charm
• 1x Settle the Wreckage

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Stranglehold

Land (4)

• 1x Badlands
• 1x High Market
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Scrubland

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Armageddon
• 1x Council's Judgment

Artifact (1)

• 1x Coalition Relic

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"I'll have my revenge if I have to call on every force from above and below."

— Kaalia of the Vast

When the first Commander decks were spoiled, I took one look at Kaalia of the Vast and immediately started preparing for what would become my second EDH deck. To this day, Kaalia remains the one deck I always look to improve over anything else, even though I don't get the opportunity to play her that often (she's meant for 1v1 and I'm usually playing multiplayer games).

If you're interested in her backstory, take a read through the Uncharted Realms article, "The Stonekiller":

Part 1 | Part 2

Kaalia/Protection

Champion's Helm, Lightning Greaves and Swiftfoot Boots for shroud/hexproof.

Reconnaissance and Maze of Ith for attacking with Kaalia without losing her to blockers.

Mother of Runes for additional protection.

Kaalia can be out and attacking before or on turn 4 with any of the following scenarios:

Turn 2:

T1: Land, Sol Ring, Signet / T2: Land, Kaalia (assuming all colors are available)

Turn 3:

T1: Land / T2: Land, Signet / T3: Land, Kaalia

Turn 4 with Haste:

Lightning Greaves or Dragon Tempest or Hall of the Bandit Lord (before turn 3)

Kaalia's Angels

Akroma, Angel of Fury for a big flying trampler.

Akroma, Angel of Wrath because Akroma is awesome.

Angel of Despair for a Vindicate effect on a flying stick.

Angelic Arbiter for locking people out of casting spells or attacking.

Avacyn, Angel of Hope for making permanents indestructible.

Baneslayer Angel because Baneslayer is awesome.

Deathless Angel for making creatures indestructible.

Drana and Linvala for stopping creatures with activated abilities.

Firemane Commando for card draw on an easy-to-cast body, if needed.

Gisela, Blade of Goldnight for double damage to opponents and half damage to you.

Liesa, Forgotten Archangel for lifelink, potential protection against removal and graveyard hate.

Restoration Angel mostly for blinking Kaalia, but also for any other non-Angel.

Sephara, Sky's Blade for a big lifelinker with protection for other creatures.

Serra's Emissary for protection against some type of spell.

Kaalia's Demons

Bloodgift Demon for a (targeted) Phyrexian Arena affect on a flying stick.

Lord of the Void for exiling cards from an opponent's library and possibly getting one of their creatures into play.

Master of Cruelties for the Kaalia combo - Master deals first strike damage to bring opponent to 1 and Kaalia kills them.

Rakdos the Defiler for using his combat damage trigger once (and hopefully forcing a concession, as he pretty much becomes a permanent blocker afterward).

Razaketh, the Foulblooded for a big flying trampler with a Demonic Tutor ability.

Rune-Scarred Demon because tutoring is always a good thing, and getting a 6/6 flier on top of that is even better.

Kaalia's Dragons

Balefire Dragon for a one-sided board wipe effect after combat damage.

Eternal Dragon for plainscycling (gets Mistveil Plains, as well as duals), also can be recurred back to hand.

Hoard-Smelter Dragon for artifact removal.

Piru, the Volatile for lifelink and a boardwipe that could leave Kaalia and other legendaries uncontested.

Utvara Hellkite for making Dragon tokens when other Dragons attack.

Sunforger Toolbox/Tricks

Sunforger and Mistveil Plains allows instants to be cast and reused.

Anguished Unmaking, Path to Exile, Return to Dust, Swords to Plowshares and Utter End for targeted removal. Chaos Warp and Oblation for tuck effects.

Boros Charm, Eerie Interlude and Ghostway for wrath/removal protection. Teferi's Protection also protects the board and life total for a turn.

Deflecting Palm for a way to prevent damage and deal it elsewhere, while getting around shroud/hexproof.

Crackling Doom for an instant-speed edict.

Everything Else

Serra the Benevolent for buffing creatures/making Angel tokens, as well as her Worship ultimate.

Nahiri, the Harbinger for draw/removal, as well as her ultimate to cheat something into play, then bounce for Kaalia triggers.

Demonic Tutor and Vampiric Tutor for tutors.

Austere Command, Damnation and Toxic Deluge for wraths.

Aggravated Assault for extra combats.

Dragon Tempest to give every creature in the deck haste (everything has flying), and extra damage when Dragons enter play.

Righteous Aura for damage prevention.

Maybeboard

Date added	10 years
Last updated	7 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	17 - 1 Mythic Rares 59 - 0 Rares 10 - 0 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.14
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, Dragon 6/6 R, Emblem Serra the Benevolent, Morph 2/2 C
Folders	6 - EDH, Kaalia EDH, kaalia, Land of the fuckery ->.<- supreme fuckduckery, Potential Deck Builds, Kaalia of the Vast