To Hell and Back
Duel Commander
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This deck is finally fully deproxied —Sept. 20, 2015
For now, anyways.
I finally got the Scrubland I needed from Epochalyptik
Eliiiiiiiiiiiiiiza says... #3
I'm not sure, I just went to magiccards.info and searched for "You have hexproof"
May 11, 2015 4:15 p.m.
ThisIsBullshit says... #4
No, I mean the mass discard ones. I've never seen anybody running them.
May 11, 2015 4:19 p.m.
Eliiiiiiiiiiiiiiza says... #5
Oh, ok. I run some of them in Korlash, and I've seen them here and there, but they're not terribly prevalent. Just in case
May 11, 2015 4:23 p.m.
FAMOUSWATERMELON says... #6
I feel like they would just attract you more hate... as if you didn't have enough playing Kaalia in the first place...
May 11, 2015 4:24 p.m.
Have you ever considered Bogardan Hellkite, for you know obvious reasons?
May 17, 2015 11:32 p.m.
ThisIsBullshit says... #8
I did, and haven't really found a good enough reason to justify him in this deck. He's just so much mana to hardcast, and that seems to happen a lot (Kaalia's a removal target, who knew) so I'm not sold on throwing him in here.
May 18, 2015 11:33 p.m.
What about Ob Nixilis, Unshackled?
You make tons of damage, he can just help you finishing one you've started beating your opponent and it's very good to prevent him from searching his library
May 19, 2015 4:03 a.m.
ThisIsBullshit says... #10
I had him in here earlier, and he didn't do much and was a very lackluster draw. He's just not big enough with an effect that doesn't matter much after t4.
May 19, 2015 8:14 a.m.
What about Isochron Scepter + Orzhov Charm + Rakdos the Defiler combo? That way you can just return Rakdos to your hand so his second ability will trigger but his first won't.
May 20, 2015 9:40 a.m.
ThisIsBullshit says... #13
Scepter isn't banned, but a three-card combo isn't really worth it, in my opinion. Also, what would I take out?
May 20, 2015 10:30 a.m.
I'm not a big fan of Armageddon. It's too much of a douchebage, especially in a Two-Headed Giant match. It says that you are mainly looking out for yourself and don't care if your friend is there or not.
As for Inquisition of Kozilek, it's too situational for a commander deck. In modern it's perfect because hardly any of the cards cmc goes over 3.
Other than that, I really like this deck. You might also want to consider Mana-Charged Dragon.
May 20, 2015 10:48 a.m.
I misinterpreted the Duel Commander format. I thought it was the same as Two-Head giant, so disregard the comment about it. Other than that, the rest I said would stay the same.
May 20, 2015 10:57 a.m.
ThisIsBullshit says... #17
I get bored easily lol
SirFowler I actually love Armageddon and have no plans to take it out any time soon (I just hate people lol) and IoK is great for Duel EDH, because the CMC is much lower.
May 20, 2015 6:33 p.m.
Eliiiiiiiiiiiiiiza says... #18
As much as people hate it in the context of Inquisition, I also find that Appetite for Brains is quite useful, as it snipes huge threats like Avacyn (in your deck) or, say, Obliterator (in mine). I also run Inquisition, but the versatility of being able to hit high-CMC bombs is pretty useful.
May 20, 2015 7:40 p.m.
ThisIsBullshit says... #19
Hm, I'll try that and see what happens. I didn't even know such a card existed.
May 20, 2015 7:52 p.m.
You could also do Castigate to exile cards with any cmc.
May 20, 2015 7:54 p.m.
Eliiiiiiiiiiiiiiza says... #21
Or just Rakdos's Return them out. For the lols.
May 20, 2015 8:07 p.m.
ThisIsBullshit says... #22
You're all bad and should feel bad lololol
No but I'm not sure how much more worth it is to exile instead of discard.
May 20, 2015 8:32 p.m.
Maybe you did and I simply forgot, but have you tried running Stoneforge Mystic in here? I've been testing her in my Kaalia list, and Grabbing Sword Light//Shadow or Lightning Greaves is actually pretty solid. Because I'm a risk taker, I also run Dark Confidant but he tends to kill you if your deck decides to do you dirty. Oh and isn't Council's Judgment almost always superior to Vindicate in duel, I mean missing land kinda sucks, but it does tube Shroud//Hexproof//Indestructible.
May 20, 2015 10:04 p.m.
ThisIsBullshit says... #24
I like being able to hit lands.
I'm not running Dank Confidant, I'd die to my own deck. As for Misty, the 2-drop spot is already clogged, I'm not super excited about throwing another one in there.
May 20, 2015 10:38 p.m.
I like this. This is really cool. I like what you've done here.
If i were to recommend some stuff though, it'd have to be Angelic Arbiter, Tariel, Reckoner of Souls, Angel of Despair, Dragon Mage/Avaricious Dragon (they have their uses, I promise!) , and (I'm sad you haven't added these yet) Dragonlord Kolaghan/Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury. I understand the latter's attack trigger won't work if you cheat him in, but He's still goo, and very easily cartable at 5 cmc, right after Kaalia! I'm also concerned for your lack of Steel Hellkite! xD
Ghostway seems sweet, as most of your guys have ETB's, and before a wrath effect can settle, drop this and have some fun! Magus of the Moat is a cheaper Moat, and since all your guys fly, what could go wrong? Shizo, Death's Storehouse is a niche land, but can go as far as to protect your kaalia in combat. Whip of Erebos would be a nice card in case some one killed you're biggest guy, and you want another ETB. Reanimate could be good, too.
Now, as a modern Jund player, It feels weird you don't play Terminate! This must be fixed.
Well, that's all I got. Good luck!
Eliiiiiiiiiiiiiiza says... #1
This week on "Things Peter Noticed when He was Testing Against this Deck for the millionth time": I noticed Kaalia is quite weak to mass hand-attack spells like Mind Shatter or Mind Sludge. Making yourself hexproof through Ivory Mask, Aegis of the Gods, Imperial Mask, Leyline of Sanctity, Spirit of the Hearth or Witchbane Orb could help immensely.
I just realized how often I actually comment here.
May 11, 2015 3:24 p.m.