Heavenly Inferno Commander/EDH deck help...
Commander (EDH) forum
Posted on June 21, 2011, 11:21 p.m. by arobidoux
Hey guys..
I just recenly bought the Heavenly Inferno Commander deck as I am planning on getting into EDH and am wanting some help on what I could substitute in the deck to make it a little better...
Any ides would be great... BTW, my general is going to manly be Kaalia of the Vast...
Ok, so I bought the sae one and fell in love with it, so I'm currently making an EDH around her too(Having problems narrowing down creatures) but here's some help.
Go to this site http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Default.aspx
And search up creature types with your colors or text in the cards that say "Angel" "Demon" or "Dragon." My idea so far has been a lot of tutoring (Though expensive) and trying to keep my hand fueled for Kaalia.
Another thing you have to watch for is that she's so fragile so you have to protect her as well, so get some equipments or enchantments that give indestructibility or shroud so you dont have to keep casting her.
Some combo's I've come up with so far to help a fellow Kaalia lover out.
Conspiracy works so well with the following cards (This is why I use tutors to get this)
Dragonspeaker Shaman All your creatures will cost a lot less
Bladewing the Risen will recur any creature and buff all of your stuff
Blood Speaker Tutor any creature every turn, I think yes!
And here are some cards to help out your creatures depending on the type you chooseDragon Roost Cover of Darkness Mana Echoes Mark of the Oni (You'll almost never lose that creature)Shared Triumph card:Patriarch's BiddingAphetto Dredging Dragonstorm card:Belbe's Portal and Cryptic Gateway , maybe even Archon of Redemption just to help keep you alive
Now Rakdos the Defiler is a beast card with kaalia because you dont sacrifice anything when you put him into play with her, however you want to be able to do this several times so I put Erratic Portal and Oni of Wild Places in there to keep returning it or other good creatures such as bladewing
Now this is a lot of themes for this deck because of the color combination's you have, but I have to disagree with Necrobanes suggestions, EDH decks run very few basic lands, especially tri-color decks so Land Tax wouldnt be the most helpful, and you're playing an aggro deck that pumps everything on the field and fast (hence the need to keep your hand alive), So i recommend against mass removal effects because in a 100 card deck you have a very small chance of getting cards like Deathless Angel , Karmic Guide , Twilight Shepherd , or Reya Dawnbringer , but destroying all lands is fine because you typically dont need them to put creatures into play, but if you feel the need for mass removal effects without killing too much of your stuff, go for cards like Oros, the Avenger ,Thunder Dragon , Scourge of Kher Ridges or my personal favorite for this type of deck Harsh Mercy .
In summation, utilize "come into play" effects, protect kaalia, and keep your hand fueled.
June 22, 2011 12:52 p.m.
Shadowfang says... #4
maybe this will give you some ideas deck:kaalia-warfare
June 13, 2012 10:01 a.m.
smash10101 says... #5
here's my not quite up to date version if you want to take a look: deck:heavenly-inferno-edited-1
unlike donut62, I often play this as a sudo-control deck, biding my time and letting other people be bigger threats until I'm ready to destroy everyone. I also recommend cards like Exsanguinate to deal huge damage to everyone
NecroBane says... #2
I'm going to be getting that deck since I already have heaps of good cards to substitute with.
Land Tax , Armageddon , Wrath of God ...
Really if you're planning on using Kaalia I suggest putting in top angels, dragons, demons, some board control and some basic cards that don't rely on Kaalia. Remember, a good commander deck can function well without the commander always active so don't go all high mana costing. To summarise, I suggest going full out control.
June 22, 2011 6:08 a.m.