Hell Mary: Kaalia Duel Commander (*RETIRED)

Duel Commander* Angels Combo Competitive Demons Dragons RBW (Mardu)

Rusty_Shackleford

Land (39)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Eiganjo Castle
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Flagstones of Trokair
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Hall of the Bandit Lord
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Mountain
• 3x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold
• 1x Wasteland
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Creature (21)

• 1x Angel of Despair
• 1x Angel of Serenity
• 1x Aurelia, the Warleader
• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Balefire Dragon
• 1x Baneslayer Angel
• 1x Bogardan Hellkite
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Griselbrand
• 1x Iona, Shield of Emeria
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Master of Cruelties
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Rakdos the Defiler
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Steel Hellkite
• 1x Stormbreath Dragon
• 1x Thundermaw Hellkite
• 1x Tidehollow Sculler
• 1x Yosei, the Morning Star

Instant (12)

• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Dismember
• 1x Go for the Throat
• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Kolaghan's Command
• 1x Lightning Bolt
• 1x Lightning Helix
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Skeletal Scrying
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Terminate
• 1x Wear / Tear

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Dragon Tempest
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Sneak Attack

Commander (1)

Sorcery (14)

• 1x Armageddon
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Day of Judgment
• 1x Demonic TutorGC
• 1x Dreadbore
• 1x Duress
• 1x Hymn to Tourach
• 1x Inquisition of Kozilek
• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Thoughtseize
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Vindicate
• 1x Wrath of God

Artifact (8)

• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Coldsteel Heart
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Ajani Vengeant

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The 1v1 (a.k.a. "Duel" a.k.a. "French") Commander version of my Kaalia EDH deck: Angels and Demons and Dragons, Oh My!.

For the uninitiated: Duel Commander (as the name implies) is 1v1, best 2 of 3, with a starting life total of 20. Standard Commander rules concerning color identity, deck size, sideboards, etc. apply. A separate banlist is in effect (hence no Vampiric Tutor, Strip Mine, Sol Ring, etc.)

Deck is currently in "prototype" status and I would certainly value input from anyone in the know on porting the deck from multiplayer to a 1v1 format.

Gameplan is a little bit different from the multiplayer version; whereas the multiplayer version plays as a straight aggro build until it combos out with infinite attack phases in the late game, this particular version is singularly focused on putting Kaalia into play early, clearing the path for an unimpeded attack, and landing a game-ending haymaker such as Master of Cruelties. To that end, the mana curve has been lowered, the creature suite stripped down to include creatures that are either highly disruptive or likely to win the game on their own--or both--and substantial additional disruptive elements such as spot removal and discard have been included to ensure that the path remains clear for Kaalia to attack.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	6 years
Exclude colors	UG
Legality	This deck is not Duel Commander legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 0 Mythic Rares 50 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.56
Folders	EDH, Other People's fun looking EDH decks