Kaalia, Blinking Betrayer

Commander / EDH* RBW (Mardu)

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Multi Lands (18)

• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Boros Garrison
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Grimclimb Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Haunted Ridge
• 1x Luxury Suite
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Pillarverge Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Shadowblood Ridge
• 1x Spectator Seating
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 1x Vault of Champions

Blink / Flicker (7)

• 1x Ephemerate
• 1x Flicker of Fate
• 1x Legion's Initiative
• 1x Eerie Interlude
• 1x Guardian of Ghirapur
• 1x Lae'zel's Acrobatics
• 1x Restoration Angel

Combat Support (6)

• 1x Dragon Tempest
• 1x Kardur, Doomscourge
• 1x Angel of Grace
• 1x Dragonlord Kolaghan
• 1x Resolute Archangel
• 1x Terror of Mount Velus

Fetch Lands (3)

• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Warped Landscape

Recursion (2)

• 1x Graveshifter
• 1x Liesa, Forgotten Archangel

Ramp (11)

• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Dream Devourer
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Talisman of Conviction
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence
• 1x Cursed Mirror

Card Draw / Smoothers (9)

• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Thrilling Discovery
• 1x Painful Truths
• 1x Protection Racket
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Bloodgift Demon
• 1x Liliana's Contract
• 1x Demonlord Belzenlok

Special Lands (7)

• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Malakir Mire  ^Flip
• 1x Sanctum of Eternity
• 1x Sejiri Glacier  ^Flip
• 1x Slayers' Stronghold
• 1x Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
• 1x Vault of the Archangel

Basic Lands (9)

• 2x Mountain
• 4x Plains
• 3x Swamp

Creature Cheat (3)

• 1x Shifting Shadow
• 1x Kaalia of the Vast
• 1x Sneak Attack

Tutors (1)

• 1x Burning-Rune Demon

Commander (1)

Removal (10)

• 1x Crib Swap
• 1x Wear / Tear
• 1x Vengeful Ancestor
• 1x Angel of Sanctions
• 1x Chaos Defiler
• 1x Tyrant of Kher Ridges
• 1x Angel of Despair
• 1x Overseer of the Damned
• 1x Shadowgrange Archfiend
• 1x Tyrant's Familiar

Token Generators (7)

• 1x Blade of Selves
• 1x Flameshadow Conjuring
• 1x Nightmare Shepherd
• 1x Duke Ulder Ravengard
• 1x Linvala, the Preserver
• 1x Mirror March
• 1x Skyline Despot

Boardwipes (3)

• 1x Archfiend of Depravity
• 1x Sunblast Angel
• 1x Angel of the Dire Hour

Protection (3)

• 1x Cosmic Intervention
• 1x Archangel Avacyn  ^Flip
• 1x Adarkar Valkyrie

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Maybeboard

Blink / Flicker (13)

• 1x Cloudshift
• 1x Angelic Renewal
• 1x Justiciar's Portal
• 1x Liberate
• 1x Long Road Home
• 1x Otherworldly Journey
• 1x Angel of Condemnation
• 1x Semester's End
• 1x Teleportation Circle
• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Hellkite Courser
• 1x Wispweaver Angel
• 1x Worldgorger Dragon

Removal (7)

• 1x Crackling Doom
• 1x Firemane Avenger
• 1x Ravenous Chupacabra
• 1x Obsidian Charmaw
• 1x White Dragon
• 1x Angel of Serenity
• 1x Bogardan Hellkite

Other Angels (5)

• 1x Archangel of Wrath
• 1x Basandra, Battle Seraph
• 1x Aurelia, the Warleader
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Akroma, Angel of Fury

Fogs (3)

• 1x Darkness
• 1x Dawn Charm
• 1x Sudden Spoiling

Doublers (2)

• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Panharmonicon

Ramp (2)

• 1x Patron of the Arts
• 1x Swashbuckler Extraordinaire

Card Draw / Smoothers (8)

• 1x Cathartic Reunion
• 1x Reckless Impulse
• 1x Inspiring Overseer
• 1x Jeska's Will
• 1x Indulgent Tormentor
• 1x Sanctuary Warden
• 1x Knollspine Dragon
• 1x Vilis, Broker of Blood

Boardwipes (7)

• 1x Earthquake
• 1x Demon of Dark Schemes
• 1x Magister of Worth
• 1x Deathbringer Regent
• 1x Ruinous Ultimatum
• 1x Thunder Dragon
• 1x Piru, the Volatile

Combat Support (6)

• 1x Howl from Beyond
• 1x Netherborn Altar
• 1x Golden Argosy
• 1x Sigarda's Vanguard
• 1x Rage Reflection
• 1x Subjugator Angel

Protection (5)

• 1x Kaya's Ghostform
• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Voyager Staff
• 1x Selfless Spirit

Tutors (3)

• 1x Hoarding Dragon
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Hoarding Broodlord

Defense (1)

• 1x Angel of Suffering

Other Demons (8)

• 1x Butcher of the Horde
• 1x Demon of Catastrophes
• 1x Desecration Demon
• 1x Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
• 1x Goremand
• 1x Malfegor
• 1x Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
• 1x Sower of Discord

Other Dragons (7)

• 1x Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
• 1x Skyship Stalker
• 1x Verix Bladewing
• 1x Demanding Dragon
• 1x Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
• 1x Red Dragon
• 1x Black Dragon

Recursion (6)

• 1x Nim Deathmantle
• 1x Boneyard Scourge
• 1x Whip of Erebos
• 1x Junji, the Midnight Sky
• 1x Dawnbreak Reclaimer
• 1x Bladewing the Risen

Special Lands (4)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Spinerock Knoll
• 1x Study Hall

Token Generators (3)

• 1x Splinter Twin
• 1x Militant Angel
• 1x Legion Loyalty

Too Expensive (1)

• 1x Terror of the Peaks

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Gameplay Mission: [Add]

Power Cards (>$10): None

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Possible Edits

[Note: Mardu mana base is shared with Syr Gwyn deck]

CHANGE R Ultimatum to A Dire Hour

CONSIDER A Serenity, A Suffering, S Warden, S Vanguard, M March

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During Game

Remember that blink and flicker spells can be used to reset tapped creatures to untapped (for surprise blockers)

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Stats

12 angels, 10 demons, 6 dragons, 2 shapeshifters = 30 creatures that can be "found" by Kaalia's ETB effect

6 lands that ETB tapped (16% of total)

5 colorless non-fetch lands (14% of total)

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Deck Notes

Avoided auras and equipment since these will fall off when a creature is blinked or flickered

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Card Notes

Blink & flicker spells can also be used for protection (blink protects against targeted removal, flicker protects against boardwipes)

Flicker of Fate can also be used as a form of removal

Most of the protection spells also create an additional ETB effect

Date added	1 year
Last updated	1 month
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 50 - 0 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 16 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.02
Tokens	Angel 3/3 W, Angel of Sanctions 3/4 W, Copy Clone, Dragon 5/5 R, Shapeshifter 1/1 C, The Monarch, Zombie 2/2 B