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Kaalia, Mirror Breaker EDH

Commander / EDH Bracket 4 Combo Competitive Infinite Combo Multiplayer RBW (Mardu)

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Lands (28)

Combo (3)

Haste (3)

Protection (3)

ADD (14)

Ramp (12)

Draw (9)

Recursion (3)

Commander (1)

Commander: Kaalia of the Vast

Control (12)

Tutors (12)

Maybeboard

Ramp (12)

ADDs (6)

Combo (5)

Aggro (2)

Control (10)

Lands (8)

Recursion (5)

Haste (2)

Draw (10)

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Protection (6)

Archetype

Deck Link | Kaalia, Mirror Breaker EDH

  1. Infinite Combo
  2. Synergy

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Deck Stats

Sample Opening Draw:

  1. Swamp | Alternative is any producing land

  2. Chrome Mox | Any card to Imprint

  3. Dark Ritual

  4. Buried Alive | Tutor Karmic Guide + Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Restoration Angel

  5. Reanimate | Infinite Haste Angels

There are too many other alternative opening draw combinations to list them all.

Alternative cards that can enable a Turn 1 Win:

Culling the Weak | - (Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer/Esper Sentinel)

Gemstone Caverns |

Lotus Petal |

Mox Diamond | (Acquireboard)

Mox Opal |

Cards: Buried Alive + Reanimate

CMC:

Reanimate alternates: Animate Dead, Dance of the Dead, Karmic Guide*

  1. Cast Buried Alive
  2. Resolve Buried Alive placing Restoration Angel, Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker, and Karmic Guide (top) in graveyard
  3. Cast Reanimate target Karmic Guide
  4. Resolve Reanimate and return Karmic Guide to the battlefield
  5. Target Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker with the Karmic Guide ETB
  6. Resolve Karmic Guide ETB returning Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker to battlefield
  7. Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker target Karmic Guide
  8. Resolve Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker activated ability placing a Karmic Guide copy on the battlefield
  9. Target Restoration Angel with the Karmic Guide copy ETB
  10. Resolve Karmic Guide copy ETB and return Restoration Angel to the battlefield
  11. Target Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker with the Restoration Angel ETB
  12. Resolve Restoration Angel ETB exiling and returning Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker to the battlefield
  13. Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker target Restoration Angel
  14. Resolve Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker activated ability placing a Restoration Angel copy on the battlefield
  15. Repeat steps 11. though 14. an Infinite number of times for Infinite Restoration Angel with haste
  16. Combat phase attack for lethal

Tips:

Cards: Entomb + Animate Dead + Orcish Bowmasters

CMC:

Entomb alternates: Buried Alive

Animate Dead alternates: Dance of the Dead, Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker*

Orcish Bowmasters alternates: Dragon Tempest, Hoarding Broodlord, Rune-Scarred Demon, Tainted Pact, Vilis, Broker of Blood

  1. Cast Entomb
  2. Resolve Entomb placing Worldgorger Dragon in graveyard
  3. Cast Animate Dead target Worldgorger Dragon
  4. Resolve Animate Dead ETB and return Worldgorger Dragon to the battlefield
  5. Resolve Worldgorger Dragon ETB exiling Animate Dead and all permanents you control
  6. Resolve Animate Dead LTB and sacrifice Worldgorger Dragon
  7. Resolve Worldgorger Dragon LTB returning Animate Dead and all permanents you control to the battlefield
  8. Do not let the Animate Dead ETB resolve!
  9. Instead, all mana producing lands and artifacts
  10. Repeat steps 4. through 9. to generate mana
  11. Cast Orcish Bowmasters with Flash
  12. Resolve Orcish Bowmasters ETB to deal 1 damage to any target and amass orcs
  13. Continue to repeat steps 4. through 9. having Orcish Bowmasters ETB deal Infinite damage to any targets

Tips:

Dark Confidant | Low CMC Draw

Street Wraith | 98 Card Commander with 38 Life > 99 Card Commander with 40 Life

Buried Alive | Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker, Karmic Guide, Restoration Angel, Leonin Relic-Warder, Worldgorger Dragon, Razaketh, the Foulblooded

Burning-Rune Demon | Animate Dead+Dance of the Dead, Faithless Looting+Worldgorger Dragon, Demonic Tutor+Vampiric Tutor, Orcish Bowmasters+Dragon Tempest

Demonic Tutor | Buried Alive, Reanimate, Leonin Relic-Warder, Animate Dead, Entomb, Dragon Tempest, Master of Cruelties, Lightning Greaves

Demonic Counsel | Razaketh, the Foulblooded or Buried Alive, Reanimate, Leonin Relic-Warder, Animate Dead, Entomb, Dragon Tempest, Master of Cruelties, Lightning Greaves

Diabolic Intent | Buried Alive, Reanimate, Leonin Relic-Warder, Animate Dead, Entomb, Dragon Tempest, Master of Cruelties, Lightning Greaves

Enlightened Tutor | Animate Dead, Dragon Tempest, Lightning Greaves

Entomb | Worldgorger Dragon, Leonin Relic-Warder, Razaketh, the Foulblooded, Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker

Gamble | Buried Alive, Reanimate, Leonin Relic-Warder, Animate Dead, Entomb, Dragon Tempest, Master of Cruelties, Lightning Greaves

Grim Tutor | Buried Alive, Reanimate, Leonin Relic-Warder, Animate Dead, Entomb, Dragon Tempest, Master of Cruelties, Lightning Greaves

Hoarding Broodlord | Buried Alive, Reanimate, Leonin Relic-Warder, Animate Dead, Entomb, Dragon Tempest, Master of Cruelties, Lightning Greaves

Imperial Seal | Buried Alive, Reanimate, Leonin Relic-Warder, Animate Dead, Entomb, Dragon Tempest, Master of Cruelties, Lightning Greaves

Mausoleum Secrets | Reanimate, Animate Dead, Entomb, Tainted Pact

Tainted Pact | Razaketh, the Foulblooded, Master of Cruelties, Angel of Despair

Vampiric Tutor | Buried Alive, Reanimate, Leonin Relic-Warder, Animate Dead, Entomb, Dragon Tempest, Master of Cruelties, Lightning Greaves

Razaketh, the Foulblooded | Leonin Relic-Warder, Animate Dead, Buried Alive

Rune-Scarred Demon | Buried Alive, Reanimate, Leonin Relic-Warder, Animate Dead, Entomb, Dragon Tempest, Master of Cruelties, Lightning Greaves

Wishclaw Talisman | Hellkite Tyrant, Buried Alive, Reanimate, Leonin Relic-Warder, Animate Dead, Entomb, Dragon Tempest, Master of Cruelties, Lightning Greaves

10/03/2017 | Avg. Turn 5.0

02/01/2019 | Avg. Turn 5.0 | Combo 50% | Synergy 20% | Damage 30%

01/27/2020 | Avg. Turn 4.3 | Combo 70% | Synergy 20% | Damage 10% | T3 Land 100%

Maybeboard Evaluation

Maralen of the Mornsong + Opposition Agent | Eliminate Opponents Draw + Tutor Cards from Opponents Libraries

Twinflame + Dualcaster Mage | Infinite Human Wizards

Worldgorger Dragon + Necromancy | Infinite Mana + Dragon Tempest or Orcish Bowmasters Infinite Damage

Leonin Relic-Warder + Necromancy + Goblin Bombardment | Infinite Damage

Buried Alive + Necromancy | Tutor Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Restoration Angel + Karmic Guide then Reanimate for Kiki-Resto Combo

Ancient Gold Dragon + Dragon Tempest | D20 Roll for Random Maximum 420 Damage

Ad Nauseam + Angel's Grace or Everybody Lives! or Teferi's Protection | Draw Entire Library

Leonin Relic-Warder + Animate Dead or Dance of the Dead + Goblin Bombardment | Infinite Damage

Razaketh, the Foulblooded + Leonin Relic-Warder | Tutor Animate Dead then Lifebound Infinite Tutor

Comments with recommendations or criticism to improve deck and synergy is appreciated and would help me out!

Avacyn, Angel of Hope | Iconic but low impact without Armageddon

Gisela, Blade of Goldnight | Flavor combat win-con vs. prioritized combo

Goblin Bombardment | Dilutes the primary win-con?

Professional Face-Breaker | Testing it's draw at MV3

Ripples of Undeath | Testing (Sylvan Library?) vs. Necropotence

Worldgorger Dragon | Dangerous Win-Con

Pending Updates

Considerations

Bruna, the Fading Light     + Gisela, the Broken Blade   | Brisela, Voice of Nightmares      

Hellkite Charger or Aggravated Assault + Sword of Feast and Famine | Infinite Combat Phases

Crucible of Worlds + Armageddon or Ravages of War or Cataclysm *list* | Synergy Land Destruction + Strip Mine + Wasteland

Crucible of Worlds + Command Beacon | Synergy CMC 5 Kaalia of the Vast

Enduring Tenacity + Exquisite Blood + Damage or Life Gain | Infinite Damage + Life Gain

Sneak Attack + Imperial Recruiter or Recruiter of the Guard | Tutor Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Village Bell-Ringer or Felidar Guardian Infinite Flicker Combo

Village Bell-Ringer or Zealous Conscripts or Felidar Guardian + Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker | Infinite Haste Creatures

Village Bell-Ringer + Adarkar Valkyrie + Goblin Bombardment | Infinite Damage

Lightning Crafter + Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Goblin Bombardment | Infinite Damage

Kormus Bell + Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth + Linvala, Keeper of Silence or Balefire Dragon | Synergy No Mana

Sundial of the Infinite + Whip of Erebos or Sneak Attack | Exile Avoidance

Reveillark + Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Goblin Bombardment | Infinite Damage

Reveillark + Karmic Guide + Goblin Bombardment | Infinite Damage

Combat Celebrant + Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker | Infinite Combat Phases

Stranglehold + Maralen of the Mornsong | Prevent Opponents Draw

Conspicuous Snoop + Goblin Recruiter | Tutor Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker then Mogg Fanatic Infinite Damage

Hatred + Baneslayer Angel or Gisela, Blade of Goldnight or Gisela, the Broken Blade   or Lyra Dawnbringerfoil or Kaalia of the Vast | Eliminate Opponent

Leonin Relic-Warder + Animate Dead or Dance of the Dead or Necromancy + Blood Artist or Corpse Knight or Zulaport Cutthroat or Impact Tremorsfoil | Infinite Damage

Reassessment Required

In June 2020, I decided to abandon the combat damage line. In May 2024, I've decided to restore a combat damage line.

Combat damage lines are a core strength of Kaalia of the Vast, win rates were higher with combo, however, choosing fun.

Avacyn, Angel of Hope | Replacing Silence reducing Thassa's Oracle interaction

Gisela, Blade of Goldnight | Replacing Praetor's Grasp reducing Thassa's Oracle interaction

Other contributors not included:

  1. Serra Ascendant
  2. Hatred
  3. Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
  4. Archfiend of Despair / Bloodletter of Aclazotz

This is a complicated discussion, it's not worth building a comprehensive model based on deck makeup, as it would be quite complicated

  • Commander decks are very unlikely to be truly randomized through shuffling due to their size
  • You only have a Mox Opal in opening hand 7% of the time anyway, intersecting probability is low, assumed Mox Opal is in opening hand
  • Draw Street Wraith, Tutor Enlightened Tutor, Fetch Bloodstained Mire complicate and increase probability
  • I've include Steelshaper's Gift and Enlightened Tutor in my deck stats
  • Artifacts may not combine Vault of Whispers/Ancient Den, Wishclaw Talisman/Sol Ring, combine rates are estimated
  • Assumes land drops are not missed and imprint costs are payable for Chrome Mox and Mox Diamond
  • Using a hypergeometric distribution, we assume, Population 98 (99 - Mox Opal), Sample size 6 (7 - Mox Opal), Success >=2 other artifacts
    • Turn 12 AF 13 AF 14 AF 15 AF 16 AF 17 AF 18 AF 19 AF 20 AF
    T1 15.6% 17.9% 20.3% 22.7% 25.2% 27.7% 30.3% 32.9% 35.4%
    T2 20.3% 23.2% 26.1% 29.0% 32.0% 34.9% 37.9% 40.8% 43.7%
    T3 25.3% 28.6% 32.0% 35.3% 38.6% 41.9% 45.2% 48.4% 51.5%
    T4 30.3% 34.0% 37.8% 41.5% 45.1% 48.6% 52.1% 55.4% 58.6%
    Turn Artifact
    + Tutors    		 Combine
    Rate    		 Success Population Sample Probability
    T1 18 50.8% 9 98 6 9.3%
    T2 18 83.0% 15 98 7 29.0%
    T3 18 100.0% 18 98 8 45.2%
    T4 18 100.0% 18 98 9 52.1%

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    (9 months ago)

    -1 Archfiend of Despair maybe
    -1 Dazzling Angel maybe
    +1 Fellwar Stone maybe
    +1 Rakdos, Patron of Chaos maybe
    -1 Sunbaked Canyon maybe
    +1 Talisman of Conviction maybe
    -1 Terror of the Peaks maybe