Kaalia's Treasure Trove

Commander / EDH* Dragons RBW (Mardu) Tokens Treasure

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Creature (35)

• 1x Academy Manufactor
• 1x Ancient Brass Dragon
• 1x Ancient Copper Dragon
• 1x Ancient Gold Dragon
• 1x Aurelia, the Warleader
• 1x Blast-Furnace Hellkite
• 1x Burning-Rune Demon
• 1x Dockside Chef
• 1x Dragon Mage
• 1x Dragonmaster Outcast
• 1x Forsworn Paladin
• 1x Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
• 1x Ganax, Astral Hunter
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Goldspan Dragon
• 1x Grim Hireling
• 1x Hellkite Charger
• 1x Hellkite Tyrant
• 1x Hoarding Broodlord
• 1x Isshin, Two Heavens as One
• 1x Lathliss, Dragon Queen
• 1x Magda, Brazen Outlaw
• 1x Nadier's Nightblade
• 1x Professional Face-Breaker
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Scourge of Valkas
• 1x Scourge of the Throne
• 1x Serra's Emissary
• 1x Skullport Merchant
• 1x Skyline Despot
• 1x Swashbuckler Extraordinaire
• 1x Terror of the Peaks
• 1x Utvara Hellkite
• 1x Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
• 1x Vilis, Broker of Blood

Land (35)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Bonders' Enclave
• 1x Brightclimb Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Castle Locthwain
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Glimmervoid
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Hall of the Bandit Lord
• 1x Haunted Ridge
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Luxury Suite
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Needleverge Pathway  ^Flip
• 2x Plains
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Savai Triome
• 1x Searstep Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Spectator Seating
• 1x Sundown Pass
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Vault of Champions
• 1x Vault of the Archangel

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Blood Money
• 1x Damn
• 1x Ruinous Ultimatum
• 1x Seize the Spoils

Commander (1)

Instant (11)

• 1x Akroma's Will
• 1x Big Score
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Costly Plunder
• 1x Deadly Dispute
• 1x Flawless Maneuver
• 1x Reckoner's Bargain
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Unexpected Windfall
• 1x Valakut Awakening  ^Flip

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Anointed Procession
• 1x Black Market Connections
• 1x Dragon Tempest
• 1x Life Insurance
• 1x Revel in Riches
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Smuggler's Share
• 1x Sticky Fingers

Artifact (6)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Dragon's Hoard
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

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Creature (10)

• 1x Archfiend of Depravity
• 1x Archfiend of Despair
• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Bonehoard Dracosaur
• 1x Cavern-Hoard Dragon
• 1x Dockside Extortionist
• 1x Herald of Anguish
• 1x Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
• 1x Sephara, Sky's Blade
• 1x Zirilan of the Claw

Instant (2)

• 1x Deflecting Swat
• 1x Savage Beating

Artifact (2)

• 1x Quicksilver Amulet
• 1x The Reaver Cleaver

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Syphon Mind

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Reconnaissance

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This deck is built around cheating in primarily dragons early in the game with Kaalia of the Vast then ramping with the synergy that many dragons have with treasure tokens. The deck is built around treasure token synergy with the idea of punishing opponents with its generation or having mana to burn. This deck does have a sister version (Ognis, the Hasty Collector) as I found that both Mardu and Jund each just had so much to chose from in regards to dragons and treasure although that deck is still in its infancy and has not been actually constructed or played yet.

Generally, the deck will come off to a slow start but with Kaalia of the Vast as the commander, the plan is to get her out and on Turn 4 with Haste ideally begin to cheat some Dragons onto the field early and with all the ways to generate treasure tokens, the idea is that the deck will begin to snowball and hit one of the win combinations listed below which includes just plain brute force or a sneaky win via my personal favorite and inspiration behind the deck, hitting a treasure token victory with Revel in Riches or Hellkite Tyrant.

The deck has recently been whittled down to the required 100 cards but there is still work to be done. With Kaalia of the Vast as the commander, I feel like an emphasis should be made to keep cards in my hand to increase the chances of being able to cheat them onto the field. Thus, cards like Dragon Mage, Big Score, Unexpected Windfall, Pirate's Pillage, etc. are essential to feed into the treasure production AND card draw. An emphasis has also been made to provide protection to Kaalia of the Vast and her treasure-loving dragon hoard. In my opinion, decks built around overwhelming your opponent with creatures are useless if you do not have a way to protect the creatures against the inevitable boardwipe...which always occurs :(

Recently I have added some additional angels and demons into the deck as utility cards and am very happy with the results. Cards like Rune-Scarred Demon and Aurelia, the Warleader fit into the deck very nicely by providing tutoring or extra combats, which either lets me tutor for a creature/card needed or capitalize on Kaalia's ability. I do feel as though I need more ramp via mana rocks. I am slowly building the deck more and more around dragons, angels, and demons to capitalize on Kaalia's ability and less on Treasure Tokens. Cutting some of the low CMC creatures for mana rocks would accelerate the deck so I could play Kaalia more consistently or just accelerate into playing said dragons, angels, and demons faster if needed...I am not set on the idea but it is on my mind.

{B}{W}{R} Win Combos {R}{W}{B}

Treasure/Artifact Production

• Revel in Riches
• Hellkite Tyrant

Sneaky Damage

• Terror of the Peaks
• Dragon Tempest
• Scourge of Valkas
• Nadier's Nightblade
• Gisela, Blade of Goldnight

Brute Force

• Swashbuckler Extraordinaire
• Sylvia Brightspear
• Hellkite Charger
• Scourge of the Throne
• Aurelia, the Warleader

{B}{W}{R} Treasure Production {R}{W}{B}

• Goldspan Dragon
• Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
• Ganax, Astral Hunter
• Ancient Copper Dragon
• Forsworn Paladin
• Grim Hireling
• Academy Manufactor
• Professional Face-Breaker
• Anointed Procession
• Life Insurance
• Smothering Tithe
• Revel in Riches
• Smuggler's Share
• Black Market Connections

{B}{W}{R} Extra Draws & Draw Engines {R}{W}{B}

• Dragon Mage
• Dockside Chef
• Skullport Merchant
• Dragon's Hoard
• Big Score
• Costly Plunder
• Deadly Dispute
• Pirate's Pillage
• Reckoner's Bargain
• Seize the Spoils
• Unexpected Windfall
• Vilis, Broker of Blood

{B}{W}{R} Tutors {R}{W}{B}

• Rune-Scarred Demon
• Hoarding Broodlord
• Magda, Brazen Outlaw
• Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
• Burning-Rune Demon

{B}{W}{R} Recent Edits {R}{W}{B}

• Gisela, Blade of Goldnight for Fiery Emancipation - similar effect but Gisela can potentially be cast for free.

• Hellkite Charger for Aggravated Assault - This change was made purely to increase the number of dragons in the deck as Aggravated Assault is cheaper to activate and cost but Hellkite Charger can potentially be cast for free via Kaalia.

• Vilis, Broker of Blood for Goro-Goro, Disciple of Ryusei - Goro-Goro was originally added for his Haste ability but has been very lackluster. Vilis' ability to generate extra draws and potentially remove creatures has a very high upside.

• Serra's Emissary for Dragon Whisperer - Dragon Whisperer was pretty lackluster besides being a 2-drop to smooth out the mana curve and Serra's Emissary is so good at providing mass protection...I had to find a way to fit that in the deck!

• Damn for Reckless Fireweaver - I felt like I needed more interaction with opponent's boards and with the number of cards present tat allow me to creature treasure tokens, Damn for like a solid addition.

• Hall of the Bandit Lord for Haven of the Spirit Dragon - Exchanging the ability to provide Kaalia Haste for some re-animation.

• Haunted Ridge for Mountain - This will help out the manna curve and provide me additional access to {B} while ideally coming in untapped.

• Isolated Chapel for Plains - This will help out the mana curve and provide me additional access to {B} while ideally coming in untapped.

• Shizo, Death's Storehouse for Swamp - Shizo will can also be tapped for {B} but can also provide some evasion for Kaalia if needed.

• Vault of the Archangel for Ingenious Artillerist - Vault of the Archangel provides some very much needed lifegain potential in exchange for the ability to some indirect damage...which the deck tends to need no help dealing damage.

• Blast-Furnace Hellkite for Sylvia Brightspear - I made this change to attempt to squeeze in more dragons as the ability of these two are similar. Sylvia is pretty cheap which allows me to cast her consistently but Blast-Furnace Hellkite is a dragon with a wider applicability than Sylvia.

• Ancient Gold Dragon for Temple of the Dragon Queen - Ancient Gold Dragon has the ability to combo with other ETBs in the deck like to one shot a player Dragon Tempest and was very needed so I decided with the more consistent treasure production, as many lands were not needed.

• Godless Shrine for Temple of Malice - I felt as though I needed to get rid of tap lands to ensure the deck is fast in the beginning.

• Marsh Flats for Terramorphic Expanse - A moderate fetch land for a better fetch land.

• Brightclimb Pathway   for Temple of Triumph - Hoping this will provide a faster start.

• Vault of Champions for Evolving Wilds - Removal of a slow fetch land for a faster, consistent dual land.

• Valakut Awakening   for Pirate's Pillage - I do need many ways to keep cards in hand for Kaalia to be effective and I liked Valakut Awakening  's ability to potentially change a bad hand into a larger good hand compared to simply drawing and creating treasure tokens at sorcery speed. Its ability to also act as a tap land in dire situations is also some extra utility.

Top Ranked	Achieved #42 position overall 6 months ago Achieved #37 position in Commander / EDH 6 months ago Achieved #3 position in Commander / EDH RBW (Mardu) 6 months ago
Date added	10 months
Last updated	3 weeks
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	16 - 0 Mythic Rares 59 - 0 Rares 11 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.18
Tokens	Clue, Dragon 5/5 R, Dragon 6/6 R, Faerie Dragon 1/1 U, Food, Shapeshifter 3/2 C, Monarch Emblem, Treasure
Folders	Uncategorized