I found a very thorough Kaalia thread, located here, that you might find helpful. If you have specific questions, you might choose to post on that list, as the people on that thread seem to know Kaalia EDH decks pretty well. Good luck!
Thanks for the shoutout, Outcryqq! I appreciate it sincerely, and it's good to know that others know that the Kaalia Primer is in existence and is useful.
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Congrats on buying the Commander anthology. There's some sweet decklists in it, but Heavenly Inferno was the one that attracted me the most as well. And Kaalia has NOT disappointed over the past 8 years (on and off again) that I (and my wife) have played her.
I definitely recommend you check out the Primer (link is in my signature for reference) as it has a highly tuned and very effective decklist and strategy outline. The most important thing to know about Kaalia is that she cheats you a MASSIVE amount of mana each turn that she attacks; that's her biggest strength as a Commander. Because mana costs for Angels/Demons/Dragons are mostly irrelevant, we can play a higher density of High CMC creatures that would normally clutter our hand and not really get cast. So, the overall strategy for Kaalia, as I see it, is we need to create a board state whereby we can safely cast Kaalia and attack with her multiple times.
This is the reason that I have chosen to create a dedicated Stax list. Stax pieces, such as Thalia, Guardian of Thraben and Rule of Law, affect our opponents in a much more devastating fashion (typically). They then devote most of their attention and resources trying to remove those Stax pieces, so that they can execute their own game plan and try to win, allowing us a chance to safely cast Kaalia and attack with her.
In regards to your specific list, I would recommend making these changes to your list:
Master Warcraft, while cute, is not nearly as important to a deck as a tutor effect. Controlling combat for just one turn is not important when you need to see certain cards more frequently than others. I would add in Vampiric Tutor, nice and clean swap.
There are definitely other suggestions that I would make, but I'd rather not overwhelm you.
I found a very thorough Kaalia thread, located here, that you might find helpful. If you have specific questions, you might choose to post on that list, as the people on that thread seem to know Kaalia EDH decks pretty well. Good luck!
Sorry been really busy with other stuff. Thanks for the link to that thread.
I got Commander Anthology when it came out. I've been upgrading Heavenly Inferno - Kaalia of the Vast deck.
- The lands/mana was not that great.
- There were creatures that had casting abilities that didn't get triggered with Kaalia of the Vast.
- Took out Sulfurous Blast because it will upright kill Kaalia of the Vast.
- Need more protection for Kaalia of the Vast.
Any suggestions are appreciatedCommander (1)
1x Kaalia of the Vast
Angels/Demons/Dragons (21)
1x Ancient Hellkite
1x Angel of Despair
1x Angel of Sanctions
1x Angelic Arbiter
1x Angelic Skirmisher
1x Archangel Avacyn Flip
1x Archangel of Strife
1x Archfiend of Despair
1x Basandra, Battle Seraph
1x Bruna, the Fading Light
1x Chancellor of the Annex
1x Demonlord Belzenlok
1x Exquisite Archangel
1x Gisela, the Broken Blade
1x Glorybringer
1x Lord of the Void
1x Mana-Charged Dragon
1x Rune-Scarred Demon
1x Shattered Angel
1x Tariel, Reckoner of Souls
1x Victory's Herald
Utility (9)
1x Akroma's Memorial
1x Basandra, Battle Seraph
1x Bathe in Light
1x Comet Storm
1x Earthquake
1x Indestructibility
1x Lightning Greaves
1x Stranglehold
1x Swiftfoot Boots
Tutor (5)
1x Diabolic Tutor
1x Evolving Wilds
1x Expedition Map
1x Rune-Scarred Demon
1x Mastermind's Acquisition
1x Akoum Refuge
1x Bojuka Bog
1x Boros Garrison
1x Command Tower
1x Dragonskull Summit
1x Evolving Wilds
1x Inspiring Vantage
1x Isolated Chapel
1x Luxury Suite
7x Mountain
1x Nomad Outpost
1x Orzhov Basilica
6x Plains
1x Rakdos Carnarium
1x Rupture Spire
7x Swamp
1x Tainted Field
1x Tainted Peak
1x Terramorphic Expanse
1x Vivid Meadow
Mana (9)
1x Armillary Sphere
1x Boros Signet
1x Commander's Sphere
1x Darksteel Ingot
1x Fellwar Stone
1x Gilded Lotus
1x Orzhov Signet
1x Rakdos Signet
1x Sol Ring
Other (Help with category) (4)
1x Angelic Chorus
1x Exquisite Blood
1x Luminarch Ascension
1x Strionic Resonator
1x Akroma's Vengeance
1x Angel of Condemnation
1x Angel of Despair
1x Angel of Sanctions
1x Armageddon
1x Consulate Crackdown
1x Mortify
1x Oblivion Ring
1x Path to Exile
1x Rakdos Charm
1x Return to Dust
1x Soul Snare
1x Terminate
1x Wrecking Ball
Card-Draw (3)
1x Demonlord Belzenlok
1x Liliana's Contract
1x Syphon Mind
Need
1x Aurelia, the Warleader
1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
1x Dragon Tempest
1x Enlightened Tutor
1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
1x Grand Abolisher
1x Iona, Shield of Emeria
1x Platinum Angel
1x Serra Ascendant
1x Vampiric Tutor
1x Angel of Serenity
1x Karmic Guide
1x Reya Dawnbringer
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Congrats on buying the Commander anthology. There's some sweet decklists in it, but Heavenly Inferno was the one that attracted me the most as well. And Kaalia has NOT disappointed over the past 8 years (on and off again) that I (and my wife) have played her.
I definitely recommend you check out the Primer (link is in my signature for reference) as it has a highly tuned and very effective decklist and strategy outline. The most important thing to know about Kaalia is that she cheats you a MASSIVE amount of mana each turn that she attacks; that's her biggest strength as a Commander. Because mana costs for Angels/Demons/Dragons are mostly irrelevant, we can play a higher density of High CMC creatures that would normally clutter our hand and not really get cast. So, the overall strategy for Kaalia, as I see it, is we need to create a board state whereby we can safely cast Kaalia and attack with her multiple times.
This is the reason that I have chosen to create a dedicated Stax list. Stax pieces, such as Thalia, Guardian of Thraben and Rule of Law, affect our opponents in a much more devastating fashion (typically). They then devote most of their attention and resources trying to remove those Stax pieces, so that they can execute their own game plan and try to win, allowing us a chance to safely cast Kaalia and attack with her.
In regards to your specific list, I would recommend making these changes to your list:
There are definitely other suggestions that I would make, but I'd rather not overwhelm you.
UB Dralnu, Lich Lord
RBW [Primer]-Kaalia of the Vast
BUG [Primer]-Tasigur, the Golden Fang
GWU [Primer]-Arcades, the Strategist
WUB Primer-Aminatou, the Fateshifter
UBR Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
I would personally add:
Swords to plowshares
Vindicate
Anguished unmaking
Mother of runes
Earnest fellowship
Painful truths is cheap draw, as is morbid curiosity.
When i play white, I always play Tithe, I like it.
Why not some reanimation package including faithless looting (and the like), reanimate, animate dead and Karmic guide.
Steel hellkite is a Damn good dragon, straigh from hell.
Thats it for now...
But...
Aven mindcensor
Grand abolisher
Reconnaissance
Disciple of bolas
Also do a ton of job...
And those shouldn't be in the maybe board, but in the deck:
Aurelia, the Warleader
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Austere Command
Demonic Tutor
Enlightened Tutor
Vampiric Tutor
I personally keep keep Iona, Shield of Emeria, master of cruelties and armageddon, for when people play more evil deck.