Art by Justyna Dura
Commander deckBRW
Kaalia of the Vast
Cheat high-impact Angels, Demons, and Dragons onto the battlefield early with Kaalia while keeping her safe with haste and targeted protection. Synergize lifegain and life drain elements to fuel card draw and trigger Angel of Destiny as an alternate win condition.
Asked for“Kaalia of the vast aS COMMANder. Angel and demon (optional dragon) deck with life drain. I would like angel of destiny as wincon. The rest of the deck should be focused on protecting the commander, ramp, take life gain and benefit of it, permitting attacks, haste and so on”
Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 62 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Kaalia of the Vast
1RWBLegendary Creature — Human Cleric
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Card Draw
8
Black Market Connections
2BEnchantment
versatile draw, treasure creation, and tokens at the cost of life
Removal
9
Ruinous Ultimatum
RRWWWBBSorcery
one-sided board wipe destroying all opponents' nonland permanents
Crackling Doom
RWBInstant
forces opponents to sacrifice their biggest threats while dealing damage
Threats/Wincons
25
Angel of Destiny
3WWCreature — Angel Cleric
primary alternate win condition with lifegain and double strike
Archangel of Thune
3WWCreature — Angel
pumps the entire team whenever life is gained
Lyra Dawnbringer
3WWLegendary Creature — Angel
buffers and grants lifelink to all other Angels
Baneslayer Angel
3WWCreature — Angel
strong keyword-dense threat with built-in lifelink
Resplendent Angel
1WWCreature — Angel
creates additional 4/4 Angel tokens after lifegain
Liesa, Shroud of Dusk
2WWBLegendary Creature — Angel
taxes opponents' spells while providing lifelink attack pressure
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
4RWWLegendary Creature — Angel
doubles damage to opponents while halving incoming damage
Aurelia, the Warleader
2RRWWLegendary Creature — Angel
provides extra combat phases for immediate massive attacks
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
5WWWLegendary Creature — Angel
makes your entire board indestructible
Rodolf Duskbringer
5BLegendary Creature — Vampire Angel
reanimates creatures based on life gained during the turn
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
2WWLegendary Creature — Angel
shuts down opponents' creature activated abilities
Master of Cruelties
3BRCreature — Demon
lethal combo with Kaalia by setting an opponent's life total to 1
Vilis, Broker of Blood
5BBBLegendary Creature — Demon
turns life loss into massive card draw and offers creature removal
Rune-Scarred Demon
5BBCreature — Demon
tutors any card directly to hand upon entry
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
5BBBLegendary Creature — Demon
sacrifices creature tokens or small creatures to tutor key pieces
Burning-Rune Demon
4BBCreature — Demon Berserker
tutors key cards directly into hand and graveyard
Bloodgift Demon
3BBCreature — Demon
flying threat that provides an extra card draw each turn
Lord of the Void
4BBBCreature — Demon
exiles top cards of opponents' decks and steals creature threats
Harvester of Souls
4BBCreature — Demon
draws cards whenever non-token creatures die
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
4RRRLegendary Creature — Dragon
deals massive targeted damage across multiple targets when attacking
Balefire Dragon
5RRCreature — Dragon
wipes opponent's creature board when dealing combat damage
Steel Hellkite
6Artifact Creature — Dragon
flexible dragon threat capable of wiping nonland permanents
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
2BLegendary Creature — Vampire Cleric
causes opponents to lose life equal to life gained
Exquisite Blood
4BEnchantment
gains life whenever opponents lose life, comboing with Vito or Sanguine Bond
Utility
10
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
provides free haste and shroud for Kaalia
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
provides haste and hexproof for commander safety
Mother of Runes
WCreature — Human Cleric
protects Kaalia from targeted removal or combat damage
Grand Abolisher
WWCreature — Human Cleric
prevents opponents from casting spells on your turn
Teferi's Protection
2WInstant
ultimate protection against board wipes and direct damage
Rising of the Day
2REnchantment
gives all creatures haste and grants bonus power to legendary creatures
Whip of Erebos
2BBLegendary Enchantment Artifact
grants all creatures lifelink and offers temporary creature recursion
