Art by Justyna Dura
Saved commander deck
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.
Prompt: 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
Commander
1 cards
Kaalia of the Vast
{1}{R}{W}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Card Draw
8 cards
Black Market Connections
{2}{B}Enchantment
versatile draw, treasure creation, and tokens at the cost of life
Painful Truths
{2}{B}Sorcery
draws three cards for three mana in a three-color deck
Stinging Study
{4}{B}Instant
draws cards equal to Kaalia's cost at instant speed
Removal
9 cards
Ruinous Ultimatum
{R}{R}{W}{W}{W}{B}{B}Sorcery
one-sided board wipe destroying all opponents' nonland permanents
Crackling Doom
{R}{W}{B}Instant
forces opponents to sacrifice their biggest threats while dealing damage
Threats/Wincons
25 cards
Angel of Destiny
{3}{W}{W}Creature — Angel Cleric
primary alternate win condition with lifegain and double strike
Archangel of Thune
{3}{W}{W}Creature — Angel
pumps the entire team whenever life is gained
Lyra Dawnbringer
{3}{W}{W}Legendary Creature — Angel
buffers and grants lifelink to all other Angels
Baneslayer Angel
{3}{W}{W}Creature — Angel
strong keyword-dense threat with built-in lifelink
Resplendent Angel
{1}{W}{W}Creature — Angel
creates additional 4/4 Angel tokens after lifegain
Liesa, Shroud of Dusk
{2}{W}{W}{B}Legendary Creature — Angel
taxes opponents' spells while providing lifelink attack pressure
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
{4}{R}{W}{W}Legendary Creature — Angel
doubles damage to opponents while halving incoming damage
Aurelia, the Warleader
{2}{R}{R}{W}{W}Legendary Creature — Angel
provides extra combat phases for immediate massive attacks
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
{5}{W}{W}{W}Legendary Creature — Angel
makes your entire board indestructible
Rodolf Duskbringer
{5}{B}Legendary Creature — Vampire Angel
reanimates creatures based on life gained during the turn
Angel of Despair
{3}{W}{W}{B}{B}Creature — Angel
destroys any target permanent upon entry
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
{2}{W}{W}Legendary Creature — Angel
shuts down opponents' creature activated abilities
Master of Cruelties
{3}{B}{R}Creature — Demon
lethal combo with Kaalia by setting an opponent's life total to 1
Vilis, Broker of Blood
{5}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Demon
turns life loss into massive card draw and offers creature removal
Rune-Scarred Demon
{5}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
tutors any card directly to hand upon entry
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
{5}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Demon
sacrifices creature tokens or small creatures to tutor key pieces
Burning-Rune Demon
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Demon Berserker
tutors key cards directly into hand and graveyard
Bloodgift Demon
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
flying threat that provides an extra card draw each turn
Lord of the Void
{4}{B}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
exiles top cards of opponents' decks and steals creature threats
Harvester of Souls
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
draws cards whenever non-token creatures die
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
{4}{R}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Dragon
deals massive targeted damage across multiple targets when attacking
Balefire Dragon
{5}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon
wipes opponent's creature board when dealing combat damage
Steel Hellkite
{6}Artifact Creature — Dragon
flexible dragon threat capable of wiping nonland permanents
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
{2}{B}Legendary Creature — Vampire Cleric
causes opponents to lose life equal to life gained
Exquisite Blood
{4}{B}Enchantment
gains life whenever opponents lose life, comboing with Vito or Sanguine Bond
Utility
10 cards
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
provides free haste and shroud for Kaalia
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
provides haste and hexproof for commander safety
Mother of Runes
{W}Creature — Human Cleric
protects Kaalia from targeted removal or combat damage
Grand Abolisher
{W}{W}Creature — Human Cleric
prevents opponents from casting spells on your turn
Teferi's Protection
{2}{W}Instant
ultimate protection against board wipes and direct damage
Flawless Maneuver
{2}{W}Instant
free indestructible protection when Kaalia is out
Rising of the Day
{2}{R}Enchantment
gives all creatures haste and grants bonus power to legendary creatures
Whip of Erebos
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Enchantment Artifact
grants all creatures lifelink and offers temporary creature recursion
Sanguine Bond
{3}{B}{B}Enchantment
turns lifegain into direct life loss for opponents
