Kaalia of the Vast (Commander) - Budget Flying

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Alex Wicker
Nov 27, 2025
The Art of Playing It Cool in Commander
In this edition of Commander Philosophy, Alex explores the art of playing it cool. When do you chill, and when do you become the threat?
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Dragon Moose
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Aegis Angel
69%inclusion246 decks354 decks
67%synergy
Angel of Despair
69%inclusion243 decks354 decks
63%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
67%inclusion238 decks354 decks
62%synergy
Angel of Serenity
60%inclusion213 decks354 decks
56%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
61%inclusion217 decks354 decks
55%synergy
Demon of Loathing
55%inclusion196 decks354 decks
54%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
52%inclusion185 decks354 decks
51%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
58%inclusion207 decks354 decks
51%synergy
Harvester of Souls
54%inclusion191 decks354 decks
51%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
51%inclusion181 decks354 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Swiftfoot Boots
68%inclusion242 decks354 decks
37%synergy
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
61%inclusion217 decks354 decks
47%synergy
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
55%inclusion195 decks354 decks
47%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
52%inclusion185 decks354 decks
-10%synergy
Mortify
52%inclusion185 decks354 decks
37%synergy
Tariel, Reckoner of Souls
51%inclusion182 decks354 decks
49%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
51%inclusion181 decks354 decks
49%synergy
Read the Bones
50%inclusion177 decks354 decks
40%synergy
Steel Hellkite
50%inclusion177 decks354 decks
48%synergy
Isshin, Two Heavens as One
49%inclusion175 decks354 decks
33%synergy
Creatures
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
48%inclusion131 decks272 decks
46%synergy
Reya Dawnbringer
48%inclusion170 decks354 decks
43%synergy
Aurelia, the Law Above
46%inclusion163 decks354 decks
38%synergy
Terror of Mount Velus
45%inclusion159 decks354 decks
44%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
44%inclusion157 decks354 decks
43%synergy
Serra's Guardian
44%inclusion155 decks354 decks
43%synergy
Akroma, Angel of Fury
43%inclusion152 decks354 decks
41%synergy
Angelic Arbiter
42%inclusion149 decks354 decks
39%synergy
Piru, the Volatile
42%inclusion149 decks354 decks
40%synergy
Kaalia, Zenith Seeker
42%inclusion148 decks354 decks
36%synergy
Drana and Linvala
39%inclusion138 decks354 decks
30%synergy
Master of Cruelties
38%inclusion134 decks354 decks
30%synergy
Vile Mutilator
35%inclusion68 decks192 decks
34%synergy
Arbiter of Woe
33%inclusion45 decks135 decks
33%synergy
Emeria Shepherd
32%inclusion114 decks354 decks
31%synergy
Resolute Archangel
30%inclusion106 decks354 decks
29%synergy
Dragon Mage
30%inclusion105 decks354 decks
28%synergy
Dazzling Angel
28%inclusion38 decks135 decks
27%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
27%inclusion95 decks354 decks
23%synergy
Demonlord Belzenlok
26%inclusion93 decks354 decks
24%synergy
Karmic Guide
26%inclusion92 decks354 decks
20%synergy
Neriv, Heart of the Storm
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Aurelia, the Warleader
24%inclusion84 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
24%inclusion84 decks354 decks
23%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
24%inclusion84 decks354 decks
19%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
24%inclusion84 decks354 decks
18%synergy
Blast-Furnace Hellkite
23%inclusion80 decks354 decks
20%synergy
Goremand
22%inclusion77 decks354 decks
21%synergy
Giada, Font of Hope
21%inclusion76 decks354 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
21%inclusion73 decks354 decks
16%synergy
Akroma, Angel of Wrath
20%inclusion70 decks354 decks
17%synergy
Angelic Skirmisher
20%inclusion70 decks354 decks
18%synergy
Ryusei, the Falling Star
19%inclusion68 decks354 decks
19%synergy
Bogardan Hellkite
19%inclusion67 decks354 decks
18%synergy
Angel of Finality
18%inclusion63 decks354 decks
17%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
17%inclusion61 decks354 decks
14%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
17%inclusion59 decks354 decks
14%synergy
Firemane Commando
17%inclusion59 decks354 decks
13%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
16%inclusion56 decks354 decks
13%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Boon-Bringer Valkyrie
16%inclusion55 decks354 decks
15%synergy
Adarkar Valkyrie
14%inclusion51 decks354 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
14%inclusion50 decks354 decks
12%synergy
Magmatic Hellkite
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Basandra, Battle Seraph
14%inclusion48 decks354 decks
13%synergy
Archfiend of Sorrows
14%inclusion48 decks354 decks
13%synergy
Subjugator Angel
13%inclusion47 decks354 decks
13%synergy
Breathkeeper Seraph
13%inclusion46 decks354 decks
12%synergy
Hellkite Charger
13%inclusion46 decks354 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Terminate
49%inclusion173 decks354 decks
36%synergy
Crackling Doom
48%inclusion170 decks354 decks
31%synergy
Path to Exile
44%inclusion154 decks354 decks
-3%synergy
Despark
39%inclusion138 decks354 decks
24%synergy
Boros Charm
27%inclusion97 decks354 decks
-3%synergy
Divine Resilience
24%inclusion33 decks135 decks
24%synergy
Return to Dust
18%inclusion63 decks354 decks
15%synergy
Breathe Your Last
17%inclusion46 decks269 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos Charm
14%inclusion51 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Siege Smash
13%inclusion35 decks269 decks
13%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
13%inclusion46 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Chaos Warp
12%inclusion42 decks354 decks
-5%synergy
Luminous Rebuke
11%inclusion15 decks131 decks
11%synergy
Restoration Magic
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
10%inclusion37 decks354 decks
-24%synergy
Generous Gift
10%inclusion36 decks354 decks
-10%synergy
Gods Willing
10%inclusion34 decks354 decks
9%synergy
Utter End
10%inclusion34 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Blacksmith's Skill
8.8%inclusion31 decks354 decks
7%synergy
Magmaquake
8.2%inclusion29 decks354 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.2%inclusion29 decks354 decks
-8%synergy
Angelic Intervention
7.9%inclusion28 decks354 decks
8%synergy
Inevitable Defeat
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Seized from Slumber
7.5%inclusion14 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Bedevil
7.3%inclusion26 decks354 decks
0%synergy
Master Warcraft
7.3%inclusion26 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Murder
6.8%inclusion24 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.8%inclusion24 decks354 decks
-5%synergy
Fracture
6.8%inclusion24 decks354 decks
0%synergy
Wear // Tear
6.5%inclusion23 decks354 decks
-5%synergy
Abrade
6.5%inclusion23 decks354 decks
1%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
6.5%inclusion23 decks354 decks
1%synergy
Wither and Bloom
6.4%inclusion17 decks267 decks
6%synergy
Loran's Escape
5.9%inclusion21 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Fleeting Flight
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Tutor
45%inclusion160 decks354 decks
39%synergy
Sign in Blood
41%inclusion144 decks354 decks
32%synergy
Earthquake
39%inclusion137 decks354 decks
38%synergy
Unburial Rites
35%inclusion124 decks354 decks
33%synergy
Painful Truths
35%inclusion123 decks354 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Counsel
28%inclusion56 decks200 decks
24%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
21%inclusion74 decks354 decks
-18%synergy
Faithless Looting
19%inclusion69 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Overpowering Attack
19%inclusion48 decks257 decks
16%synergy
Austere Command
15%inclusion52 decks354 decks
7%synergy
Syphon Mind
12%inclusion42 decks354 decks
10%synergy
Ambition's Cost
11%inclusion40 decks354 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion38 decks354 decks
-2%synergy
Akroma's Vengeance
10%inclusion37 decks354 decks
10%synergy
Vindicate
9.3%inclusion33 decks354 decks
3%synergy
Cleansing Nova
8.8%inclusion31 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Damn
7.9%inclusion28 decks354 decks
-11%synergy
Ancient Craving
7.3%inclusion26 decks354 decks
7%synergy
Wrath of God
7.1%inclusion25 decks354 decks
2%synergy
Mythos of Snapdax
7.1%inclusion25 decks354 decks
1%synergy
Merciless Eviction
6.8%inclusion24 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Act
6.5%inclusion23 decks354 decks
-16%synergy
Response // Resurgence
6.2%inclusion22 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
5.1%inclusion18 decks354 decks
-2%synergy
Tormenting Voice
5.1%inclusion18 decks354 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
42%inclusion148 decks354 decks
7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
39%inclusion138 decks354 decks
33%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion54 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
14%inclusion41 decks302 decks
11%synergy
Horn of the Mark
11%inclusion39 decks354 decks
9%synergy
Quicksilver Amulet
10%inclusion35 decks354 decks
8%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Celestial Armor
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
6.2%inclusion22 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Strionic Resonator
5.9%inclusion21 decks354 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Rising of the Day
36%inclusion129 decks354 decks
27%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
29%inclusion103 decks354 decks
27%synergy
Warstorm Surge
25%inclusion89 decks354 decks
22%synergy
Rampage of the Valkyries
25%inclusion88 decks354 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion76 decks354 decks
2%synergy
Liliana's Contract
18%inclusion62 decks354 decks
16%synergy
Windcrag Siege
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
16%inclusion31 decks192 decks
15%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
11%synergy
All-Out Assault
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Dragon Tempest
11%inclusion38 decks354 decks
7%synergy
Firja's Retribution
10%inclusion37 decks354 decks
10%synergy
War Squeak
7.7%inclusion18 decks235 decks
8%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
6.8%inclusion13 decks190 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Connections
6.2%inclusion22 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
5.8%inclusion16 decks277 decks
4%synergy
Dracogenesis
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Legion's Initiative
5.4%inclusion19 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
6.5%inclusion23 decks354 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
48%inclusion170 decks354 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
13%inclusion47 decks354 decks
-18%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion42 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
11%inclusion38 decks354 decks
-12%synergy
Slayers' Stronghold
10%inclusion37 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
10%inclusion36 decks354 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.5%inclusion30 decks354 decks
-7%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
6.8%inclusion24 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion298 decks354 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion285 decks354 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
62%inclusion221 decks354 decks
29%synergy
Boros Signet
62%inclusion219 decks354 decks
32%synergy
Rakdos Signet
59%inclusion210 decks354 decks
27%synergy
Commander's Sphere
53%inclusion189 decks354 decks
38%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
42%inclusion147 decks354 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
32%inclusion115 decks354 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion115 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
19%inclusion69 decks354 decks
-17%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion65 decks354 decks
10%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion38 decks354 decks
-1%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
9.0%inclusion32 decks354 decks
8%synergy
Marble Diamond
8.8%inclusion31 decks354 decks
7%synergy
Mardu Banner
8.5%inclusion30 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.9%inclusion28 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Mox Jasper
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Fire Diamond
7.3%inclusion26 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Savai Crystal
6.8%inclusion24 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Plains
100%inclusion353 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion352 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion347 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion305 decks354 decks
-6%synergy
Nomad Outpost
70%inclusion247 decks354 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
61%inclusion215 decks354 decks
34%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion207 decks354 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Silence
50%inclusion176 decks354 decks
26%synergy
Temple of Triumph
50%inclusion176 decks354 decks
27%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
47%inclusion167 decks354 decks
27%synergy
Boros Garrison
45%inclusion160 decks354 decks
31%synergy
Shattered Landscape
44%inclusion119 decks271 decks
24%synergy
Scoured Barrens
44%inclusion155 decks354 decks
34%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
43%inclusion151 decks354 decks
28%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
43%inclusion151 decks354 decks
34%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
42%inclusion147 decks354 decks
32%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
41%inclusion145 decks354 decks
28%synergy
Caves of Koilos
40%inclusion142 decks354 decks
1%synergy
Battlefield Forge
37%inclusion132 decks354 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Malice
25%inclusion90 decks354 decks
8%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
25%inclusion87 decks354 decks
-24%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
23%inclusion81 decks354 decks
-13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion78 decks354 decks
-15%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
21%inclusion75 decks354 decks
-30%synergy
Isolated Chapel
20%inclusion71 decks354 decks
-31%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion55 decks354 decks
3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
14%inclusion50 decks354 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Field
13%inclusion46 decks354 decks
1%synergy
Akoum Refuge
12%inclusion41 decks354 decks
9%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
11%inclusion40 decks354 decks
2%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
10%inclusion37 decks354 decks
-4%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
10%inclusion37 decks354 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Peak
10%inclusion35 decks354 decks
-1%synergy
Boros Guildgate
10%inclusion34 decks354 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
8.8%inclusion31 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Heath
8.8%inclusion31 decks354 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.2%inclusion29 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
7.9%inclusion28 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.3%inclusion26 decks354 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Bluff
7.3%inclusion26 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
7.1%inclusion25 decks354 decks
-20%synergy
Desolate Mire
6.9%inclusion22 decks317 decks
-4%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
6.0%inclusion19 decks317 decks
1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
5.8%inclusion16 decks277 decks
4%synergy
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
5.4%inclusion19 decks354 decks
4%synergy