Kaalia of the Vast (Commander) - Budget Optimized

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Alex Wicker
Nov 27, 2025
Alex Wicker
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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Secret Tunnel
2.7%inclusion1 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Redirect Lightning
1.4%inclusion1 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Barrels of Blasting Jelly
1.4%inclusion1 decks73 decks
1%synergy
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Rune-Scarred Demon
71%inclusion129 decks182 decks
63%synergy
Master of Cruelties
65%inclusion119 decks182 decks
58%synergy
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
71%inclusion129 decks182 decks
57%synergy
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
60%inclusion110 decks182 decks
52%synergy
Aurelia, the Warleader
69%inclusion126 decks182 decks
51%synergy
Angel of Despair
56%inclusion102 decks182 decks
51%synergy
Reya Dawnbringer
51%inclusion92 decks182 decks
45%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
51%inclusion92 decks182 decks
44%synergy
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
46%inclusion83 decks182 decks
37%synergy
Angel of Serenity
40%inclusion73 decks182 decks
36%synergy
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Swiftfoot Boots
63%inclusion115 decks182 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
62%inclusion113 decks182 decks
28%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
57%inclusion104 decks182 decks
-5%synergy
Path to Exile
42%inclusion76 decks182 decks
-5%synergy
Isshin, Two Heavens as One
38%inclusion69 decks182 decks
22%synergy
Boros Charm
37%inclusion68 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Drana and Linvala
37%inclusion68 decks182 decks
28%synergy
Aegis Angel
37%inclusion67 decks182 decks
35%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
36%inclusion65 decks182 decks
16%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
35%inclusion64 decks182 decks
-4%synergy
Game Changers
Gamble
7.7%inclusion14 decks182 decks
1%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
7.1%inclusion13 decks182 decks
0%synergy
Smothering Tithe
6.0%inclusion11 decks182 decks
-20%synergy
Demonic Tutor
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
-14%synergy
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Kaalia, Zenith Seeker
34%inclusion62 decks182 decks
29%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
34%inclusion62 decks182 decks
29%synergy
Giada, Font of Hope
33%inclusion60 decks182 decks
30%synergy
Aurelia, the Law Above
30%inclusion55 decks182 decks
22%synergy
Tariel, Reckoner of Souls
30%inclusion55 decks182 decks
28%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
30%inclusion54 decks182 decks
25%synergy
Angelic Arbiter
30%inclusion54 decks182 decks
26%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
30%inclusion54 decks182 decks
25%synergy
Bruna, the Fading Light
29%inclusion53 decks182 decks
26%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
29%inclusion52 decks182 decks
26%synergy
Balefire Dragon
28%inclusion51 decks182 decks
22%synergy
Lyra Dawnbringer
27%inclusion50 decks182 decks
25%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
27%inclusion48 decks180 decks
25%synergy
Neriv, Heart of the Storm
27%inclusion38 decks143 decks
20%synergy
Lord of the Void
26%inclusion48 decks182 decks
21%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
26%inclusion47 decks182 decks
22%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
24%inclusion44 decks182 decks
18%synergy
Akroma, Angel of Wrath
23%inclusion42 decks182 decks
20%synergy
Serra's Emissary
23%inclusion42 decks182 decks
18%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
23%inclusion41 decks182 decks
20%synergy
Steel Hellkite
22%inclusion40 decks182 decks
20%synergy
Mother of Runes
21%inclusion39 decks182 decks
14%synergy
Harvester of Souls
21%inclusion39 decks182 decks
18%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
21%inclusion38 decks182 decks
15%synergy
Dragon Mage
21%inclusion38 decks182 decks
19%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
21%inclusion38 decks182 decks
18%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
20%inclusion37 decks182 decks
19%synergy
Gisela, the Broken Blade
20%inclusion37 decks182 decks
17%synergy
Karmic Guide
20%inclusion37 decks182 decks
14%synergy
Platinum Angel
19%inclusion35 decks182 decks
17%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
19%inclusion34 decks181 decks
15%synergy
Archangel Avacyn
19%inclusion34 decks182 decks
17%synergy
Demon of Loathing
18%inclusion33 decks182 decks
17%synergy
Demonlord Belzenlok
18%inclusion32 decks182 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
18%inclusion32 decks182 decks
16%synergy
Akroma, Angel of Fury
18%inclusion32 decks182 decks
16%synergy
Angelic Skirmisher
17%inclusion31 decks182 decks
15%synergy
Archangel of Tithes
17%inclusion31 decks182 decks
16%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
17%inclusion31 decks182 decks
13%synergy
Blast-Furnace Hellkite
16%inclusion30 decks182 decks
14%synergy
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
16%inclusion30 decks182 decks
15%synergy
Subjugator Angel
16%inclusion29 decks182 decks
15%synergy
Sower of Discord
15%inclusion28 decks182 decks
13%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
15%inclusion27 decks182 decks
11%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
15%inclusion27 decks182 decks
14%synergy
Grand Abolisher
15%inclusion27 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
14%inclusion26 decks182 decks
13%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
14%inclusion26 decks182 decks
13%synergy
Angel of Finality
14%inclusion26 decks182 decks
14%synergy
Emeria Shepherd
14%inclusion25 decks182 decks
12%synergy
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Mortify
32%inclusion58 decks182 decks
16%synergy
Crackling Doom
26%inclusion48 decks182 decks
9%synergy
Terminate
23%inclusion42 decks182 decks
10%synergy
Chaos Warp
21%inclusion38 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
21%inclusion38 decks182 decks
-13%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion34 decks182 decks
3%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
17%inclusion31 decks182 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Charm
16%inclusion30 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Despark
14%inclusion25 decks182 decks
-1%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion21 decks182 decks
6%synergy
Generous Gift
12%inclusion21 decks182 decks
-8%synergy
Return to Dust
12%inclusion21 decks182 decks
8%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion18 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Wear // Tear
10%inclusion18 decks182 decks
-2%synergy
Utter End
10%inclusion18 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Fracture
10%inclusion18 decks182 decks
3%synergy
Akroma's Will
9.3%inclusion17 decks182 decks
-4%synergy
Bedevil
8.8%inclusion16 decks182 decks
2%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
8.8%inclusion16 decks182 decks
-6%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.2%inclusion15 decks182 decks
6%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.1%inclusion13 decks182 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
7.1%inclusion13 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Inevitable Defeat
6.9%inclusion11 decks159 decks
1%synergy
Dawn's Truce
6.6%inclusion12 decks181 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.6%inclusion12 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.6%inclusion12 decks182 decks
-5%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
6.6%inclusion12 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Disenchant
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Pyroblast
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
1%synergy
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Diabolic Tutor
31%inclusion57 decks182 decks
25%synergy
Demonic Counsel
27%inclusion49 decks181 decks
23%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion40 decks182 decks
14%synergy
Damn
21%inclusion39 decks182 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
21%inclusion38 decks182 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion36 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Act
20%inclusion36 decks182 decks
-3%synergy
Wrath of God
19%inclusion34 decks182 decks
14%synergy
Faithless Looting
18%inclusion33 decks182 decks
3%synergy
Armageddon
15%inclusion28 decks182 decks
14%synergy
Austere Command
15%inclusion27 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
15%inclusion27 decks182 decks
-1%synergy
Painful Truths
14%inclusion26 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Farewell
14%inclusion26 decks182 decks
3%synergy
Merciless Eviction
13%inclusion24 decks182 decks
10%synergy
Earthquake
12%inclusion21 decks182 decks
10%synergy
Syphon Mind
12%inclusion21 decks182 decks
10%synergy
Unburial Rites
12%inclusion21 decks182 decks
9%synergy
Vindicate
11%inclusion20 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Day of Judgment
9.3%inclusion17 decks182 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
9.3%inclusion17 decks182 decks
-2%synergy
Akroma's Vengeance
9.3%inclusion17 decks182 decks
9%synergy
Cleansing Nova
8.2%inclusion15 decks182 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
7.1%inclusion13 decks182 decks
0%synergy
Primevals' Glorious Rebirth
6.6%inclusion12 decks182 decks
3%synergy
Razia's Purification
6.0%inclusion11 decks182 decks
6%synergy
Relentless Assault
6.0%inclusion11 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Full Throttle
5.6%inclusion10 decks179 decks
3%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whispersilk Cloak
28%inclusion51 decks182 decks
22%synergy
Helm of the Host
26%inclusion47 decks182 decks
20%synergy
Strionic Resonator
18%inclusion32 decks182 decks
15%synergy
Darksteel Plate
8.8%inclusion16 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.2%inclusion15 decks182 decks
-1%synergy
Quicksilver Amulet
8.2%inclusion15 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.7%inclusion14 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.6%inclusion12 decks182 decks
1%synergy
The Fire Crystal
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Dragon Tempest
25%inclusion45 decks182 decks
21%synergy
All-Out Assault
24%inclusion34 decks143 decks
11%synergy
Windcrag Siege
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Reconnaissance
13%inclusion24 decks182 decks
3%synergy
Rising of the Day
13%inclusion23 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Liliana's Contract
12%inclusion21 decks182 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion19 decks182 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion19 decks182 decks
2%synergy
Ghostly Prison
10%inclusion19 decks182 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.8%inclusion16 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Warstorm Surge
8.2%inclusion15 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Rampage of the Valkyries
8.2%inclusion15 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Aggravated Assault
6.6%inclusion12 decks182 decks
2%synergy
Sneak Attack
6.6%inclusion12 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
6.0%inclusion11 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Firja's Retribution
6.0%inclusion11 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
5.5%inclusion10 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
2%synergy
Angelic Destiny
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
5.0%inclusion9 decks180 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
8.8%inclusion16 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
41%inclusion74 decks182 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
21%inclusion39 decks182 decks
-10%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
20%inclusion37 decks182 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion28 decks182 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion27 decks182 decks
-1%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
11%inclusion20 decks182 decks
10%synergy
Slayers' Stronghold
7.1%inclusion13 decks182 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion165 decks182 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion151 decks182 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
56%inclusion102 decks182 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos Signet
55%inclusion100 decks182 decks
23%synergy
Boros Signet
53%inclusion96 decks182 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
30%inclusion55 decks182 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
30%inclusion55 decks182 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
30%inclusion55 decks182 decks
-10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion53 decks182 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
26%inclusion47 decks182 decks
-15%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
21%inclusion38 decks182 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion31 decks182 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
12%inclusion21 decks182 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion18 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
8%synergy
Mardu Banner
8.2%inclusion15 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Marble Diamond
8.2%inclusion15 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Fire Diamond
6.6%inclusion12 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.0%inclusion11 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Savai Crystal
5.5%inclusion10 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Plains
99%inclusion181 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion180 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion180 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion158 decks182 decks
-5%synergy
Nomad Outpost
63%inclusion115 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
47%inclusion85 decks182 decks
-2%synergy
Isolated Chapel
42%inclusion76 decks182 decks
-10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
41%inclusion75 decks182 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
41%inclusion74 decks182 decks
-11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
40%inclusion73 decks182 decks
-11%synergy
Scoured Barrens
37%inclusion68 decks182 decks
28%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
35%inclusion63 decks182 decks
26%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
34%inclusion61 decks182 decks
24%synergy
Battlefield Forge
31%inclusion56 decks182 decks
-8%synergy
Caves of Koilos
30%inclusion54 decks182 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of Triumph
27%inclusion50 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion47 decks182 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Silence
25%inclusion46 decks182 decks
2%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
25%inclusion46 decks182 decks
10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
25%inclusion45 decks182 decks
-11%synergy
Boros Garrison
23%inclusion41 decks182 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion41 decks182 decks
-15%synergy
Shattered Landscape
22%inclusion40 decks182 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
21%inclusion38 decks182 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Malice
18%inclusion32 decks182 decks
0%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
16%inclusion30 decks182 decks
6%synergy
Sacred Foundry
15%inclusion28 decks182 decks
-29%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
15%inclusion28 decks182 decks
-11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion27 decks182 decks
2%synergy
Boros Guildgate
14%inclusion26 decks182 decks
12%synergy
Godless Shrine
14%inclusion26 decks182 decks
-32%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
14%inclusion25 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
13%inclusion24 decks182 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Field
13%inclusion24 decks182 decks
1%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
13%inclusion23 decks182 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Peak
12%inclusion22 decks182 decks
2%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
10%inclusion18 decks182 decks
-5%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
10%inclusion18 decks182 decks
-13%synergy
Rugged Prairie
10%inclusion18 decks182 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
9.3%inclusion17 decks182 decks
7%synergy
Akoum Refuge
8.8%inclusion16 decks182 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.2%inclusion15 decks182 decks
1%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.2%inclusion15 decks182 decks
6%synergy
Blood Crypt
8.2%inclusion15 decks182 decks
-35%synergy
Savai Triome
7.7%inclusion14 decks182 decks
-31%synergy
Fetid Heath
7.1%inclusion13 decks182 decks
-12%synergy
Thriving Heath
7.1%inclusion13 decks182 decks
5%synergy
Haunted Ridge
7.1%inclusion13 decks182 decks
-13%synergy
Blazemire Verge
6.6%inclusion12 decks181 decks
-5%synergy
Sundown Pass
6.6%inclusion12 decks182 decks
-14%synergy
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