Kaalia of the Vast (Commander) - Upgraded Aggro

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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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Redirect Lightning
3.3%inclusion3 decks91 decks
-1%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
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-2%synergy
Realm of Koh
2.9%inclusion1 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
2.7%inclusion1 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Ran and Shaw
2.4%inclusion1 decks41 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
91%inclusion148 decks162 decks
78%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
76%inclusion123 decks162 decks
68%synergy
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
74%inclusion120 decks162 decks
66%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
68%inclusion110 decks162 decks
61%synergy
Aurelia, the Warleader
77%inclusion124 decks162 decks
59%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
60%inclusion97 decks162 decks
54%synergy
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
60%inclusion97 decks162 decks
52%synergy
Master of Cruelties
59%inclusion96 decks162 decks
52%synergy
Balefire Dragon
57%inclusion92 decks162 decks
51%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
54%inclusion87 decks162 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Greaves
78%inclusion127 decks162 decks
44%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
77%inclusion124 decks162 decks
45%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion109 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Path to Exile
55%inclusion89 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Lord of the Void
52%inclusion84 decks162 decks
47%synergy
Angel of Despair
49%inclusion79 decks162 decks
44%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
48%inclusion78 decks162 decks
44%synergy
Kaalia, Zenith Seeker
48%inclusion77 decks162 decks
42%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
48%inclusion77 decks162 decks
42%synergy
Boros Charm
47%inclusion76 decks162 decks
17%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
30%inclusion49 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Protection
29%inclusion47 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Tutor
23%inclusion38 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Jeska's Will
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
The One Ring
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
-6%synergy
Necropotence
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
-2%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Gamble
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Serra's Emissary
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41%synergy
Mother of Runes
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37%synergy
Isshin, Two Heavens as One
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28%synergy
Reya Dawnbringer
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37%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
42%inclusion68 decks162 decks
38%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
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36%synergy
Drana and Linvala
38%inclusion62 decks162 decks
29%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
36%inclusion59 decks162 decks
28%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
36%inclusion58 decks162 decks
30%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
35%inclusion57 decks162 decks
30%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
35%inclusion56 decks162 decks
26%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
32%inclusion52 decks162 decks
28%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
31%inclusion50 decks162 decks
29%synergy
Bloodthirster
30%inclusion49 decks162 decks
27%synergy
Sower of Discord
28%inclusion46 decks162 decks
26%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
28%inclusion45 decks162 decks
22%synergy
Grand Abolisher
28%inclusion45 decks162 decks
18%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
27%inclusion44 decks162 decks
24%synergy
Angelic Arbiter
27%inclusion43 decks162 decks
23%synergy
Giver of Runes
27%inclusion43 decks162 decks
24%synergy
Angel of Serenity
27%inclusion43 decks162 decks
23%synergy
Neriv, Heart of the Storm
26%inclusion38 decks148 decks
19%synergy
Aurelia, the Law Above
25%inclusion40 decks162 decks
17%synergy
Blast-Furnace Hellkite
25%inclusion40 decks162 decks
22%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
24%inclusion39 decks162 decks
21%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
23%inclusion38 decks162 decks
19%synergy
Lyra Dawnbringer
23%inclusion38 decks162 decks
20%synergy
Summon: Bahamut
23%inclusion30 decks130 decks
21%synergy
Ancient Gold Dragon
23%inclusion37 decks162 decks
17%synergy
Giada, Font of Hope
22%inclusion36 decks162 decks
20%synergy
Esper Sentinel
22%inclusion35 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Bruna, the Fading Light
22%inclusion35 decks162 decks
18%synergy
Firemane Commando
21%inclusion34 decks162 decks
17%synergy
Gisela, the Broken Blade
21%inclusion34 decks162 decks
18%synergy
Aegis Angel
20%inclusion32 decks162 decks
18%synergy
Harvester of Souls
20%inclusion32 decks162 decks
16%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
20%inclusion32 decks162 decks
17%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
19%inclusion31 decks162 decks
18%synergy
Akroma, Angel of Wrath
19%inclusion30 decks162 decks
16%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
18%inclusion29 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Demonlord Belzenlok
18%inclusion29 decks162 decks
16%synergy
Steel Hellkite
17%inclusion28 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
17%inclusion27 decks162 decks
14%synergy
Vile Mutilator
16%inclusion26 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Demon of Loathing
15%inclusion25 decks162 decks
14%synergy
Karmic Guide
15%inclusion25 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Platinum Angel
15%inclusion25 decks162 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
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13%synergy
Archangel Avacyn
15%inclusion24 decks162 decks
13%synergy
Utvara Hellkite
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12%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
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3%synergy
Deflecting Swat
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19%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
34%inclusion55 decks162 decks
19%synergy
Dark Ritual
28%inclusion46 decks162 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
23%inclusion38 decks162 decks
13%synergy
Crackling Doom
22%inclusion36 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Akroma's Will
22%inclusion36 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Chaos Warp
19%inclusion30 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion29 decks162 decks
13%synergy
Despark
17%inclusion28 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Dawn's Truce
17%inclusion27 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Mortify
17%inclusion27 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Terminate
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3%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion23 decks162 decks
-6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
12%inclusion20 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion18 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
11%inclusion18 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Eerie Interlude
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Utter End
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Silence
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Surge of Salvation
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Rakdos Charm
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Bedevil
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Fracture
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Inevitable Defeat
7.6%inclusion12 decks157 decks
2%synergy
Ephemerate
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Restoration Magic
7.4%inclusion9 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
-5%synergy
Demand Answers
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Pyroblast
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Loran's Escape
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Return to Dust
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Legion Leadership
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Clever Concealment
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Ruinous Ultimatum
37%inclusion60 decks162 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Counsel
36%inclusion59 decks162 decks
32%synergy
Reanimate
36%inclusion59 decks162 decks
20%synergy
Damn
32%inclusion52 decks162 decks
14%synergy
Faithless Looting
22%inclusion36 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion36 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
21%inclusion34 decks162 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
21%inclusion34 decks162 decks
-2%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion32 decks162 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18%inclusion29 decks162 decks
12%synergy
Wrath of God
18%inclusion29 decks162 decks
13%synergy
Farewell
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4%synergy
Painful Truths
13%inclusion21 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
12%inclusion19 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Unburial Rites
12%inclusion19 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Vindicate
10%inclusion17 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Austere Command
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Relentless Assault
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Full Throttle
7.5%inclusion12 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Mythos of Snapdax
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whispersilk Cloak
22%inclusion36 decks162 decks
16%synergy
Mithril Coat
16%inclusion26 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Helm of the Host
16%inclusion26 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
15%inclusion25 decks162 decks
13%synergy
Strionic Resonator
15%inclusion25 decks162 decks
13%synergy
Whip of Erebos
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Quicksilver Amulet
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Horn of the Mark
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
-3%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
45%inclusion73 decks162 decks
26%synergy
Dragon Tempest
40%inclusion64 decks162 decks
36%synergy
Reconnaissance
33%inclusion54 decks162 decks
23%synergy
Windcrag Siege
28%inclusion41 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
27%inclusion44 decks162 decks
11%synergy
Rising of the Day
27%inclusion43 decks162 decks
17%synergy
Animate Dead
22%inclusion36 decks162 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
19%inclusion30 decks162 decks
16%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
15%inclusion25 decks162 decks
14%synergy
Sneak Attack
15%inclusion24 decks162 decks
12%synergy
Land Tax
14%inclusion23 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
13%inclusion21 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Aggravated Assault
12%inclusion20 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Ghostly Prison
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Liliana's Contract
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Warstorm Surge
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
4%synergy
All-Out Assault
6.8%inclusion10 decks148 decks
-6%synergy
Fervor
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
12%inclusion20 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Arena of Glory
38%inclusion61 decks162 decks
30%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion53 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion49 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
25%inclusion40 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
22%inclusion35 decks162 decks
20%synergy
Command Beacon
21%inclusion34 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Minas Tirith
15%inclusion24 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13%inclusion21 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
12%inclusion20 decks162 decks
-2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion17 decks162 decks
-5%synergy
Slayers' Stronghold
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion155 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion151 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
58%inclusion94 decks162 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
57%inclusion92 decks162 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
54%inclusion88 decks162 decks
18%synergy
Orzhov Signet
52%inclusion85 decks162 decks
19%synergy
Boros Signet
48%inclusion78 decks162 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Signet
48%inclusion77 decks162 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion55 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
22%inclusion35 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion29 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion157 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion156 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion156 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion154 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Godless Shrine
66%inclusion107 decks162 decks
19%synergy
Sacred Foundry
62%inclusion101 decks162 decks
18%synergy
Blood Crypt
59%inclusion96 decks162 decks
16%synergy
Caves of Koilos
56%inclusion91 decks162 decks
17%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
52%inclusion85 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
51%inclusion82 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Battlefield Forge
51%inclusion82 decks162 decks
11%synergy
Isolated Chapel
51%inclusion82 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
50%inclusion81 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
49%inclusion80 decks162 decks
17%synergy
Nomad Outpost
46%inclusion75 decks162 decks
-12%synergy
Vault of Champions
46%inclusion75 decks162 decks
13%synergy
Arid Mesa
46%inclusion74 decks162 decks
14%synergy
Spectator Seating
46%inclusion74 decks162 decks
13%synergy
Savai Triome
45%inclusion73 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
44%inclusion72 decks162 decks
18%synergy
Luxury Suite
43%inclusion70 decks162 decks
11%synergy
Marsh Flats
43%inclusion69 decks162 decks
11%synergy
Sundown Pass
34%inclusion55 decks162 decks
13%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
32%inclusion52 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
31%inclusion51 decks162 decks
11%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
25%inclusion41 decks162 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of Silence
22%inclusion36 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Heath
21%inclusion34 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Shattered Landscape
20%inclusion32 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
19%inclusion31 decks162 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Triumph
19%inclusion31 decks162 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion31 decks162 decks
-8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion29 decks162 decks
13%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion28 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Raucous Theater
17%inclusion27 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Rugged Prairie
17%inclusion27 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion27 decks162 decks
-21%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
15%inclusion25 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Graven Cairns
15%inclusion25 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
15%inclusion25 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
15%inclusion24 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Elegant Parlor
15%inclusion24 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion23 decks162 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion22 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion22 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Blazemire Verge
14%inclusion22 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Scrubland
14%inclusion22 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Malice
14%inclusion22 decks162 decks
-4%synergy
Needleverge Pathway
14%inclusion22 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Badlands
13%inclusion21 decks162 decks
1%synergy