Kaalia of the Vast (Commander) - Budget Angels

Nick Price
Jun 1, 2026
The Top 10 Most Played Cards in Commander 2011
Commander 2011 turns 15 next month. Nick Price dives into the 10 most-played cards from the release's first dedicated product, and why they still matter to brewers in 2026.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Fields of Strife
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Lorehold, the Historian
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Moment of Reckoning
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Borrowed Knowledge
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
66%inclusion114 decks173 decks
58%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
64%inclusion110 decks173 decks
57%synergy
Aegis Angel
57%inclusion98 decks173 decks
55%synergy
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
66%inclusion114 decks173 decks
52%synergy
Angel of Despair
54%inclusion94 decks173 decks
49%synergy
Giada, Font of Hope
46%inclusion80 decks173 decks
44%synergy
Akroma, Angel of Fury
43%inclusion74 decks173 decks
41%synergy
Aurelia, the Law Above
49%inclusion84 decks173 decks
40%synergy
Tariel, Reckoner of Souls
40%inclusion70 decks173 decks
38%synergy
Lyra Dawnbringer
40%inclusion70 decks173 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Swiftfoot Boots
68%inclusion117 decks173 decks
36%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
50%inclusion87 decks173 decks
-12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
45%inclusion77 decks173 decks
10%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
44%inclusion76 decks173 decks
36%synergy
Aurelia, the Warleader
43%inclusion75 decks173 decks
25%synergy
Mortify
43%inclusion74 decks173 decks
27%synergy
Angel of Serenity
41%inclusion71 decks173 decks
37%synergy
Crackling Doom
40%inclusion70 decks173 decks
23%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
40%inclusion69 decks173 decks
36%synergy
Terminate
40%inclusion69 decks173 decks
28%synergy
Creatures
Reya Dawnbringer
39%inclusion68 decks173 decks
34%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
37%inclusion64 decks173 decks
32%synergy
Master of Cruelties
34%inclusion59 decks173 decks
27%synergy
Drana and Linvala
33%inclusion57 decks173 decks
24%synergy
Serra's Guardian
31%inclusion54 decks173 decks
30%synergy
Isshin, Two Heavens as One
31%inclusion53 decks173 decks
14%synergy
Angelic Arbiter
29%inclusion51 decks173 decks
26%synergy
Angelic Skirmisher
29%inclusion50 decks173 decks
28%synergy
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
27%inclusion47 decks173 decks
26%synergy
Harvester of Souls
27%inclusion46 decks173 decks
24%synergy
Karmic Guide
27%inclusion46 decks173 decks
20%synergy
Demon of Loathing
26%inclusion45 decks173 decks
25%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
26%inclusion45 decks173 decks
24%synergy
Akroma, Angel of Wrath
25%inclusion44 decks173 decks
23%synergy
Emeria Shepherd
25%inclusion43 decks173 decks
24%synergy
Kaalia, Zenith Seeker
24%inclusion42 decks173 decks
19%synergy
Firemane Commando
24%inclusion41 decks173 decks
20%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
24%inclusion41 decks173 decks
18%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
24%inclusion41 decks173 decks
22%synergy
Resolute Archangel
23%inclusion39 decks173 decks
22%synergy
Breathkeeper Seraph
22%inclusion38 decks173 decks
21%synergy
Basandra, Battle Seraph
21%inclusion37 decks173 decks
21%synergy
Neriv, Heart of the Storm
21%inclusion19 decks91 decks
15%synergy
Subjugator Angel
21%inclusion36 decks173 decks
20%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
21%inclusion36 decks173 decks
20%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
20%inclusion35 decks173 decks
18%synergy
Angel of Finality
20%inclusion34 decks173 decks
19%synergy
Steel Hellkite
18%inclusion32 decks173 decks
17%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
18%inclusion32 decks173 decks
12%synergy
Adarkar Valkyrie
17%inclusion30 decks173 decks
17%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
17%inclusion21 decks124 decks
15%synergy
Arbiter of Woe
17%inclusion21 decks124 decks
16%synergy
Demonlord Belzenlok
17%inclusion29 decks173 decks
15%synergy
Boon-Bringer Valkyrie
17%inclusion29 decks173 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
17%inclusion29 decks173 decks
12%synergy
Dragon Mage
17%inclusion29 decks173 decks
15%synergy
Serra Angel
16%inclusion27 decks173 decks
15%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
16%inclusion27 decks173 decks
15%synergy
Anya, Merciless Angel
15%inclusion26 decks173 decks
14%synergy
Righteous Valkyrie
15%inclusion26 decks173 decks
14%synergy
Bruna, the Fading Light
15%inclusion26 decks173 decks
12%synergy
Dazzling Angel
15%inclusion18 decks124 decks
14%synergy
Vile Mutilator
14%inclusion20 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Archangel Avacyn
13%inclusion23 decks173 decks
12%synergy
Youthful Valkyrie
13%inclusion23 decks173 decks
13%synergy
Firja, Judge of Valor
13%inclusion23 decks173 decks
13%synergy
Sunblast Angel
13%inclusion23 decks173 decks
13%synergy
Victory's Herald
13%inclusion23 decks173 decks
13%synergy
Piru, the Volatile
13%inclusion23 decks173 decks
11%synergy
Herald of War
13%inclusion22 decks173 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
40%inclusion69 decks173 decks
-7%synergy
Despark
27%inclusion46 decks173 decks
13%synergy
Boros Charm
24%inclusion41 decks173 decks
-5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
18%inclusion31 decks173 decks
10%synergy
Chaos Warp
17%inclusion30 decks173 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Charm
17%inclusion30 decks173 decks
8%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
17%inclusion29 decks173 decks
-17%synergy
Generous Gift
16%inclusion28 decks173 decks
-1%synergy
Bedevil
13%inclusion23 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Return to Dust
13%inclusion22 decks173 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion22 decks173 decks
-4%synergy
Utter End
13%inclusion22 decks173 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion21 decks173 decks
0%synergy
Divine Resilience
11%inclusion14 decks124 decks
11%synergy
Demand Answers
11%inclusion19 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Angelic Intervention
10%inclusion18 decks173 decks
10%synergy
Surge of Salvation
10%inclusion18 decks173 decks
9%synergy
Inevitable Defeat
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Wear // Tear
9.2%inclusion16 decks173 decks
-2%synergy
Magmaquake
9.2%inclusion16 decks173 decks
9%synergy
Legion Leadership
9.2%inclusion16 decks173 decks
5%synergy
Abrade
9.2%inclusion16 decks173 decks
3%synergy
Fracture
8.7%inclusion15 decks173 decks
3%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
8.1%inclusion14 decks173 decks
3%synergy
Disenchant
7.5%inclusion13 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Master Warcraft
6.4%inclusion11 decks173 decks
5%synergy
Loran's Escape
5.8%inclusion10 decks173 decks
4%synergy
Gods Willing
5.8%inclusion10 decks173 decks
5%synergy
Doom Blade
5.8%inclusion10 decks173 decks
5%synergy
Murder
5.8%inclusion10 decks173 decks
3%synergy
Blacksmith's Skill
5.2%inclusion9 decks173 decks
4%synergy
Cloudshift
5.2%inclusion9 decks173 decks
2%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.2%inclusion9 decks173 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Read the Bones
38%inclusion66 decks173 decks
29%synergy
Sign in Blood
32%inclusion55 decks173 decks
24%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
28%inclusion48 decks173 decks
22%synergy
Austere Command
27%inclusion47 decks173 decks
20%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
27%inclusion46 decks173 decks
-13%synergy
Faithless Looting
26%inclusion45 decks173 decks
11%synergy
Painful Truths
23%inclusion39 decks173 decks
15%synergy
Unburial Rites
22%inclusion38 decks173 decks
20%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion35 decks173 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Counsel
19%inclusion27 decks143 decks
15%synergy
Vindicate
18%inclusion32 decks173 decks
13%synergy
Earthquake
14%inclusion25 decks173 decks
13%synergy
Damn
13%inclusion23 decks173 decks
-4%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion18 decks173 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Act
10%inclusion18 decks173 decks
-12%synergy
Wrath of God
10%inclusion17 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Merciless Eviction
9.2%inclusion16 decks173 decks
7%synergy
Response // Resurgence
9.2%inclusion16 decks173 decks
8%synergy
Tormenting Voice
8.7%inclusion15 decks173 decks
7%synergy
Entreat the Angels
7.5%inclusion13 decks173 decks
7%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.9%inclusion12 decks173 decks
5%synergy
Akroma's Vengeance
6.9%inclusion12 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Defy Death
6.9%inclusion12 decks173 decks
7%synergy
Overpowering Attack
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Cleansing Nova
6.4%inclusion11 decks173 decks
4%synergy
Full Throttle
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Mythos of Snapdax
5.8%inclusion10 decks173 decks
0%synergy
Reanimate
5.8%inclusion10 decks173 decks
-12%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.8%inclusion10 decks173 decks
4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.2%inclusion9 decks173 decks
0%synergy
Relentless Assault
5.2%inclusion9 decks173 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whispersilk Cloak
24%inclusion41 decks173 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion32 decks173 decks
10%synergy
Quicksilver Amulet
13%inclusion22 decks173 decks
11%synergy
Horn of the Mark
10%inclusion18 decks173 decks
8%synergy
Haystack
9.2%inclusion16 decks173 decks
8%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
8.1%inclusion14 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Celestial Armor
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Helm of the Host
5.2%inclusion9 decks173 decks
-1%synergy
Strionic Resonator
5.2%inclusion9 decks173 decks
3%synergy
Moonsilver Spear
5.2%inclusion9 decks173 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Rising of the Day
27%inclusion46 decks173 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
27%inclusion46 decks173 decks
8%synergy
Warstorm Surge
24%inclusion42 decks173 decks
21%synergy
Rampage of the Valkyries
22%inclusion38 decks173 decks
21%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
20%inclusion35 decks173 decks
18%synergy
Firja's Retribution
20%inclusion35 decks173 decks
20%synergy
Windcrag Siege
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
True Conviction
10%inclusion18 decks173 decks
9%synergy
All-Out Assault
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
-3%synergy
Ghostly Prison
8.7%inclusion15 decks173 decks
1%synergy
Liliana's Contract
7.5%inclusion13 decks173 decks
7%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Dragon Tempest
6.4%inclusion11 decks173 decks
2%synergy
Breaching Dragonstorm
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Legion's Initiative
5.2%inclusion9 decks173 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
10%inclusion18 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
37%inclusion64 decks173 decks
13%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
28%inclusion48 decks173 decks
26%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
19%inclusion33 decks173 decks
-4%synergy
Slayers' Stronghold
18%inclusion32 decks173 decks
15%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion32 decks173 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion29 decks173 decks
-14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion23 decks173 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion153 decks173 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion141 decks173 decks
-4%synergy
Orzhov Signet
61%inclusion106 decks173 decks
31%synergy
Boros Signet
61%inclusion105 decks173 decks
33%synergy
Rakdos Signet
50%inclusion87 decks173 decks
22%synergy
Commander's Sphere
46%inclusion79 decks173 decks
32%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
37%inclusion64 decks173 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion60 decks173 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
29%inclusion50 decks173 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion46 decks173 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
22%inclusion38 decks173 decks
-15%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
18%inclusion32 decks173 decks
8%synergy
Mardu Banner
14%inclusion25 decks173 decks
12%synergy
Savai Crystal
10%inclusion17 decks173 decks
8%synergy
Marble Diamond
9.2%inclusion16 decks173 decks
8%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.7%inclusion15 decks173 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
8.1%inclusion14 decks173 decks
7%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.5%inclusion13 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.5%inclusion13 decks173 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.4%inclusion11 decks173 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
5.6%inclusion9 decks160 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.2%inclusion9 decks173 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Plains
100%inclusion173 decks173 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion172 decks173 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion169 decks173 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion150 decks173 decks
-6%synergy
Nomad Outpost
69%inclusion120 decks173 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion90 decks173 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
49%inclusion85 decks173 decks
23%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
40%inclusion69 decks173 decks
26%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
39%inclusion68 decks173 decks
-12%synergy
Boros Garrison
37%inclusion64 decks173 decks
25%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
36%inclusion63 decks173 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Triumph
36%inclusion63 decks173 decks
15%synergy
Shattered Landscape
36%inclusion63 decks173 decks
18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion62 decks173 decks
17%synergy
Isolated Chapel
35%inclusion61 decks173 decks
-18%synergy
Scoured Barrens
35%inclusion61 decks173 decks
26%synergy
Temple of Silence
35%inclusion61 decks173 decks
13%synergy
Caves of Koilos
33%inclusion57 decks173 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
33%inclusion57 decks173 decks
24%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
33%inclusion57 decks173 decks
25%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
32%inclusion55 decks173 decks
20%synergy
Battlefield Forge
31%inclusion53 decks173 decks
-10%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
30%inclusion52 decks173 decks
-22%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion46 decks173 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Malice
20%inclusion35 decks173 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion31 decks173 decks
7%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
16%inclusion28 decks173 decks
1%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
16%inclusion27 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
15%inclusion26 decks173 decks
4%synergy
Boros Guildgate
14%inclusion25 decks173 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Field
13%inclusion22 decks173 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
13%inclusion22 decks173 decks
10%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
13%inclusion22 decks173 decks
-15%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
12%inclusion21 decks173 decks
2%synergy
Rugged Prairie
12%inclusion20 decks173 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
11%inclusion19 decks173 decks
9%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
10%inclusion18 decks173 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Peak
10%inclusion18 decks173 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Heath
10%inclusion18 decks173 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Heath
10%inclusion17 decks173 decks
-12%synergy
Thriving Moor
10%inclusion17 decks173 decks
8%synergy
Rabanastre, Royal City
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Desolate Mire
9.2%inclusion16 decks173 decks
-2%synergy
Thriving Bluff
9.2%inclusion16 decks173 decks
7%synergy
Legion Leadership
9.2%inclusion16 decks173 decks
5%synergy
Akoum Refuge
8.1%inclusion14 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
8.1%inclusion14 decks173 decks
0%synergy
Stone Quarry
8.1%inclusion14 decks173 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.5%inclusion13 decks173 decks
0%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
7.5%inclusion13 decks173 decks
0%synergy