Kaalia of the Vast (Commander) - Expensive Angels

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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
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Redirect Lightning
2.9%inclusion1 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
97%inclusion194 decks200 decks
89%synergy
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
92%inclusion183 decks200 decks
78%synergy
Aurelia, the Warleader
91%inclusion182 decks200 decks
73%synergy
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
75%inclusion150 decks200 decks
67%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
69%inclusion138 decks200 decks
62%synergy
Serra's Emissary
65%inclusion130 decks200 decks
60%synergy
Reya Dawnbringer
57%inclusion115 decks200 decks
52%synergy
Lightning Greaves
87%inclusion173 decks200 decks
52%synergy
Lyra Dawnbringer
54%inclusion107 decks200 decks
51%synergy
Drana and Linvala
57%inclusion114 decks200 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
79%inclusion158 decks200 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
69%inclusion138 decks200 decks
38%synergy
Path to Exile
63%inclusion125 decks200 decks
16%synergy
Deflecting Swat
56%inclusion113 decks200 decks
41%synergy
Kaalia, Zenith Seeker
52%inclusion104 decks200 decks
47%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
51%inclusion101 decks200 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
50%inclusion100 decks200 decks
31%synergy
Angel of Despair
48%inclusion95 decks200 decks
42%synergy
Giada, Font of Hope
47%inclusion94 decks200 decks
44%synergy
Bruna, the Fading Light
46%inclusion92 decks200 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Teferi's Protection
74%inclusion148 decks200 decks
53%synergy
Demonic Tutor
71%inclusion141 decks200 decks
51%synergy
Smothering Tithe
61%inclusion122 decks200 decks
34%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
59%inclusion118 decks200 decks
44%synergy
Ancient Tomb
42%inclusion83 decks200 decks
33%synergy
The One Ring
38%inclusion75 decks200 decks
29%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
33%inclusion65 decks200 decks
20%synergy
Necropotence
21%inclusion42 decks200 decks
16%synergy
Jeska's Will
18%inclusion36 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Seal
18%inclusion35 decks200 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Gisela, the Broken Blade
45%inclusion90 decks200 decks
42%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
45%inclusion89 decks200 decks
37%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
42%inclusion84 decks200 decks
36%synergy
Angel of Serenity
42%inclusion83 decks200 decks
38%synergy
Angelic Arbiter
41%inclusion81 decks200 decks
37%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
39%inclusion78 decks200 decks
30%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
39%inclusion78 decks200 decks
34%synergy
Balefire Dragon
38%inclusion76 decks200 decks
32%synergy
Esper Sentinel
38%inclusion75 decks200 decks
19%synergy
Platinum Angel
37%inclusion74 decks200 decks
35%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
37%inclusion38 decks104 decks
32%synergy
Akroma, Angel of Wrath
37%inclusion73 decks200 decks
34%synergy
Mother of Runes
36%inclusion72 decks200 decks
28%synergy
Master of Cruelties
36%inclusion72 decks200 decks
28%synergy
Aurelia, the Law Above
36%inclusion71 decks200 decks
27%synergy
Isshin, Two Heavens as One
36%inclusion71 decks200 decks
20%synergy
Lord of the Void
35%inclusion70 decks200 decks
30%synergy
Summon: Bahamut
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
33%inclusion66 decks200 decks
29%synergy
Firemane Commando
33%inclusion66 decks200 decks
29%synergy
Archangel of Thune
32%inclusion64 decks200 decks
31%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
32%inclusion28 decks88 decks
30%synergy
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
32%inclusion63 decks200 decks
30%synergy
Tariel, Reckoner of Souls
31%inclusion62 decks200 decks
28%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
31%inclusion62 decks200 decks
25%synergy
Righteous Valkyrie
31%inclusion61 decks200 decks
29%synergy
Battle Angels of Tyr
30%inclusion60 decks200 decks
26%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
30%inclusion60 decks200 decks
25%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
29%inclusion26 decks89 decks
25%synergy
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor
27%inclusion53 decks200 decks
25%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
26%inclusion52 decks200 decks
22%synergy
Bloodthirster
26%inclusion51 decks200 decks
22%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
24%inclusion48 decks200 decks
18%synergy
Grand Abolisher
24%inclusion47 decks200 decks
14%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
23%inclusion45 decks200 decks
14%synergy
Karmic Guide
22%inclusion44 decks200 decks
16%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
21%inclusion42 decks200 decks
16%synergy
Neriv, Heart of the Storm
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Baneslayer Angel
19%inclusion37 decks200 decks
18%synergy
Angelic Skirmisher
19%inclusion37 decks200 decks
17%synergy
Emeria Shepherd
18%inclusion36 decks200 decks
17%synergy
Blast-Furnace Hellkite
18%inclusion36 decks200 decks
16%synergy
Giver of Runes
18%inclusion35 decks200 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Gold Dragon
18%inclusion35 decks200 decks
12%synergy
Archangel of Tithes
17%inclusion33 decks200 decks
15%synergy
Resplendent Angel
16%inclusion32 decks200 decks
15%synergy
Angel of Destiny
16%inclusion31 decks200 decks
15%synergy
Akroma, Angel of Fury
16%inclusion31 decks200 decks
14%synergy
Archangel Avacyn
15%inclusion30 decks200 decks
13%synergy
Aegis Angel
15%inclusion30 decks200 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Flawless Maneuver
41%inclusion82 decks200 decks
27%synergy
Akroma's Will
41%inclusion81 decks200 decks
27%synergy
Boros Charm
36%inclusion71 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
34%inclusion67 decks200 decks
23%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion46 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Crackling Doom
18%inclusion36 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Mortify
18%inclusion36 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Terminate
18%inclusion35 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Chaos Warp
16%inclusion31 decks200 decks
-1%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion29 decks200 decks
-5%synergy
Despark
14%inclusion27 decks200 decks
-2%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion22 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Silence
11%inclusion22 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Pyroblast
11%inclusion21 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
8.8%inclusion13 decks148 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.0%inclusion14 decks200 decks
-5%synergy
Utter End
7.0%inclusion14 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Everybody Lives!
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Angel's Grace
6.0%inclusion12 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
6.0%inclusion12 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Dawn's Truce
5.6%inclusion7 decks125 decks
-2%synergy
Fracture
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.0%inclusion10 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Ruinous Ultimatum
46%inclusion91 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
42%inclusion84 decks200 decks
26%synergy
Farewell
34%inclusion67 decks200 decks
22%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
28%inclusion55 decks200 decks
23%synergy
Night's Whisper
27%inclusion54 decks200 decks
14%synergy
Damn
26%inclusion51 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Wrath of God
24%inclusion47 decks200 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion43 decks200 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
21%inclusion42 decks200 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
20%inclusion39 decks200 decks
-3%synergy
Vindicate
17%inclusion34 decks200 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Counsel
16%inclusion17 decks104 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion32 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
16%inclusion32 decks200 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion30 decks200 decks
12%synergy
Austere Command
14%inclusion29 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
14%inclusion29 decks200 decks
-1%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion25 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion20 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Armageddon
10%inclusion19 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Painful Truths
7.5%inclusion15 decks200 decks
-2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Earthquake
6.0%inclusion12 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Primevals' Glorious Rebirth
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Living Death
5.0%inclusion10 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Kindred Dominance
5.0%inclusion10 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Unburial Rites
5.0%inclusion10 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Relentless Assault
5.0%inclusion10 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mithril Coat
26%inclusion52 decks200 decks
20%synergy
Helm of the Host
26%inclusion51 decks200 decks
19%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
22%inclusion43 decks200 decks
16%synergy
Herald's Horn
14%inclusion28 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Strionic Resonator
14%inclusion28 decks200 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Incubator
14%inclusion27 decks200 decks
11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion24 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
12%inclusion20 decks168 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
11%inclusion22 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Quicksilver Amulet
11%inclusion22 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Whip of Erebos
10%inclusion19 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
8.0%inclusion16 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
8.0%inclusion16 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Sword of the Animist
8.0%inclusion16 decks200 decks
-2%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
4%synergy
Pearl Medallion
7.0%inclusion14 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Plate
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
4%synergy
The Book of Exalted Deeds
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Horn of the Mark
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Land Tax
34%inclusion68 decks200 decks
27%synergy
Black Market Connections
31%inclusion62 decks200 decks
15%synergy
Dragon Tempest
28%inclusion57 decks200 decks
25%synergy
Rising of the Day
25%inclusion49 decks200 decks
15%synergy
Rampage of the Valkyries
22%inclusion44 decks200 decks
21%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion37 decks200 decks
11%synergy
Reconnaissance
18%inclusion35 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Windcrag Siege
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
-3%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
14%inclusion27 decks190 decks
9%synergy
All-Out Assault
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion25 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Sneak Attack
13%inclusion25 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Aggravated Assault
12%inclusion23 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
9.0%inclusion18 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
9.0%inclusion18 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Firja's Retribution
8.5%inclusion17 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Necromancy
7.5%inclusion15 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Fervor
7.5%inclusion15 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Blind Obedience
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Luminarch Ascension
6.5%inclusion13 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Ghostly Prison
6.0%inclusion12 decks200 decks
-2%synergy
Liliana's Contract
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
14%inclusion28 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Serra the Benevolent
13%inclusion26 decks200 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
49%inclusion97 decks200 decks
35%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
31%inclusion61 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Arena of Glory
30%inclusion40 decks134 decks
23%synergy
Rogue's Passage
28%inclusion56 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
24%inclusion47 decks200 decks
22%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
23%inclusion45 decks200 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion45 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
22%inclusion43 decks200 decks
-10%synergy
Command Beacon
21%inclusion42 decks200 decks
15%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
18%inclusion35 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Minas Tirith
18%inclusion35 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion30 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion27 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
13%inclusion25 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
12%inclusion23 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion22 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion20 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion20 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Slayers' Stronghold
10%inclusion19 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Three Tree City
7.1%inclusion9 decks126 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
6.0%inclusion12 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Multiversal Passage
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Wasteland
5.0%inclusion10 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion190 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Sol Ring
95%inclusion189 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
44%inclusion87 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
42%inclusion84 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Boros Signet
41%inclusion81 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
40%inclusion79 decks200 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
39%inclusion78 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
37%inclusion73 decks200 decks
24%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion66 decks200 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
31%inclusion62 decks200 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Crypt
24%inclusion47 decks200 decks
21%synergy
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion34 decks200 decks
12%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Mana Vault
14%inclusion28 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Mox Diamond
13%inclusion26 decks200 decks
9%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
13%inclusion25 decks200 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion24 decks200 decks
-3%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion24 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion22 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Mox Opal
11%inclusion22 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Patchwork Banner
6.4%inclusion8 decks125 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.0%inclusion12 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
5.0%inclusion10 decks200 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion193 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Scrubland
93%inclusion186 decks200 decks
81%synergy
Plateau
93%inclusion185 decks200 decks
80%synergy
Badlands
91%inclusion181 decks200 decks
78%synergy
Godless Shrine
90%inclusion180 decks200 decks
43%synergy
Plains
90%inclusion180 decks200 decks
-5%synergy
Sacred Foundry
89%inclusion177 decks200 decks
45%synergy
Blood Crypt
88%inclusion175 decks200 decks
44%synergy
Swamp
88%inclusion175 decks200 decks
-8%synergy
Mountain
86%inclusion172 decks200 decks
-8%synergy
Arid Mesa
83%inclusion166 decks200 decks
51%synergy
Marsh Flats
81%inclusion161 decks200 decks
49%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
78%inclusion156 decks200 decks
46%synergy
Savai Triome
76%inclusion151 decks200 decks
37%synergy
Vault of Champions
61%inclusion122 decks200 decks
27%synergy
Spectator Seating
58%inclusion116 decks200 decks
26%synergy
Luxury Suite
55%inclusion109 decks200 decks
22%synergy
Cavern of Souls
53%inclusion105 decks200 decks
43%synergy
Isolated Chapel
42%inclusion83 decks200 decks
-10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
39%inclusion77 decks200 decks
-13%synergy
Nomad Outpost
37%inclusion74 decks200 decks
-21%synergy
Reflecting Pool
35%inclusion69 decks200 decks
27%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
34%inclusion68 decks200 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Confluence
30%inclusion60 decks200 decks
21%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
30%inclusion59 decks200 decks
-21%synergy
Sundown Pass
29%inclusion58 decks200 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
28%inclusion57 decks200 decks
18%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
28%inclusion55 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Caves of Koilos
23%inclusion45 decks200 decks
-17%synergy
Haunted Ridge
22%inclusion43 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
22%inclusion43 decks200 decks
15%synergy
Fetid Heath
21%inclusion41 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
21%inclusion41 decks200 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Delta
21%inclusion41 decks200 decks
14%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
20%inclusion40 decks200 decks
13%synergy
Wooded Foothills
20%inclusion39 decks200 decks
13%synergy
Windswept Heath
19%inclusion38 decks200 decks
13%synergy
Rugged Prairie
19%inclusion38 decks200 decks
3%synergy
Battlefield Forge
19%inclusion38 decks200 decks
-20%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
17%inclusion33 decks200 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion32 decks200 decks
12%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
16%inclusion30 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
16%inclusion31 decks200 decks
-11%synergy
Graven Cairns
14%inclusion29 decks200 decks
4%synergy
Elegant Parlor
14%inclusion27 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion24 decks200 decks
-25%synergy
Raucous Theater
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Silent Clearing
11%inclusion22 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
2%synergy