Kaalia of the Vast (Commander) - Demons

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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
Redirect Lightning
1.8%inclusion5 decks273 decks
-3%synergy
Team Avatar
1.0%inclusion1 decks101 decks
0%synergy
Firebender Ascension
0.9%inclusion1 decks115 decks
-8%synergy
Sun-Blessed Peak
0.9%inclusion1 decks115 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Rune-Scarred Demon
78%inclusion694 decks885 decks
71%synergy
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
72%inclusion638 decks885 decks
58%synergy
Master of Cruelties
62%inclusion546 decks885 decks
54%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
59%inclusion520 decks885 decks
53%synergy
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
61%inclusion542 decks885 decks
53%synergy
Aurelia, the Warleader
68%inclusion606 decks885 decks
51%synergy
Lord of the Void
54%inclusion474 decks885 decks
49%synergy
Kaalia, Zenith Seeker
53%inclusion466 decks885 decks
47%synergy
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
55%inclusion485 decks885 decks
47%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
52%inclusion457 decks883 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Greaves
79%inclusion697 decks885 decks
44%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
72%inclusion633 decks885 decks
40%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
63%inclusion554 decks885 decks
0%synergy
Path to Exile
54%inclusion479 decks885 decks
7%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
53%inclusion467 decks885 decks
46%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
47%inclusion413 decks885 decks
42%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
46%inclusion410 decks885 decks
27%synergy
Isshin, Two Heavens as One
45%inclusion401 decks885 decks
29%synergy
Balefire Dragon
45%inclusion398 decks885 decks
39%synergy
Boros Charm
44%inclusion389 decks885 decks
14%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
34%inclusion302 decks885 decks
15%synergy
Smothering Tithe
33%inclusion294 decks885 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Protection
32%inclusion285 decks885 decks
12%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
20%inclusion178 decks885 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion126 decks885 decks
6%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
13%inclusion112 decks885 decks
0%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion85 decks885 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
9.5%inclusion84 decks885 decks
1%synergy
Jeska's Will
8.9%inclusion79 decks885 decks
-1%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.7%inclusion59 decks885 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Archfiend of Despair
40%inclusion357 decks885 decks
37%synergy
Angel of Despair
39%inclusion349 decks885 decks
34%synergy
Reya Dawnbringer
38%inclusion335 decks885 decks
33%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
36%inclusion321 decks885 decks
31%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
35%inclusion312 decks885 decks
33%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
35%inclusion240 decks682 decks
31%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
35%inclusion308 decks885 decks
31%synergy
Bloodthirster
35%inclusion307 decks885 decks
31%synergy
Serra's Emissary
34%inclusion304 decks885 decks
30%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
34%inclusion300 decks885 decks
28%synergy
Mother of Runes
34%inclusion298 decks885 decks
26%synergy
Drana and Linvala
33%inclusion293 decks885 decks
24%synergy
Harvester of Souls
33%inclusion288 decks885 decks
29%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
32%inclusion283 decks885 decks
23%synergy
Sower of Discord
32%inclusion283 decks885 decks
29%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
30%inclusion264 decks885 decks
27%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
28%inclusion251 decks885 decks
26%synergy
Angel of Serenity
28%inclusion244 decks885 decks
24%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
27%inclusion242 decks885 decks
25%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
27%inclusion170 decks622 decks
23%synergy
Neriv, Heart of the Storm
27%inclusion128 decks474 decks
21%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
26%inclusion234 decks885 decks
18%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
25%inclusion222 decks885 decks
20%synergy
Demonlord Belzenlok
24%inclusion214 decks885 decks
22%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
24%inclusion213 decks885 decks
18%synergy
Angelic Arbiter
23%inclusion201 decks885 decks
19%synergy
Bruna, the Fading Light
22%inclusion197 decks885 decks
19%synergy
Blast-Furnace Hellkite
22%inclusion196 decks885 decks
20%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
22%inclusion192 decks885 decks
19%synergy
Aurelia, the Law Above
21%inclusion190 decks885 decks
13%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
21%inclusion190 decks885 decks
20%synergy
Grand Abolisher
21%inclusion189 decks885 decks
12%synergy
Akroma, Angel of Wrath
21%inclusion185 decks885 decks
18%synergy
Gisela, the Broken Blade
20%inclusion179 decks885 decks
17%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
20%inclusion177 decks885 decks
19%synergy
Lyra Dawnbringer
19%inclusion171 decks885 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Gold Dragon
19%inclusion168 decks885 decks
14%synergy
Esper Sentinel
19%inclusion165 decks885 decks
0%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
19%inclusion164 decks885 decks
13%synergy
Demon of Loathing
18%inclusion159 decks885 decks
17%synergy
Tariel, Reckoner of Souls
18%inclusion157 decks885 decks
15%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
17%inclusion151 decks885 decks
15%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
17%inclusion106 decks622 decks
15%synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
17%inclusion150 decks885 decks
16%synergy
Giada, Font of Hope
16%inclusion146 decks885 decks
14%synergy
Giver of Runes
16%inclusion142 decks885 decks
13%synergy
Vile Mutilator
16%inclusion105 decks674 decks
14%synergy
Aegis Angel
15%inclusion137 decks885 decks
13%synergy
Platinum Angel
15%inclusion137 decks885 decks
13%synergy
Utvara Hellkite
15%inclusion132 decks885 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
41%inclusion363 decks885 decks
7%synergy
Crackling Doom
29%inclusion256 decks885 decks
12%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
28%inclusion249 decks885 decks
14%synergy
Terminate
28%inclusion249 decks885 decks
15%synergy
Deflecting Swat
26%inclusion228 decks885 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion225 decks885 decks
10%synergy
Mortify
23%inclusion201 decks885 decks
7%synergy
Akroma's Will
22%inclusion198 decks885 decks
9%synergy
Chaos Warp
20%inclusion175 decks885 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion152 decks885 decks
7%synergy
Despark
17%inclusion149 decks885 decks
2%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion134 decks885 decks
-5%synergy
Dawn's Truce
13%inclusion96 decks729 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Charm
12%inclusion107 decks885 decks
3%synergy
Bedevil
12%inclusion102 decks885 decks
5%synergy
Utter End
10%inclusion90 decks885 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.6%inclusion76 decks885 decks
3%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
8.2%inclusion73 decks885 decks
0%synergy
Fracture
8.1%inclusion72 decks885 decks
2%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.9%inclusion70 decks885 decks
-4%synergy
Wear // Tear
7.1%inclusion63 decks885 decks
-5%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.5%inclusion50 decks770 decks
3%synergy
Pyroblast
6.4%inclusion57 decks885 decks
2%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
6.4%inclusion43 decks674 decks
1%synergy
Silence
6.3%inclusion56 decks885 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.2%inclusion48 decks770 decks
0%synergy
Return to Dust
5.9%inclusion52 decks885 decks
3%synergy
Inevitable Defeat
5.4%inclusion27 decks502 decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.3%inclusion47 decks885 decks
2%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
5.1%inclusion45 decks885 decks
3%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
5.1%inclusion45 decks885 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Ruinous Ultimatum
43%inclusion380 decks885 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Counsel
30%inclusion202 decks682 decks
25%synergy
Reanimate
29%inclusion255 decks885 decks
13%synergy
Damn
28%inclusion244 decks885 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
24%inclusion212 decks885 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
23%inclusion202 decks885 decks
0%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion196 decks885 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
22%inclusion192 decks885 decks
15%synergy
Night's Whisper
21%inclusion188 decks885 decks
8%synergy
Farewell
20%inclusion180 decks885 decks
9%synergy
Faithless Looting
17%inclusion152 decks885 decks
2%synergy
Wrath of God
13%inclusion118 decks885 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
12%inclusion110 decks885 decks
4%synergy
Austere Command
12%inclusion109 decks885 decks
5%synergy
Vindicate
12%inclusion104 decks885 decks
5%synergy
Painful Truths
11%inclusion100 decks885 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion94 decks885 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
11%inclusion93 decks885 decks
0%synergy
Unburial Rites
8.4%inclusion74 decks885 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
7.9%inclusion70 decks885 decks
5%synergy
Relentless Assault
7.3%inclusion65 decks885 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.1%inclusion58 decks815 decks
5%synergy
Merciless Eviction
6.9%inclusion61 decks885 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
5.8%inclusion51 decks885 decks
-2%synergy
Armageddon
5.8%inclusion51 decks885 decks
5%synergy
Earthquake
5.3%inclusion47 decks885 decks
4%synergy
Full Throttle
5.3%inclusion29 decks551 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whispersilk Cloak
33%inclusion290 decks885 decks
27%synergy
Mithril Coat
21%inclusion182 decks885 decks
15%synergy
Helm of the Host
20%inclusion181 decks885 decks
14%synergy
Strionic Resonator
18%inclusion156 decks885 decks
15%synergy
Quicksilver Amulet
13%inclusion111 decks885 decks
11%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
11%inclusion91 decks816 decks
9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion97 decks885 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.5%inclusion84 decks885 decks
1%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
8.5%inclusion63 decks745 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Plate
7.1%inclusion63 decks885 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.0%inclusion62 decks885 decks
4%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
5.4%inclusion48 decks885 decks
2%synergy
Horn of the Mark
5.3%inclusion47 decks885 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Dragon Tempest
30%inclusion269 decks885 decks
27%synergy
Rising of the Day
24%inclusion211 decks885 decks
15%synergy
Windcrag Siege
23%inclusion106 decks460 decks
5%synergy
Liliana's Contract
23%inclusion202 decks885 decks
22%synergy
Reconnaissance
19%inclusion171 decks885 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion147 decks885 decks
1%synergy
Animate Dead
16%inclusion142 decks885 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14%inclusion124 decks885 decks
11%synergy
Land Tax
13%inclusion119 decks885 decks
7%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
13%inclusion86 decks666 decks
12%synergy
All-Out Assault
13%inclusion61 decks474 decks
0%synergy
Warstorm Surge
12%inclusion102 decks885 decks
9%synergy
Aggravated Assault
11%inclusion98 decks885 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion88 decks885 decks
8%synergy
Sneak Attack
10%inclusion87 decks885 decks
7%synergy
Ghostly Prison
9.0%inclusion80 decks885 decks
2%synergy
Fervor
6.2%inclusion55 decks885 decks
4%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
5.7%inclusion35 decks617 decks
5%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
5.2%inclusion45 decks861 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
11%inclusion100 decks885 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
42%inclusion369 decks885 decks
18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion275 decks885 decks
0%synergy
Arena of Glory
25%inclusion188 decks754 decks
18%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
24%inclusion216 decks885 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion190 decks885 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
18%inclusion158 decks885 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion145 decks885 decks
2%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
14%inclusion126 decks885 decks
12%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13%inclusion116 decks885 decks
6%synergy
Slayers' Stronghold
12%inclusion109 decks885 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion103 decks885 decks
5%synergy
Minas Tirith
11%inclusion94 decks885 decks
1%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
10%inclusion87 decks885 decks
8%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion85 decks885 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion85 decks885 decks
2%synergy
Access Tunnel
5.6%inclusion50 decks885 decks
4%synergy
Westvale Abbey
5.3%inclusion47 decks885 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion834 decks885 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion772 decks885 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Signet
48%inclusion428 decks885 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos Signet
47%inclusion415 decks885 decks
15%synergy
Boros Signet
47%inclusion412 decks885 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
42%inclusion372 decks885 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
40%inclusion356 decks885 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
40%inclusion355 decks885 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion269 decks885 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
30%inclusion265 decks885 decks
18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion206 decks885 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion91 decks885 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.1%inclusion72 decks885 decks
3%synergy
Mardu Banner
6.4%inclusion57 decks885 decks
3%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.2%inclusion15 decks287 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion856 decks885 decks
2%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion854 decks885 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion839 decks885 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion823 decks885 decks
1%synergy
Nomad Outpost
57%inclusion503 decks885 decks
-1%synergy
Godless Shrine
54%inclusion479 decks885 decks
8%synergy
Blood Crypt
51%inclusion449 decks885 decks
8%synergy
Sacred Foundry
49%inclusion437 decks885 decks
6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
49%inclusion432 decks885 decks
-2%synergy
Isolated Chapel
48%inclusion425 decks885 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
46%inclusion405 decks885 decks
-5%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
46%inclusion405 decks885 decks
-3%synergy
Savai Triome
46%inclusion403 decks885 decks
7%synergy
Caves of Koilos
39%inclusion349 decks885 decks
0%synergy
Arid Mesa
39%inclusion341 decks885 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
38%inclusion338 decks885 decks
6%synergy
Marsh Flats
38%inclusion336 decks885 decks
6%synergy
Battlefield Forge
37%inclusion330 decks885 decks
-2%synergy
Vault of Champions
35%inclusion314 decks885 decks
2%synergy
Luxury Suite
34%inclusion301 decks885 decks
2%synergy
Spectator Seating
33%inclusion288 decks885 decks
0%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
28%inclusion245 decks885 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion240 decks885 decks
0%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
26%inclusion230 decks885 decks
-10%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
24%inclusion215 decks885 decks
1%synergy
Sundown Pass
24%inclusion214 decks885 decks
3%synergy
Haunted Ridge
24%inclusion213 decks885 decks
4%synergy
Shattered Landscape
23%inclusion174 decks754 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
22%inclusion191 decks885 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Triumph
21%inclusion189 decks885 decks
-1%synergy
Boros Garrison
21%inclusion188 decks885 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Silence
21%inclusion183 decks885 decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
20%inclusion176 decks885 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Heath
19%inclusion164 decks885 decks
-1%synergy
Rugged Prairie
18%inclusion159 decks885 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion155 decks885 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion153 decks885 decks
-20%synergy
Reflecting Pool
16%inclusion145 decks885 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Malice
16%inclusion138 decks885 decks
-2%synergy
Graven Cairns
15%inclusion137 decks885 decks
5%synergy
Blazemire Verge
14%inclusion97 decks674 decks
3%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
14%inclusion124 decks885 decks
5%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
14%inclusion124 decks885 decks
5%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
13%inclusion119 decks885 decks
5%synergy
Scoured Barrens
13%inclusion119 decks885 decks
4%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
13%inclusion112 decks885 decks
4%synergy
Needleverge Pathway
12%inclusion109 decks885 decks
4%synergy
Badlands
12%inclusion106 decks885 decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
12%inclusion106 decks885 decks
2%synergy
Plateau
12%inclusion105 decks885 decks
0%synergy