Kaalia of the Vast (Commander) - Budget Demons

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
Moment of Reckoning
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Fields of Strife
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Lorehold, the Historian
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Borrowed Knowledge
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Rune-Scarred Demon
61%inclusion63 decks103 decks
53%synergy
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
56%inclusion58 decks103 decks
49%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
50%inclusion51 decks103 decks
45%synergy
Angel of Despair
50%inclusion51 decks103 decks
44%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
50%inclusion52 decks103 decks
44%synergy
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
52%inclusion54 decks103 decks
39%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
41%inclusion42 decks103 decks
38%synergy
Harvester of Souls
40%inclusion41 decks103 decks
37%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
39%inclusion40 decks103 decks
35%synergy
Aegis Angel
37%inclusion38 decks103 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Swiftfoot Boots
64%inclusion66 decks103 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Greaves
45%inclusion46 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Crackling Doom
42%inclusion43 decks103 decks
25%synergy
Master of Cruelties
41%inclusion42 decks103 decks
34%synergy
Mortify
41%inclusion42 decks103 decks
25%synergy
Aurelia, the Warleader
37%inclusion38 decks103 decks
19%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
37%inclusion38 decks103 decks
-25%synergy
Aurelia, the Law Above
36%inclusion37 decks103 decks
28%synergy
Read the Bones
35%inclusion36 decks103 decks
26%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
35%inclusion36 decks103 decks
34%synergy
Creatures
Archfiend of Depravity
35%inclusion36 decks103 decks
29%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
33%inclusion34 decks103 decks
32%synergy
Demon of Loathing
32%inclusion33 decks103 decks
31%synergy
Giada, Font of Hope
32%inclusion33 decks103 decks
29%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
31%inclusion32 decks103 decks
29%synergy
Angel of Serenity
31%inclusion32 decks103 decks
27%synergy
Isshin, Two Heavens as One
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
24%synergy
Reya Dawnbringer
28%inclusion29 decks103 decks
23%synergy
Tariel, Reckoner of Souls
28%inclusion29 decks103 decks
26%synergy
Akroma, Angel of Fury
27%inclusion28 decks103 decks
26%synergy
Demonlord Belzenlok
27%inclusion28 decks103 decks
26%synergy
Lyra Dawnbringer
26%inclusion27 decks103 decks
23%synergy
Neriv, Heart of the Storm
25%inclusion21 decks83 decks
20%synergy
Steel Hellkite
24%inclusion25 decks103 decks
22%synergy
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
24%inclusion25 decks103 decks
23%synergy
Drana and Linvala
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Vile Mutilator
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Karmic Guide
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Serra's Guardian
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
21%synergy
Angelic Arbiter
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Kaalia, Zenith Seeker
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Piru, the Volatile
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Dragon Mage
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Arbiter of Woe
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
16%synergy
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Angel of Finality
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Crabomination
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Sower of Discord
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Serra Angel
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Subjugator Angel
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Desecration Demon
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Shivan Dragon
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Sonic Shrieker
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Resolute Archangel
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Terror of Mount Velus
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Twinmaw Stormbrood
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Bogardan Hellkite
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Blast-Furnace Hellkite
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
32%inclusion33 decks103 decks
-15%synergy
Terminate
31%inclusion32 decks103 decks
19%synergy
Chaos Warp
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Despark
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Boros Charm
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
-11%synergy
Rakdos Charm
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Bedevil
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
-18%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
-4%synergy
Divine Resilience
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
12%synergy
Wear // Tear
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Utter End
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Surge of Salvation
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Fracture
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Inevitable Defeat
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Disenchant
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Return to Dust
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Doom Blade
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Legion Leadership
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Loran's Escape
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Magmaquake
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Big Score
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Offer Immortality
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Murder
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Pyretic Rebirth
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
30%inclusion31 decks103 decks
22%synergy
Demonic Counsel
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
23%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
24%inclusion25 decks103 decks
-15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Faithless Looting
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Austere Command
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Night's Whisper
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Unburial Rites
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Painful Truths
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Act
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
-6%synergy
Earthquake
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Victimize
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Damn
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
-6%synergy
Merciless Eviction
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Vindicate
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Relentless Assault
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Tormenting Voice
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Full Throttle
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Syphon Mind
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Ambition's Cost
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
-12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whispersilk Cloak
27%inclusion28 decks103 decks
22%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Quicksilver Amulet
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Haystack
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Horn of the Mark
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Strionic Resonator
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Boots of Speed
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Helm of the Host
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
31%inclusion32 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Warstorm Surge
24%inclusion25 decks103 decks
21%synergy
Rising of the Day
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Windcrag Siege
22%inclusion18 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Liliana's Contract
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Rampage of the Valkyries
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Firja's Retribution
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
All-Out Assault
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Dragon Tempest
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Breaching Dragonstorm
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Legion's Initiative
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Angelic Destiny
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
True Conviction
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis Reignited
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
41%inclusion42 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
-10%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Slayers' Stronghold
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion87 decks103 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion79 decks103 decks
-9%synergy
Orzhov Signet
53%inclusion55 decks103 decks
23%synergy
Boros Signet
51%inclusion53 decks103 decks
24%synergy
Rakdos Signet
43%inclusion44 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
41%inclusion42 decks103 decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
39%inclusion40 decks103 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion35 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
30%inclusion31 decks103 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
26%inclusion27 decks103 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Mardu Banner
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Marble Diamond
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Savai Crystal
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion103 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion103 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion100 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion88 decks103 decks
-7%synergy
Nomad Outpost
66%inclusion68 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
48%inclusion49 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
47%inclusion48 decks103 decks
21%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
42%inclusion43 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
40%inclusion41 decks103 decks
-13%synergy
Isolated Chapel
40%inclusion41 decks103 decks
-14%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
40%inclusion41 decks103 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Silence
36%inclusion37 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
35%inclusion36 decks103 decks
26%synergy
Temple of Triumph
34%inclusion35 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
33%inclusion34 decks103 decks
25%synergy
Scoured Barrens
33%inclusion34 decks103 decks
24%synergy
Caves of Koilos
32%inclusion33 decks103 decks
-7%synergy
Shattered Landscape
32%inclusion33 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Boros Garrison
32%inclusion33 decks103 decks
20%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
31%inclusion32 decks103 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
30%inclusion31 decks103 decks
19%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion31 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Battlefield Forge
28%inclusion29 decks103 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Malice
24%inclusion25 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
-16%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Peak
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
-15%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Field
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Boros Guildgate
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Bluff
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Moor
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Heath
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Heath
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
-12%synergy
Rabanastre, Royal City
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Stone Quarry
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Cinder Barrens
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
-1%synergy
Rugged Prairie
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
-10%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Akoum Refuge
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Opal Palace
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Legion Leadership
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
2%synergy