Kaalia of the Vast (Commander) - Budget Optimized

Cas Hinds
Jun 8, 2026
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Fields of Strife
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Fix What's Broken
4.5%inclusion3 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Erode
4.3%inclusion3 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Restoration Seminar
4.3%inclusion3 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
3.1%inclusion2 decks65 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Rune-Scarred Demon
72%inclusion186 decks257 decks
65%synergy
Master of Cruelties
66%inclusion169 decks257 decks
59%synergy
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
68%inclusion175 decks257 decks
55%synergy
Aurelia, the Warleader
67%inclusion172 decks257 decks
49%synergy
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
56%inclusion144 decks257 decks
48%synergy
Angel of Despair
51%inclusion130 decks257 decks
45%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
49%inclusion125 decks257 decks
42%synergy
Reya Dawnbringer
44%inclusion112 decks257 decks
39%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
68%inclusion176 decks257 decks
37%synergy
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
45%inclusion115 decks257 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Greaves
61%inclusion157 decks257 decks
27%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
54%inclusion139 decks257 decks
-8%synergy
Path to Exile
43%inclusion110 decks257 decks
-4%synergy
Isshin, Two Heavens as One
42%inclusion107 decks257 decks
25%synergy
Angel of Serenity
39%inclusion99 decks257 decks
35%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
37%inclusion95 decks257 decks
31%synergy
Boros Charm
35%inclusion91 decks257 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
35%inclusion90 decks257 decks
17%synergy
Giada, Font of Hope
33%inclusion86 decks257 decks
31%synergy
Kaalia, Zenith Seeker
33%inclusion85 decks257 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
12%inclusion32 decks257 decks
2%synergy
Smothering Tithe
7.4%inclusion19 decks257 decks
-17%synergy
Gamble
6.2%inclusion16 decks257 decks
-0%synergy
Demonic Tutor
5.8%inclusion15 decks257 decks
-13%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.4%inclusion14 decks257 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
32%inclusion83 decks257 decks
28%synergy
Drana and Linvala
32%inclusion83 decks257 decks
24%synergy
Aegis Angel
32%inclusion81 decks257 decks
29%synergy
Balefire Dragon
32%inclusion81 decks257 decks
26%synergy
Lord of the Void
32%inclusion81 decks257 decks
27%synergy
Lyra Dawnbringer
30%inclusion78 decks257 decks
27%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
30%inclusion76 decks257 decks
26%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
29%inclusion74 decks257 decks
24%synergy
Aurelia, the Law Above
28%inclusion73 decks257 decks
20%synergy
Tariel, Reckoner of Souls
28%inclusion72 decks257 decks
26%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
27%inclusion70 decks257 decks
25%synergy
Angelic Arbiter
26%inclusion68 decks257 decks
23%synergy
Bruna, the Fading Light
26%inclusion67 decks257 decks
23%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
25%inclusion63 decks257 decks
19%synergy
Neriv, Heart of the Storm
24%inclusion54 decks226 decks
18%synergy
Harvester of Souls
24%inclusion61 decks257 decks
21%synergy
Akroma, Angel of Wrath
24%inclusion61 decks257 decks
21%synergy
Steel Hellkite
24%inclusion61 decks257 decks
22%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
22%inclusion56 decks256 decks
20%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
22%inclusion56 decks257 decks
20%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
22%inclusion56 decks257 decks
19%synergy
Mother of Runes
22%inclusion56 decks257 decks
14%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
22%inclusion56 decks257 decks
21%synergy
Sower of Discord
21%inclusion53 decks257 decks
18%synergy
Akroma, Angel of Fury
21%inclusion53 decks257 decks
19%synergy
Serra's Emissary
21%inclusion53 decks257 decks
16%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
21%inclusion53 decks257 decks
15%synergy
Karmic Guide
20%inclusion51 decks257 decks
13%synergy
Dragon Mage
20%inclusion51 decks257 decks
18%synergy
Archangel Avacyn
19%inclusion50 decks257 decks
18%synergy
Demon of Loathing
19%inclusion48 decks257 decks
17%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
18%inclusion46 decks257 decks
16%synergy
Gisela, the Broken Blade
18%inclusion45 decks257 decks
15%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
17%inclusion43 decks257 decks
13%synergy
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
16%inclusion41 decks257 decks
14%synergy
Platinum Angel
16%inclusion41 decks257 decks
14%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
16%inclusion41 decks257 decks
12%synergy
Archangel of Tithes
16%inclusion40 decks257 decks
14%synergy
Angelic Skirmisher
15%inclusion39 decks257 decks
14%synergy
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
15%inclusion38 decks257 decks
14%synergy
Demonlord Belzenlok
14%inclusion37 decks257 decks
13%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
14%inclusion36 decks257 decks
8%synergy
Emeria Shepherd
14%inclusion36 decks257 decks
13%synergy
Angel of Finality
14%inclusion35 decks257 decks
13%synergy
Blast-Furnace Hellkite
13%inclusion34 decks257 decks
11%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
13%inclusion34 decks257 decks
12%synergy
Grand Abolisher
13%inclusion34 decks257 decks
4%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
13%inclusion34 decks257 decks
11%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
13%inclusion33 decks257 decks
12%synergy
Piru, the Volatile
13%inclusion33 decks257 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Mortify
32%inclusion82 decks257 decks
17%synergy
Terminate
27%inclusion70 decks257 decks
15%synergy
Crackling Doom
26%inclusion67 decks257 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion57 decks257 decks
5%synergy
Chaos Warp
20%inclusion52 decks257 decks
4%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
18%inclusion45 decks257 decks
-16%synergy
Rakdos Charm
15%inclusion39 decks257 decks
6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
15%inclusion39 decks257 decks
7%synergy
Despark
13%inclusion34 decks257 decks
-0%synergy
Generous Gift
12%inclusion32 decks257 decks
-5%synergy
Fracture
12%inclusion31 decks257 decks
6%synergy
Return to Dust
11%inclusion29 decks257 decks
9%synergy
Abrade
10%inclusion26 decks257 decks
4%synergy
Akroma's Will
10%inclusion25 decks257 decks
-4%synergy
Wear // Tear
9.3%inclusion24 decks257 decks
-2%synergy
Murder
7.8%inclusion20 decks257 decks
5%synergy
Utter End
7.8%inclusion20 decks257 decks
3%synergy
Inevitable Defeat
7.5%inclusion18 decks241 decks
2%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.0%inclusion18 decks257 decks
6%synergy
Bedevil
7.0%inclusion18 decks257 decks
0%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
6.6%inclusion17 decks257 decks
-8%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
5.8%inclusion15 decks257 decks
2%synergy
Disenchant
5.8%inclusion15 decks257 decks
4%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
5.4%inclusion14 decks257 decks
3%synergy
Dawn's Truce
5.4%inclusion14 decks257 decks
-1%synergy
Gods Willing
5.1%inclusion13 decks257 decks
4%synergy
Deflecting Palm
5.1%inclusion13 decks257 decks
-2%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
5.1%inclusion13 decks257 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.1%inclusion13 decks257 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Ruinous Ultimatum
32%inclusion81 decks257 decks
-8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
30%inclusion78 decks257 decks
24%synergy
Demonic Counsel
29%inclusion74 decks257 decks
25%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion57 decks257 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
21%inclusion54 decks257 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Act
20%inclusion52 decks257 decks
-3%synergy
Read the Bones
20%inclusion51 decks257 decks
11%synergy
Damn
18%inclusion46 decks257 decks
0%synergy
Wrath of God
17%inclusion43 decks257 decks
13%synergy
Faithless Looting
17%inclusion43 decks257 decks
1%synergy
Austere Command
16%inclusion40 decks257 decks
8%synergy
Armageddon
15%inclusion39 decks257 decks
14%synergy
Painful Truths
13%inclusion34 decks257 decks
5%synergy
Unburial Rites
12%inclusion32 decks257 decks
10%synergy
Merciless Eviction
12%inclusion31 decks257 decks
9%synergy
Vindicate
12%inclusion30 decks257 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion30 decks257 decks
-6%synergy
Earthquake
11%inclusion28 decks257 decks
10%synergy
Day of Judgment
11%inclusion28 decks257 decks
9%synergy
Akroma's Vengeance
11%inclusion27 decks257 decks
10%synergy
Syphon Mind
9.3%inclusion24 decks257 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
8.6%inclusion22 decks257 decks
-2%synergy
Victimize
8.2%inclusion21 decks257 decks
-0%synergy
Full Throttle
7.8%inclusion20 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Cleansing Nova
7.8%inclusion20 decks257 decks
6%synergy
Relentless Assault
5.8%inclusion15 decks257 decks
4%synergy
Response // Resurgence
5.1%inclusion13 decks257 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whispersilk Cloak
28%inclusion73 decks257 decks
23%synergy
Helm of the Host
28%inclusion73 decks257 decks
23%synergy
Strionic Resonator
14%inclusion36 decks257 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.3%inclusion24 decks257 decks
1%synergy
Quicksilver Amulet
8.6%inclusion22 decks257 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Plate
7.0%inclusion18 decks257 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.2%inclusion16 decks257 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Dragon Tempest
21%inclusion55 decks257 decks
18%synergy
Windcrag Siege
19%inclusion43 decks225 decks
1%synergy
All-Out Assault
19%inclusion42 decks226 decks
7%synergy
Ghostly Prison
12%inclusion32 decks257 decks
5%synergy
Rising of the Day
11%inclusion29 decks257 decks
3%synergy
Liliana's Contract
11%inclusion28 decks257 decks
10%synergy
Warstorm Surge
11%inclusion27 decks257 decks
7%synergy
Reconnaissance
10%inclusion25 decks257 decks
-2%synergy
Animate Dead
9.3%inclusion24 decks257 decks
1%synergy
Rampage of the Valkyries
8.6%inclusion22 decks257 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.6%inclusion22 decks257 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.6%inclusion22 decks257 decks
6%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
7.0%inclusion18 decks257 decks
3%synergy
True Conviction
6.6%inclusion17 decks257 decks
5%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
5.9%inclusion15 decks256 decks
5%synergy
Angelic Destiny
5.8%inclusion15 decks257 decks
6%synergy
Firja's Retribution
5.8%inclusion15 decks257 decks
5%synergy
Aggravated Assault
5.1%inclusion13 decks257 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
7.4%inclusion19 decks257 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
37%inclusion94 decks257 decks
13%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion50 decks257 decks
-11%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
19%inclusion49 decks257 decks
-4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion36 decks257 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion34 decks257 decks
7%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
11%inclusion29 decks257 decks
10%synergy
Slayers' Stronghold
7.4%inclusion19 decks257 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion228 decks257 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion209 decks257 decks
-4%synergy
Orzhov Signet
51%inclusion130 decks257 decks
20%synergy
Boros Signet
50%inclusion129 decks257 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Signet
47%inclusion122 decks257 decks
19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion81 decks257 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
31%inclusion80 decks257 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
28%inclusion73 decks257 decks
-13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion73 decks257 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
28%inclusion71 decks257 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion49 decks257 decks
11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
19%inclusion48 decks257 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.3%inclusion24 decks257 decks
4%synergy
Mardu Banner
8.9%inclusion23 decks257 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
8.6%inclusion22 decks257 decks
7%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
7.1%inclusion16 decks226 decks
6%synergy
Savai Crystal
6.2%inclusion16 decks257 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.4%inclusion14 decks257 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Plains
100%inclusion256 decks257 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion256 decks257 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion255 decks257 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion222 decks257 decks
-6%synergy
Nomad Outpost
60%inclusion154 decks257 decks
2%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
46%inclusion119 decks257 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion113 decks257 decks
-9%synergy
Isolated Chapel
43%inclusion110 decks257 decks
-11%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
42%inclusion109 decks257 decks
-10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion104 decks257 decks
15%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
36%inclusion92 decks257 decks
27%synergy
Scoured Barrens
35%inclusion89 decks257 decks
26%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
34%inclusion87 decks257 decks
26%synergy
Battlefield Forge
31%inclusion79 decks257 decks
-10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
29%inclusion74 decks257 decks
-8%synergy
Caves of Koilos
28%inclusion73 decks257 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Silence
27%inclusion70 decks257 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Triumph
26%inclusion67 decks257 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion66 decks257 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
25%inclusion64 decks257 decks
12%synergy
Boros Garrison
24%inclusion62 decks257 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion60 decks257 decks
-15%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
23%inclusion58 decks257 decks
11%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
18%inclusion47 decks257 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of Malice
18%inclusion46 decks257 decks
2%synergy
Shattered Landscape
18%inclusion45 decks257 decks
-1%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
16%inclusion40 decks257 decks
4%synergy
Godless Shrine
15%inclusion38 decks257 decks
-33%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
14%inclusion36 decks257 decks
4%synergy
Sacred Foundry
14%inclusion35 decks257 decks
-32%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
13%inclusion33 decks257 decks
10%synergy
Blood Crypt
13%inclusion33 decks257 decks
-32%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion32 decks257 decks
1%synergy
Rugged Prairie
12%inclusion32 decks257 decks
-5%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
12%inclusion31 decks257 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Field
12%inclusion30 decks257 decks
0%synergy
Boros Guildgate
11%inclusion29 decks257 decks
9%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
11%inclusion28 decks257 decks
-14%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
11%inclusion27 decks257 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Heath
10%inclusion26 decks257 decks
-11%synergy
Sundown Pass
9.3%inclusion24 decks257 decks
-12%synergy
Tainted Peak
8.9%inclusion23 decks257 decks
-1%synergy
Akoum Refuge
8.9%inclusion23 decks257 decks
7%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
8.6%inclusion22 decks257 decks
-7%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.2%inclusion21 decks257 decks
1%synergy
Haunted Ridge
7.8%inclusion20 decks257 decks
-12%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
7.4%inclusion19 decks257 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Heath
7.4%inclusion19 decks257 decks
5%synergy
Savai Triome
7.0%inclusion18 decks257 decks
-31%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
7.0%inclusion18 decks257 decks
1%synergy