Kaalia of the Vast (Commander) - Budget Reanimator

Cas Hinds
Jun 8, 2026
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Rune-Scarred Demon
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
63%synergy
Angel of Despair
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
58%synergy
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
57%synergy
Reya Dawnbringer
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Karmic Guide
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Harvester of Souls
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Dragon Mage
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Aurelia, the Warleader
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Faithless Looting
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Master of Cruelties
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Path to Exile
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Unburial Rites
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Angel of Serenity
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Demon of Loathing
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Steel Hellkite
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Aurelia, the Law Above
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Aegis Angel
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Kaalia, Zenith Seeker
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Tariel, Reckoner of Souls
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Akroma, Angel of Fury
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Giada, Font of Hope
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Isshin, Two Heavens as One
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Terror of Mount Velus
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Resolute Archangel
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Angelic Arbiter
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Lyra Dawnbringer
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Demonlord Belzenlok
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Serra's Emissary
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Akroma, Angel of Wrath
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Basandra, Battle Seraph
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Drana and Linvala
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Breathkeeper Seraph
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Neriv, Heart of the Storm
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Adarkar Valkyrie
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Angelic Skirmisher
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Archangel Avacyn
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Serra's Guardian
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Piru, the Volatile
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Dazzling Angel
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Mardu Siegebreaker
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
0%synergy
Rakdos, the Showstopper
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Magister of Worth
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Eradicator Valkyrie
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Rapacious Dragon
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Mortify
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Despark
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Chaos Warp
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Boros Charm
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Crackling Doom
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Terminate
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Return to Dust
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Cloudshift
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Doom Blade
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Charm
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Wear // Tear
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Reverberate
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-22%synergy
Utter End
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Deflecting Palm
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Riverguard's Reflexes
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Flames
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Inevitable Defeat
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Divine Resilience
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Luminous Rebuke
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Eerie Interlude
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Loran's Escape
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Murder
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Disenchant
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Surge of Salvation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Bedevil
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Offer Immortality
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Breathe Your Last
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Corpse Churn
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Reprieve
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Cathartic Pyre
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Generous Gift
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Espers to Magicite
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Laughing Mad
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Sign in Blood
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Night's Whisper
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Dread Return
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Read the Bones
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Painful Truths
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Buried Alive
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Merciless Eviction
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Austere Command
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-24%synergy
Stitch Together
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Defy Death
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Tormenting Voice
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Demonic Counsel
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Persist
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Bond of Revival
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Vindicate
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Resurrection
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Earthquake
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Damn
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Zombify
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Summon Undead
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Overpowering Attack
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Impolite Entrance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Full Throttle
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Decode Transmissions
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Terminal Velocity
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Shatter the Sky
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Breath of Life
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Late to Dinner
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Vandalblast
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Blasphemous Act
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-15%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Final Parting
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Akroma's Vengeance
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Cleansing Nova
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Restart Sequence
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Macabre Waltz
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Dreadbore
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Rout
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred's Restoration
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Exhume
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Suplex
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lavaspur Boots
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Helm of the Host
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Skateboard
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Quicksilver Amulet
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Horn of the Mark
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Plate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Strionic Resonator
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Haystack
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Basilisk Collar
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Mardu Monument
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Rising of the Day
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Windcrag Siege
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Warstorm Surge
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
All-Out Assault
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Reconnaissance
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Dragon Tempest
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Kinbinding
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Collective Inferno
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Bitter Reunion
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
High Noon
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Rule of Law
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Blind Obedience
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Fervent Charge
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Sneak Attack
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Ghostly Prison
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Corroding Dragonstorm
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Breaching Dragonstorm
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of New Capenna
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Serra the Benevolent
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Dihada, Binder of Wills
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Slayers' Stronghold
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Barren Moor
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Access Tunnel
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Secluded Steppe
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Orzhov Signet
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Boros Signet
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Nomad Outpost
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Caves of Koilos
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Battlefield Forge
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Isolated Chapel
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Temple of Silence
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Scoured Barrens
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Triumph
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Shattered Landscape
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Boros Garrison
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Rugged Prairie
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Fetid Heath
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malice
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Peak
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Graven Cairns
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Canyon Slough
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Akoum Refuge
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Field
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Sundown Pass
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Desolate Mire
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Godless Shrine
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-37%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Alpine Meadow
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Drossforge Bridge
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Boros Guildgate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy