Kaalia of the Vast (Commander) - Upgraded Angels

Cas Hinds
Jun 8, 2026
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Turbulent Steppe
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Erode
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
1%synergy
Turbulent Moor
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
2%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Lorehold, the Historian
2.8%inclusion3 decks109 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
88%inclusion172 decks195 decks
75%synergy
Aurelia, the Warleader
85%inclusion166 decks195 decks
67%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
74%inclusion144 decks195 decks
66%synergy
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
73%inclusion143 decks195 decks
65%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
69%inclusion135 decks195 decks
63%synergy
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
68%inclusion133 decks195 decks
61%synergy
Kaalia, Zenith Seeker
56%inclusion110 decks195 decks
51%synergy
Balefire Dragon
56%inclusion110 decks195 decks
51%synergy
Lightning Greaves
84%inclusion164 decks195 decks
50%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
79%inclusion154 decks195 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
68%inclusion132 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Path to Exile
56%inclusion110 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
53%inclusion103 decks195 decks
47%synergy
Master of Cruelties
52%inclusion101 decks195 decks
45%synergy
Angel of Despair
51%inclusion100 decks195 decks
46%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
49%inclusion95 decks195 decks
30%synergy
Boros Charm
48%inclusion94 decks195 decks
19%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
48%inclusion93 decks195 decks
43%synergy
Reya Dawnbringer
47%inclusion92 decks195 decks
42%synergy
Isshin, Two Heavens as One
46%inclusion89 decks195 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Teferi's Protection
31%inclusion61 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Smothering Tithe
29%inclusion57 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
23%inclusion45 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Farewell
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
8%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
-6%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
-1%synergy
Necropotence
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Jeska's Will
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
-4%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Serra's Emissary
45%inclusion87 decks195 decks
40%synergy
Lord of the Void
44%inclusion86 decks195 decks
39%synergy
Mother of Runes
41%inclusion80 decks195 decks
34%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
38%inclusion75 decks195 decks
34%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
38%inclusion75 decks195 decks
33%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
38%inclusion75 decks195 decks
33%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
35%inclusion69 decks195 decks
32%synergy
Drana and Linvala
34%inclusion66 decks195 decks
25%synergy
Bruna, the Fading Light
33%inclusion65 decks195 decks
30%synergy
Lyra Dawnbringer
32%inclusion63 decks195 decks
29%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
32%inclusion63 decks195 decks
27%synergy
Aurelia, the Law Above
31%inclusion61 decks195 decks
23%synergy
Angelic Arbiter
31%inclusion61 decks195 decks
28%synergy
Akroma, Angel of Wrath
31%inclusion60 decks195 decks
28%synergy
Giada, Font of Hope
30%inclusion59 decks195 decks
28%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
30%inclusion58 decks195 decks
21%synergy
Angel of Serenity
30%inclusion58 decks195 decks
26%synergy
Gisela, the Broken Blade
28%inclusion54 decks195 decks
25%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
27%inclusion53 decks195 decks
25%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
27%inclusion52 decks195 decks
18%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
26%inclusion51 decks195 decks
22%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
26%inclusion51 decks195 decks
22%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
26%inclusion50 decks195 decks
22%synergy
Harvester of Souls
26%inclusion50 decks195 decks
23%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
25%inclusion48 decks195 decks
21%synergy
Neriv, Heart of the Storm
24%inclusion44 decks185 decks
18%synergy
Blast-Furnace Hellkite
24%inclusion46 decks195 decks
21%synergy
Aegis Angel
23%inclusion45 decks195 decks
21%synergy
Sower of Discord
23%inclusion44 decks195 decks
20%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
23%inclusion44 decks195 decks
20%synergy
Bloodthirster
22%inclusion42 decks195 decks
19%synergy
Ancient Gold Dragon
21%inclusion41 decks195 decks
16%synergy
Giver of Runes
21%inclusion41 decks195 decks
18%synergy
Firemane Commando
21%inclusion41 decks195 decks
18%synergy
Summon: Bahamut
21%inclusion37 decks178 decks
19%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
19%inclusion38 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Esper Sentinel
19%inclusion38 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
19%inclusion38 decks195 decks
14%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
16%synergy
Demonlord Belzenlok
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
16%synergy
Karmic Guide
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Platinum Angel
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Grand Abolisher
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Tariel, Reckoner of Souls
18%inclusion35 decks195 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
17%inclusion33 decks195 decks
15%synergy
Akroma, Angel of Fury
16%inclusion32 decks195 decks
15%synergy
Steel Hellkite
15%inclusion30 decks195 decks
14%synergy
Angelic Skirmisher
15%inclusion29 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Archangel of Tithes
14%inclusion28 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
45%inclusion88 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
31%inclusion61 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Crackling Doom
28%inclusion54 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Terminate
26%inclusion50 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Deflecting Swat
25%inclusion48 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Akroma's Will
24%inclusion46 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Chaos Warp
22%inclusion43 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion42 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Mortify
21%inclusion40 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Despark
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Dawn's Truce
13%inclusion25 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion22 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Generous Gift
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
-7%synergy
Rakdos Charm
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.2%inclusion14 decks195 decks
-5%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
7.2%inclusion14 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Wear // Tear
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
-5%synergy
Bedevil
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Pyroblast
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Fracture
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Restoration Magic
6.4%inclusion11 decks171 decks
4%synergy
Redirect Lightning
6.3%inclusion10 decks159 decks
0%synergy
Inevitable Defeat
6.3%inclusion12 decks191 decks
1%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Return to Dust
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Silence
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Utter End
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Deflecting Palm
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
-1%synergy
Abrade
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Big Score
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
-5%synergy
Inkshield
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
-3%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Ruinous Ultimatum
45%inclusion88 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Act
29%inclusion57 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
29%inclusion57 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
27%inclusion52 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Demonic Counsel
25%inclusion49 decks195 decks
21%synergy
Damn
25%inclusion48 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
22%inclusion43 decks195 decks
16%synergy
Read the Bones
22%inclusion43 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Sign in Blood
21%inclusion41 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Faithless Looting
19%inclusion37 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Austere Command
16%inclusion32 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion25 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Wrath of God
12%inclusion24 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Vindicate
11%inclusion22 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Painful Truths
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Earthquake
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Relentless Assault
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
-2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Unburial Rites
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Full Throttle
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whispersilk Cloak
34%inclusion67 decks195 decks
29%synergy
Mithril Coat
22%inclusion42 decks195 decks
16%synergy
Helm of the Host
15%inclusion29 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Strionic Resonator
14%inclusion27 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Quicksilver Amulet
12%inclusion23 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.2%inclusion18 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Whip of Erebos
9.2%inclusion18 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Horn of the Mark
7.2%inclusion14 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Incubator
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Dragon Tempest
34%inclusion67 decks195 decks
30%synergy
Reconnaissance
28%inclusion55 decks195 decks
16%synergy
Windcrag Siege
24%inclusion45 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Rising of the Day
23%inclusion45 decks195 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
22%inclusion42 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Land Tax
17%inclusion33 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14%inclusion27 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
5%synergy
All-Out Assault
13%inclusion24 decks185 decks
1%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
12%inclusion23 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
12%inclusion23 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Aggravated Assault
11%inclusion22 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Sneak Attack
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Liliana's Contract
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Rampage of the Valkyries
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Ghostly Prison
7.2%inclusion14 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Fervor
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Warstorm Surge
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dihada, Binder of Wills
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Serra the Benevolent
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
43%inclusion84 decks195 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion67 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Arena of Glory
27%inclusion53 decks195 decks
20%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
23%inclusion44 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion35 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Minas Tirith
15%inclusion30 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13%inclusion25 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
13%inclusion25 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
12%inclusion23 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion22 decks195 decks
-2%synergy
Slayers' Stronghold
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
-1%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion179 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Sol Ring
92%inclusion179 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
53%inclusion104 decks195 decks
23%synergy
Boros Signet
52%inclusion102 decks195 decks
25%synergy
Rakdos Signet
49%inclusion96 decks195 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
48%inclusion93 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
47%inclusion91 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
44%inclusion86 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion70 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
26%inclusion50 decks195 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion31 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion25 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.3%inclusion10 decks160 decks
3%synergy
Mardu Banner
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Plains
99%inclusion193 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion188 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion188 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion187 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Godless Shrine
58%inclusion113 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Isolated Chapel
55%inclusion107 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Sacred Foundry
53%inclusion103 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
53%inclusion103 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Blood Crypt
52%inclusion102 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Nomad Outpost
52%inclusion102 decks195 decks
-6%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
52%inclusion102 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
49%inclusion95 decks195 decks
-4%synergy
Caves of Koilos
48%inclusion94 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Battlefield Forge
46%inclusion90 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Savai Triome
44%inclusion86 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
40%inclusion78 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Arid Mesa
39%inclusion76 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Spectator Seating
38%inclusion74 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Vault of Champions
37%inclusion72 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
36%inclusion70 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
34%inclusion67 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Luxury Suite
32%inclusion63 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion56 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Sundown Pass
26%inclusion51 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
25%inclusion49 decks195 decks
-12%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
25%inclusion49 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Heath
23%inclusion45 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Shattered Landscape
23%inclusion45 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Silence
23%inclusion45 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Haunted Ridge
23%inclusion44 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
22%inclusion43 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Triumph
22%inclusion42 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Rugged Prairie
22%inclusion42 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion42 decks195 decks
-16%synergy
Graven Cairns
19%inclusion37 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Boros Garrison
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
17%inclusion34 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Malice
17%inclusion34 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion33 decks195 decks
-2%synergy
Blazemire Verge
17%inclusion33 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
16%inclusion31 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
14%inclusion28 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
14%inclusion27 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Scoured Barrens
14%inclusion27 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
13%inclusion25 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Scrubland
13%inclusion25 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Badlands
12%inclusion24 decks195 decks
0%synergy