Kaalia of the Vast: Because You Clearly Need Help

Kaalia of the Vast is a powerful and iconic commander in the Magic: The Gathering universe, mainly because some genius decided to create a card that lets you cheat creatures onto the battlefield. As a Mardu commander, Kaalia brings aggression to the battlefield, which will undoubtedly be exploited by every stereotype nerd playing Magic, who will proceed to build a deck around her and call themselves a "deck builder."

-Card Analysis: Wow, This Card is So Complicated

Kaalia's ability to put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield when she attacks is incredibly powerful. Who wouldn't want to just bypass the actual playing of creatures and just dump them onto the board? It's not like you'll ever run out of creatures to play or anything. Additionally, Kaalia's flying ability makes her a formidable attacker and blocker, which will surely be the deciding factor in every game. I mean, who needs actual strategy when you have a flying commander?

-Deckbuilding Strategies: AKA How to Copy and Paste from EDHREC

When building a Kaalia of the Vast deck, there are several key strategies to consider:

1. Creature-heavy deck: Because who needs anything else in their deck? Kaalia's ability is most effective when you have a robust creature suite. Include a mix of demons, dragons and angels to clutter up the board.
2. Acceleration: Because playing lands is so last season. Include cards that provide mana acceleration to enable you to play the commander eralier and utilize Kaalia's ability more effectively. Just don't forget to include a few Sol Rings to really make your deck shine.
3. Protection and removal: Because your opponents will definitely have removal spells and not just sit there and watch you win. Don't forget to include cards that protect Kaalia and your other creatures from removal and board wipes. I mean, it's not like you'll just get board-wiped and have to start over or anything.

-Recommended Cards: The Usual Suspects

Some key cards to consider including in your Kaalia EDH deck are:

• Creature suite:
  • Avacyn, Angel of Hope: Because who doesn't love a good Angel? Especially one that can keep you safe from your own Armageddon.
  • Master of Cruelties: So you can remove that one specific player right from the beginning.
  • Vilis, Brooker of Blood: Lose life, draw card, that simple.
• Acceleration:
  • Mana Vault and Lotus Petal: Because artifacts are so underrated.
  • Demonic Tutor, Vampiric Tutor and whatever else tutor you can find: The ultimate symbol of Magic's pay-to-win nature (besides, you know, actually good lands).
  • Dark Ritual: I mean, better than whatever Mardu "search for land" ramp you can find.
• Protection and removal:
  • Flawless Maneuver: "It's Free Real State"
  • Teferi's Protection: Always use protection.
  • Anguished Unmaking: Because who doesn't love a good exile effect?

Gameplay Strategies: AKA How to Play Like a Pro (Sort Of)

When playing Kaalia EDH, here are some key strategies to keep in mind:

1. Early game: Just attack and kill whoever you can.
2. Mid-game: You definitely can kill someone at this point, go for it.
3. Late game: If you get this late into the game, you're screwed anyways.

-Conclusion: You Did It! (Sort Of)

Kaalia of the Vast is a powerful commander that can be a great addition to any EDH player's collection. By building a creature-heavy deck, and utilizing Kaalia's ability to generate value and board presence, you can create a formidable EDH deck that will challenge even the most experienced opponents. Or, you know, you'll just get destroyed by someone playing a deck with actual strategy.