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5 months ago ::
Jan 11, 2013 - 11:07AM
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Date Joined:
Dec 31, 2009
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I keep noticing nobody seems to post any Kaalia builds. So here's mine. My Meta plays alot of the overpowered net decks. There are lots of combos and lots of blue. They also all take several turns to win, so the key here is speed and defensive casting like cavern of souls  or hiding behind shields like defense grid  . Then swing to bring out the fatties. If they kill kaalia, no big cuz I run a bunch of mana ramp. Also we banned infinite combos. Though a finite combo that runs off of a limited resource like how many cards are in your library or land you have played are allowed. That's the goal anyway  Kaalia of the Vast  Fatties !!!! balefire dragon  bloodgift demon  steel hellkite  dragon mage  akroma, angel of wrath  iona, shield of emeria  angel of serenity  ryusei, the falling star  avacyn, angel of hope  rakdos, Lord of Riots  rune-scarred demon  angelic arbiter  gisela, blade of goldnight  linvala, keeper of silence  serra ascendant  reya dawnbringer  victory's herald  kokusho, the evening star  angel of despair  Critters grand abolisher  aven mindcensor  stoneforge mystic  mother of runes  Cool Artifacts pithing needle  sensei's divining top  sword of feast and famine  defense grid Card Draw sign in blood  reforge the soul  wheel of fortune  phyrexian arena  night's whisper  Tutors Diabolic Tutor  demonic tutor  steelshaper's gift  enlightened tutor  vampiric tutor  diabolic revelation  Mana Ramp!! Land Tax  *Don't really know if this qualifies but I don't know where it fits better. Maybe Tutors. Mana Crypt  Boros Signet  Orzhov Signet  Rakdos Signet  Talisman of Indulgence  Ancient Tomb  Mana Vault  Sol Ring  Chromatic Lantern  Haste stuff Swiftfoot Boots  Fervor  Slayer's Stronghold  Hall of the Bandit Lord  Lightning Greaves  Reccursion Unburial Rites  Necromancy  Animate Dead  Reanimate  Spot Clean Vindicate  Path to Exile  Chaos Warp  Swords to Plowshares  Dreadbore  Board Wipes Black Sun's Zenith  Wrath of Gad  Hallowed Burial  Austere Command  Cool Stuff that's too good in my meta to not have !!! Luminarch Ascension  Duress  Except these. These are testers Praetor's Grasp  Tainted Strike  Lands! Cavern of Souls  Sulfurous Springs  Isolated Chapel  Graven Cairns  Dragonskull Summit  Battlefield Forge  Clifftop Retreat  Flagstones of Trokair  Blood Crypt  Scrubland  Bojuka Bog  Arid Mesa  Bloodstained Mire  Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep  Command Tower  Marsh Flats  Plateau  Badlands  Sacred Foundry  3 x Swamp  4 x Plains  3 x Mountain  Future Plans : Finesse the lands. I need to get another six fetch lands and switch out some of the slower or worse land that I have. Alternate Builds : French rules, add Griselbrand and Aggravated assault for infinite craziness. Metas that allow infinite, add aggravated assault,
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5 months ago ::
Jan 11, 2013 - 1:06PM
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Date Joined:
Jun 29, 2011
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Don't worry, people post Kaalia builds. It's just that most of them have already been posted. Anyway, one of the most underrated angels ever printed (for EDH anyway) is Shattered Angel  . It'll gain you buckets of life, and opponents tend to not want to use targeted removal on it. Hellkite Charger  is good for Kaalia too.
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5 months ago ::
Jan 11, 2013 - 1:35PM
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Praetor's grasp is as good as your meta. I like it.
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5 months ago ::
Jan 11, 2013 - 3:56PM
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Date Joined:
Aug 18, 2007
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If you can get Kaalia out and protected ( Darksteel Plate  , Swiftfoot Boots , etc) then you might want some mass land destruction. I don't like it, but a guy in my group does this and almost always wins after that. His LD of choice is Impending Disaster  , and old-fashioned Armageddon  . Once you have Kaalia as the only major resource on the table, you can drop big dudes free while your opponents squirm underfoot, basically. It's good stuff for winning when it gets past counters and the like. I don't support LD as a tactic myself, but once again, it is very, VERY effective with Kaalia defended and in play.
If I'm right, I'm right. If I'm wrong, I still believe I'm right. Think of it as religion. dubito ergo sum.
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5 months ago ::
Jan 11, 2013 - 5:22PM
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Date Joined:
Feb 11, 2007
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I don't care how cutthroat your playgroup is, If you're playing multiplayer, duress is bad. I always don't understand why you're running 4 wraths. You're the aggressor! You're the guy slinging demons and dragons into play, not the guy sitting back behind his counter wall hoping someone will overcommit. With all your tutors, I'd think you want scroll rack  to pair with land tax
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4 months ago ::
Jan 13, 2013 - 8:53AM
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Date Joined:
Jun 15, 2006
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I think Rakdos the Defiler  is a serious must for any Kaalia deck. He can single handely win the game.
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4 months ago ::
Jan 14, 2013 - 8:07AM
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Erratic portal to reuse you Enter the Battlefield effects?
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4 months ago ::
Jan 15, 2013 - 7:48AM
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I keep noticing nobody seems to post any Kaalia builds. So here's mine.
My Meta plays alot of the overpowered net decks. There are lots of combos and lots of blue. They also all take several turns to win, so the key here is speed and defensive casting like cavern of souls or hiding behind shields like defense grid . Then swing to bring out the fatties. If they kill kaalia, no big cuz I run a bunch of mana ramp. Also we banned infinite combos. Though a finite combo that runs off of a limited resource like how many cards are in your library or land you have played are allowed.
That's the goal anyway
Kaalia of the Vast
Fatties !!!!
balefire dragon
bloodgift demon
steel hellkite
dragon mage
akroma, angel of wrath
iona, shield of emeria
angel of serenity
ryusei, the falling star
avacyn, angel of hope
rakdos, Lord of Riots
rune-scarred demon
angelic arbiter
gisela, blade of goldnight
linvala, keeper of silence
serra ascendant
reya dawnbringer
victory's herald
kokusho, the evening star
angel of despair
Critters
grand abolisher
aven mindcensor
stoneforge mystic
mother of runes
Cool Artifacts
pithing needle
sensei's divining top
sword of feast and famine
defense grid
Card Draw
sign in blood
reforge the soul
wheel of fortune
phyrexian arena
night's whisper
Tutors
Diabolic Tutor
demonic tutor
steelshaper's gift
enlightened tutor
vampiric tutor
diabolic revelation
Mana Ramp!!
Land Tax *Don't really know if this qualifies but I don't know where it fits better. Maybe Tutors.
Mana Crypt
Boros Signet
Orzhov Signet
Rakdos Signet
Talisman of Indulgence
Ancient Tomb
Mana Vault
Sol Ring
Chromatic Lantern
Haste stuff
Swiftfoot Boots
Fervor
Slayer's Stronghold
Hall of the Bandit Lord
Lightning Greaves
Reccursion
Unburial Rites
Necromancy
Animate Dead
Reanimate
Spot Clean
Vindicate
Path to Exile
Chaos Warp
Swords to Plowshares
Dreadbore
Board Wipes
Black Sun's Zenith
Wrath of Gad
Hallowed Burial
Austere Command
Cool Stuff that's too good in my meta to not have !!!
Luminarch Ascension
Duress
Except these. These are testers
Praetor's Grasp
Tainted Strike
Lands!
Cavern of Souls
Sulfurous Springs
Isolated Chapel
Graven Cairns
Dragonskull Summit
Battlefield Forge
Clifftop Retreat
Flagstones of Trokair
Blood Crypt
Scrubland
Bojuka Bog
Arid Mesa
Bloodstained Mire
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
Command Tower
Marsh Flats
Plateau
Badlands
Sacred Foundry
3 x Swamp
4 x Plains
3 x Mountain
Future Plans :
Finesse the lands. I need to get another six fetch lands and switch out some of the slower or worse land that I have.
Alternate Builds :
French rules, add Griselbrand and Aggravated assault for infinite craziness.
Metas that allow infinite, add aggravated assault,
My Kaalia is similar, but uses some different creatures and is just meant to be a "i really don't feel like thinking too much, and just want to play easy beef" deck, which pisses one of the players in my group off to no end since it's easy. I actually just shelved it to work on it again trying to make her the focus and keep her protected as best I can.
Disturbed is 100% correct rakdos the defiler  really needs to be in this maybe along with blood speaker  . Restoration Angel  can be a handy little protector too. hall of the bandit lord  can work with her as well, which you have. I also really like aggravated assault  as well. utvara hellkite  takes advantage of kaalia's ability nicely. I also play a moat  in mine, almost every creature has flying in it, and it does come in handy against someone who may have a token deck, or just beefy land based stuff, although, later in games, moat sometimes can be a little redundant as people will usually have something with flying, but more often than not, it's helpful....maybe proxy it.
defense grid good find! gotta get my hands on one of them.
definitely keep the land tax  I put one in mine as well as tithe 
figured i'd throw mine up for comparison. I am in the process of reworking it, taking out some artifact/enchantment hate, and some removal spells, as there is quite a bit, and I get dead weight in my hand sometimes. I'll mark which ones are possibly being dumped. One of the creatures I need to add is the Utvara Hellkite  .
Lands (35)
Plains x 6
Mountain x 5
Swamp x 6
Bloodstained Mire
Marsh Flats
Arid Mesa
Scrubland
Plateau
Badlands
Graven Cairns
Rugged Prairie 
Fetid Heath 
Sacred Foundry
Blood Crypt
Godless Shrine 
Isolated Chapel
Dragonskull Summit
Clifftop Retreat
Cavern of Souls
Command Tower
Ancient Tomb
White
Enchantments (5)
Aura of Silence 
Story Circle 
Moat 
Ghostly Prison 
Land Tax
Sorcery (5)
Revoke Existence  Removing
Akroma's Vengeance  Removing
Cataclysm 
Wrath of God 
Divine Reckoning 
Instants (6)
Swords to Plowshares
Condemn 
Tithe 
Return to Dust 
Disenchant 
Enlightened Tutor 
Creatures (10)
Baneslayer Angel  Removing
Eternal Dragon  --- Love this guy! Suggest you get one, helps get lands, and keeps coming back!
Adarkar Valkyrie 
Karmic Guide  --- it's an angel spirit
Linvala, Keeper of Silence 
Avacyn, Angel of Hope 
Akroma, Angel of Wrath 
Angelic Arbiter 
Restoration Angel
Iona, Shield of Emeria 
Red
Enchantments (3)
Stranglehold 
Aggravated Assault 
Fervor
Creature (1)
Balefire Dragon 
Gold
Creatures (4)
Angel of Despair 
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight 
Rakdos the Defiler
Rakdos, Lord of Riots  Removing
Instant (2)
Hide // seek  Removing
Unmake 
Sorcery (2)
Void  Removing
Vindicate
Artifacts (13, 3 creatures)
Lightning Greaves
Swiftfoot Boots
Darksteel Plate
Champion's Helm 
Steel Hellkite 
Hex Parasite 
PLatinum Angel 
Sensei's Divining Top 
Scroll Rack 
Chromatic Lantern
Sol Ring
Darksteel Ingot 
Expedition Map 
Black
Instants (4)
Vampiric Tutor 
Tribute to Hunger  Removing
Geth's Verdict  Removing
Diabolic Edict  Removing
Sorcery
Damnation 
Cruel Tutor 
Demonic Tutor 
Chainer's Edict  Removing
Creatures (5)
Blood Speaker 
Rune-Scarred Demon 
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon 
Kokusho, the Evening Star 
Pestilence Demon 
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4 months ago ::
Jan 15, 2013 - 3:08PM
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Date Joined:
Jun 29, 2011
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utvara hellkite takes advantage of kaalia's ability nicely.
For the record, you only get the token when you declare the hellkite as an attacker, not when you pop it into play with Kaalia. So while Utvara Hellkite is a teriffic addition to a Kaalia deck, it won't work the way I think you want it to.
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4 months ago ::
Jan 15, 2013 - 5:49PM
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utvara hellkite takes advantage of kaalia's ability nicely.
For the record, you only get the token when you declare the hellkite as an attacker, not when you pop it into play with Kaalia. So while Utvara Hellkite is a teriffic addition to a Kaalia deck, it won't work the way I think you want it to.
I've been playing long enough, I really should've noticed that. Man, I hate that I know the rules and these tiny little nuances escape me sometimes.
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