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Price
€199.26of €200.00
Overall win rate
46%117 wins in 255 scored games
Games
262 (7)played in 26 tournaments, 7 not scored (time limit)
Rank
6in the rankings up to €200 · Elo 1716 (start 1500)
Cards
100incl. commander · 36 lands, 14 of them basic
Game Changer
1of at most 3 allowed
Combos
2complete in the deck
Rules check
Passed100 cards, colors, banlist

At most €200 including the commander. If prices rise above that, the shopping list is rebuilt automatically.

grey: role in the deckGame Changer counts for the bracketCombo part of a comboAI can't play replaced in tournamentsAI limited played weakly by the AI

Commander (1)

Creatures (32)

Instants (7)

Sorceries (7)

Artifacts (14)

Enchantments (3)

Lands (36)

Kaalia of the Vast
Card image: © Wizards of the Coast, via Scryfall

Combos in the deck (2)

Detected from the decklist (Commander Spellbook): theoretically possible, see Spellbook for requirements. Whether a combo actually came together in games is shown above under “What the games show”.

  • Helm of the Host + … → Infinite combat phases, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite creature ETB
    2 versions, each with one of: Aurelia, the Warleader · Scourge of the Throne
  • Kaalia of the Vast + Master of Cruelties → Target opponent loses the game

Commander Spellbook lists 3 entries because every version counts separately (for example with a different sacrifice outlet). Here each combo counts once.

Show all 3 entries
  • Aurelia, the Warleader + Helm of the Host → Infinite combat phases, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite creature ETB
  • Kaalia of the Vast + Master of Cruelties → Target opponent loses the game
  • Scourge of the Throne + Helm of the Host → Infinite combat phases, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite creature ETB

Adjusted for the Forge AI

The list above is the best tested version, the way you would play it in real games. The Forge AI can't play a few cards – they were replaced in the tournament (the deck builder also rearranges other slots within the budget). The win rate comes from games with these replacements; the original cards themselves were not tested by the AI.

In the list (original cards)
  • Angelic Arbiter: adjusted to make room for another replacement
  • Boros Signet: AI can't play it
  • Faithless Looting: AI can't play it
  • Farewell: adjusted to make room for another replacement
  • Lord of the Void: adjusted to make room for another replacement
  • Orzhov Signet: AI can't play it
  • Rakdos Signet: AI can't play it
  • Reanimate: adjusted to make room for another replacement
  • Rugged Prairie: AI can't play it
  • Sacred Foundry: adjusted to make room for another replacement
  • Spectator Seating: adjusted to make room for another replacement
Played instead in the tournament
  • Ash Barrens: replacement
  • Black Market Connections: replacement
  • Bloodgift Demon: replacement
  • Indulgent Tormentor: replacement
  • Lotus Petal: replacement
  • Ruinous Ultimatum: replacement
  • Shattered Landscape: replacement
  • Sign in Blood: replacement
  • Terramorphic Expanse: replacement
  • Vile Mutilator: replacement
  • Windcrag Siege: replacement

What the games show

From 255 analysed games in 26 tournaments (tournament lists as played by Forge). Games that hit the time limit don't count, just like in the rankings. Values in brackets: average of all decks in the same price class. “logged”: recorded in the game log. “indication”: recurring pattern, but no proof of cause and effect.

Play style: wins through combat – 97% of the damage to opponents is combat damage

Strengths

  • Applies a lot of pressure: avg 56 damage to opponents per game (all-deck avg: 30) logged (255 games)
  • Clears the table: eliminates 1.27 opponents per game on average (all-deck avg: 0.63) logged (255 games)
  • Attacks get through: 8% of attackers blocked (all-deck avg: 17%) logged (3301 attackers in 255 games)

Weaknesses

  • Depends on its commander: only 0% wins without it, 49% with it indication (14 games without, 241 with commander)

Damage per game all games

Total damage to opponents ÷ all 255 games – what the card contributes over the whole test

  1. Kaalia of the Vast avg 5.9hit in 210 of 255 games
  2. Avacyn, Angel of Hope avg 5.0hit in 65 of 255 games
  3. Vilis, Broker of Blood avg 3.8hit in 57 of 255 games

Damage when used when it hits

Total damage ÷ games in which the card dealt damage – its strength when used

  1. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight avg 23.2hit in 32 of 255 games
  2. Akroma, Angel of Wrath avg 20.6hit in 24 of 255 games
  3. Drakuseth, Maw of Flames avg 20.1hit in 40 of 255 games

Top finishers eliminates opponents

Cards that most often knocked an opposing commander out of the game

  1. Avacyn, Angel of Hope 61×255 games in deck
  2. Vilis, Broker of Blood 33×255 games in deck
  3. Serra's Emissary 23×255 games in deck

Best interaction answers threats

Opposing cards destroyed, exiled, bounced or countered when this card resolved (tokens excluded)

  1. Ruinous Ultimatum 152×avg 0.6 per game · 255 games in deck
  2. Archfiend of Depravity 134×avg 0.5 per game · 255 games in deck
  3. Angel of Serenity 71×avg 0.3 per game · 255 games in deck

Biggest walls blocks the most

Opposing cards that blocked this deck's attackers most often – 8% of 3301 attackers blocked in total, 49% of those by flyers or reach

  1. Arcades, the Strategist 8×blocked in 5 games
  2. Thopter Token 8×blocked in 4 games
  3. Birds of Paradise 4×blocked in 4 games

Rarely cast candidates to cut

Cards in this list that were cast least often in their games – often too expensive or too slow (lands excluded)

  1. Reya Dawnbringer 1%cast in 3 of 255 games
  2. Archfiend of Despair 2%cast in 5 of 255 games
  3. Vilis, Broker of Blood 3%cast in 7 of 255 games

Wins by turn speed

On which own turn the 117 wins came

  • by turn 72%
  • turns 8–927%
  • turns 10–1132%
  • turns 12–1325%
  • turn 14+15%

Combos in play logged Aurelia, the Warleader + Helm of the Host: all pieces cast in 5 games, 3 won · Kaalia of the Vast + Master of Cruelties: all pieces cast in 18 games, 9 won · Scourge of the Throne + Helm of the Host: all pieces cast in 1 games, 1 won

Mana curve without lands

Average 4.21

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6
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17
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8
3
3
4
6
5
7
6
16
7+

Roles in the deck

Ramp
11 / 10
Card draw
6 / 6
Removal
9 / 9
Board wipe
4 / 4
Protection
7 / 6
Strategy
26 cards no target

Count / target from the EDHREC average deck (the line), red means clearly below. Strategy: the remaining cards without one of these roles, such as the creatures and effects the deck is built around. 63 non-land cards in total.

Card types

Creatures
32
Instants
7
Sorceries
7
Artifacts
14
Enchantments
3
Lands
36

Most expensive cards

Avacyn, Angel of Hope
€26.43
Balefire Dragon
€13.40
Blood Crypt
€10.03
Sacred Foundry
€8.98
Godless Shrine
€8.76
Kaalia, Zenith Seeker
€8.20
Reanimate
€8.15
Lord of the Void
€8.01

What the program has learned

Each tournament the deck tests one card. A verdict needs at least 40 games with and without the card. Since the deck is rebuilt every tournament with current prices and data, tested cards can drop out again later.

  • no clear difference Piru, the Volatile instead of Serra's Guardian · win rate 45% with, 46% without (40 / 215 games) · from an earlier version, not in the deck now
  • no clear difference Akroma, Angel of Wrath instead of Bruna, the Fading Light · win rate 45% with, 46% without (95 / 160 games)
  • no clear difference Indulgent Tormentor instead of Mortify · win rate 46% with, 46% without (100 / 155 games)
  • no clear difference Sign in Blood instead of Bloodgift Demon · win rate 46% with, 46% without (159 / 96 games) · from an earlier version, not in the deck now

7 more tested cards are still collecting games.

Shopping list for Cardmarket

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Total €199.26 Cardmarket average as of Oct 27, 2026

Open Cardmarket Wants

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Placement in every tournament

Oldest on the left. Green: top 3, blue: top 10.

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Best place 1 · average place 10.2 · 5× top 3 · 16× top 10 out of 26 tournaments

Played by the Forge AI, four players per game. An average deck wins 25%. How are decks tested?