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Price
€497.49of €500.00
Overall win rate
47%114 wins in 244 scored games
Games
260 (16)played in 26 tournaments, 16 not scored (time limit)
Rank
5in the rankings up to €500 · Elo 1747 (start 1500)
Cards
100incl. commander · 36 lands, 14 of them basic
Game Changer
3of at most 3 allowed
Combos
3complete in the deck
Rules check
Passed100 cards, colors, banlist

At most €500 including the commander. If prices rise above that, the shopping list is rebuilt automatically.

The shopping list was rebuilt with current prices on Oct 25, 2026: the tested version had risen to €500.26, above €500.00. Win rate and placement come from the tested version.

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 (33)

Instants (7)

Sorceries (8)

Artifacts (12)

Enchantments (3)

Lands (36)

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

Combos in the deck (3)

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
  • Dragon Tempest + Ancient Gold Dragon → Near-infinite damage
  • Kaalia of the Vast + Master of Cruelties → Target opponent loses the game

Commander Spellbook lists 4 entries because every version counts separately (for example with a different sacrifice outlet). Here each combo counts once.

Show all 4 entries
  • Aurelia, the Warleader + Helm of the Host → Infinite combat phases, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite creature ETB
  • Dragon Tempest + Ancient Gold Dragon → Near-infinite damage
  • 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

What the games show

From 244 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 – 94% of the damage to opponents is combat damage

Strengths

  • Applies a lot of pressure: avg 53 damage to opponents per game (all-deck avg: 29) logged (244 games)
  • Clears the table: eliminates 1.27 opponents per game on average (all-deck avg: 0.62) logged (244 games)
  • Wins fast: wins on average already on its 10th own turn (all-deck avg: 11th) logged (114 wins)

Weaknesses

  • Vulnerable to artifact/enchantment removal: 29% wins when opponents cast 2+ artifact or enchantment removal spells, 52% without them (all-deck avg: 22% vs 26%) trend – not yet certain (42 / 100 games)

Damage per game all games

Total damage to opponents ÷ all 244 games – what the card contributes over the whole test

  1. Avacyn, Angel of Hope avg 6.2hit in 69 of 244 games
  2. Kaalia of the Vast avg 4.7hit in 189 of 244 games
  3. Valgavoth, Terror Eater avg 4.1hit in 53 of 244 games

Damage when used when it hits

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

  1. Avacyn, Angel of Hope avg 22.0hit in 69 of 244 games
  2. Drakuseth, Maw of Flames avg 21.7hit in 29 of 244 games
  3. Serra's Emissary avg 19.0hit in 27 of 244 games

Top finishers eliminates opponents

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

  1. Avacyn, Angel of Hope 52×244 games in deck
  2. Valgavoth, Terror Eater 46×244 games in deck
  3. Vilis, Broker of Blood 22×244 games in deck

Best interaction answers threats

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

  1. Ruinous Ultimatum 204×avg 0.8 per game · 244 games in deck
  2. Archfiend of Depravity 118×avg 0.5 per game · 244 games in deck
  3. Damn 70×avg 0.3 per game · 244 games in deck

Biggest walls blocks the most

Opposing cards that blocked this deck's attackers most often – 12% of 3065 attackers blocked in total, 51% of those by flyers or reach

  1. Giada, Font of Hope 11×blocked in 6 games
  2. Arcades, the Strategist 9×blocked in 7 games
  3. Plant Token 9×blocked in 3 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 2%cast in 4 of 244 games
  2. Archfiend of Despair 2%cast in 5 of 244 games
  3. Valgavoth, Terror Eater 2%cast in 5 of 244 games

Wins by turn speed

On which own turn the 114 wins came

  • by turn 74%
  • turns 8–935%
  • turns 10–1139%
  • turns 12–1313%
  • turn 14+9%

Combos in play logged Aurelia, the Warleader + Helm of the Host: all pieces cast in 6 games, 3 won · Dragon Tempest + Ancient Gold Dragon: all pieces cast in 0 games, 0 won · Kaalia of the Vast + Master of Cruelties: all pieces cast in 23 games, 9 won · Scourge of the Throne + Helm of the Host: all pieces cast in 0 games, 0 won

Mana curve without lands

Average 4.27

0
7
1
19
2
5
3
3
4
5
5
5
6
19
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
33
Instants
7
Sorceries
8
Artifacts
12
Enchantments
3
Lands
36

Most expensive cards

Demonic Tutor
€36.81
Smothering Tithe
€32.60
Arid Mesa
€27.18
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
€26.43
Ancient Gold Dragon
€26.23
Marsh Flats
€24.98
Terror of the Peaks
€24.06
Bloodstained Mire
€17.32

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 Steel Hellkite instead of Blasphemous Act · win rate 49% with, 41% without (181 / 63 games) · from an earlier version, not in the deck now
  • no clear difference Blasphemous Act instead of Steel Hellkite · win rate 41% with, 49% without (63 / 181 games) · from an earlier version, not in the deck now

8 more tested cards are still collecting games.

Shopping list for Cardmarket

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Total €497.49 Cardmarket average as of Oct 27, 2026

Open Cardmarket Wants

Prices without shipping. Individual cards may have become cheaper or more expensive on Cardmarket.

Placement in every tournament

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

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Best place 1 · average place 9.3 · 7× top 3 · 17× top 10 out of 26 tournaments

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