Jesus christ, what is wrong with you people? It's a magic card... we're supposed to be discussing it's uses, possible combos and whether it's overpowered or not. What's with the crazy off-topic?
Posted By:
Lifegainwithbite
(2/9/2013 4:11:03 AM)
Too friggen powerful in my opinion. Run this with Chancellor of the Annex Iona, Shield of Emeria and Avacyn, Angel of Hope, and you've basically won. Add in black tutors (Demonic Tutor & friends) and the fact that all three colors have ample supplies of board wipe, land destruction and (free) fatties, and you should win pretty much any game unless you're playing against a counterspell or infinite combo deck. Of course, if you're playing competitive, this card is really really good, but as for being fun, this card more often ruins the game for everyone else than not.
I'll give it 5/5 for being really really powerful, but 0.5/5 for having ruined almost every edh game I've seen her in this year.
Posted By:
GrimjawxRULES
(11/4/2012 3:10:38 AM)
Irandura, I almost agree with everything you say, but I do think that Vorthos plays as heavy a role in Kaalia's Epicness as the Timmy/Spike factor.
Of the 5 Commander Precons, the Generals that stand the most out to Vorthos are Kaalia and Riku, in my humble opinion. Zedruu is just plain wierd, and there's a certain subset of Vorthos that's fascinated by her, while many other Vorthoses overlook her because she doesn't fit with the kind of flavor they're used to.
Ghave and Karador have neat stories, but not exactly FASCINATING unless you are seriously IRL Green-Black, and more Green-Black than anything else. Which I think few people are, since I think most people are Red/X or Blue/X at least.
The Mimeoplasm and Animar are really neat creature types, but don't seem to be quite exactly sentient. They're either more or less than normal mortal intelligence, Animar being slightly transcendent, Mimeoplasm being a bit more of a beast. Like Progenitus and Grim-grin. They certainly have int... (see all)
Posted By:
ParallaxtheRevan
(12/4/2012 6:03:57 PM)
.5/5 for getting way to many references. Gets annoying, so Ill take it out on the cards rating.
Posted By:
TheWrathofShane
(11/2/2012 2:50:02 PM)
@Irandrura
"She's in WRB, colours that do not have easy access to reliable card draw (Black has some, admittedly, but usually with drawbacks"
Umm....
Necropotence
Yawgmoth's Bargain
Phyrexian Arena
Dark Confidant (bad for kaalia generally)
Bloodgift Demon
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
Graveborn Muse
Sign in Blood
Ambition's Cost
Underworld Connections
Ancient Craving
Moonlight Bargain
Ad Nauseam (again bad in kaalia imo)
Decree of Pain
Greed
Harvester of Souls
Yes, most black card draw costs either life (as seen above) or creatures. But a player's life total is just a number that represents how many cards he can get with Necropotence wi... (see all)
Posted By:
strider24seven
(3/13/2013 10:23:44 AM)
@TheWrathofShane ^_^ umm....yeah...sry :/ Hey at least I had the civility to also name Kaalia under Human Frailty? :P But look..seriously.
@psychichobo: I understand you better now :P We nearly agree on how to use her PROPERLY- I am taking months to fine-tune my deck to tell the most epic story possible, and doing my best to keep her power under control. She's awesome for that- but some people don't realize they should use her with RESTRAINT, like an Artist, like a Daredevil or Batman graphic novel writer- Commander is the format where a deck can most be an extension of your person, an expression of yourself, and Kaalia gives you the farthest range of emotions to draw on: Epic Love, Epic Wrath, Epic Justice, Epic Hate, Epic Betrayal....I see what you hate is when people use her like Superman instead of Batman. In his own way, Batman is MUCH more powerful than Superman, but ALSO more Intriguing as a person. I may have initially been drawn by all the synergies I sa... (see all)
Posted By:
DarthParallax
(11/5/2012 8:34:13 PM)
I hereby declare DarthParallax the undisputed winner of the intelligent comment contest. But most everyone else has done a decent job.
Even though I despise Kaalia and am not a fan of half of the pieces of music on Darth's song list, Darth's comment does demonstrate a human quality that the Magic player base- the World even- is severely deficient of:
Self-awareness - if you exist, you should have some. lol
So...... about Kaalia's power level. There is one important thing missing from the back-and-forth discussions about Kaalia's power, mostly from the side that suggest that she is not that powerful. Even in the most competitive of playgroups (a bunch of pros playing on ***atrice) its not difficult for Kaalia to get just one attack in to drop an Avacyn followed by Armageddon or the like. Now don't miss my point here. Agreed, such a play does not lock in the game for the Kaalia deck. It WILL kill one player and severely injure a second. The player that got left alone will most likely... (see all)
Posted By:
Enchantment_Removal
(2/7/2013 11:42:36 AM)
Dan Brown - Angels And Demons (And Dragons)
@Kryptnyt: well, that's why she should always wear Lightning Greaves. Or better, a fashionable Whispersilk Cloak.
Posted By:
Arachnos
(2/5/2013 9:11:29 PM)
Master of Cruelties and Rakdos, Lord of Riots. Free Emrakul, the Aeons Torn, Platinum Emperion, Platinum Angel...or (insert name of high colorless mana cost dude...)
Posted By:
MattLynn
(1/20/2014 12:07:32 PM)
Hoping my local store decides to keep Commander's Arsenal packaged instead of ripping it open and selling everything as overpriced singles.
Regardless, I really hope I get a copy of her for my first commander deck. She just looks like so much fun.
Posted By:
Kura-san
(11/20/2012 1:15:38 AM)