I Kar-adore this Commander

Commander / EDH BGW (Abzan, Junk)

CosmicConical

Creature (40)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Angel of Despair
• 1x Angel of Sanctions
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Corpse Knight
• 1x Cruel Celebrant
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Ghave, Guru of Spores
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Grismold, the Dreadsower
• 1x Hermit Druid
• 1x Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis
• 1x Korozda Guildmage
• 1x Massacre Girl
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Meren of Clan Nel Toth
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Mycoloth
• 1x Plaguecrafter
• 1x Poison-Tip Archer
• 1x Ravenous Chupacabra
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Satyr Wayfinder
• 1x Shriekmaw
• 1x Sifter of Skulls
• 1x Stinkweed Imp
• 1x Stitcher's Supplier
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Teneb, the Harvester
• 1x Teysa Karlov
• 1x Teysa, Orzhov Scion
• 1x Underrealm Lich
• 1x Whisper, Blood Liturgist
• 1x Woe Strider
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Land (35)

• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Blossoming Sands
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Brushland
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dakmor Salvage
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Field of the Dead
• 1x Forest
• 1x Gilt-Leaf Palace
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Golgari Rot Farm
• 1x Grim Backwoods
• 1x Hall of Heliod's Generosity
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Jungle Hollow
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 1x Murmuring Bosk
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Plains
• 1x Sandsteppe Citadel
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary
• 1x Snow-Covered Forest
• 1x Snow-Covered Plains
• 1x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Sungrass Prairie
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Tainted Wood
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Tranquil Thicket

Commander (1)

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Cleansing Nova
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Hour of Reckoning
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Life's Legacy
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Martial Coup
• 1x Overwhelming Stampede

Artifact (7)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Golgari Signet
• 1x Lifecrafter's Bestiary
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Perpetual Timepiece
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Talisman of Unity

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Deadbridge Chant
• 1x Death's Oasis
• 1x Field of Souls
• 1x Moldervine Reclamation
• 1x Open the Graves

Instant (3)

• 1x Entomb
• 1x Grisly Salvage
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

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Creature (5)

• 1x Butcher of Malakir
• 1x Faeburrow Elder
• 1x Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
• 1x Mindslicer
• 1x Rankle, Master of Pranks

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Duneblast
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Slaughter the Strong

Land (4)

• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Woodland Cemetery

Artifact (3)

• 1x Selesnya Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

Instant (3)

• 1x Eladamri's Call
• 1x Putrefy
• 1x Ready / Willing

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Necromancer's Covenant

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It's a long way down the Karador (Cooridor) to the Graveyard, so some creatures like to turn around and come back out sometimes. This deck is mainly an aristocrat deck where Karador, Ghost Chieftain can generate a ton of value by getting any sacrifice cards or ETB cards back from the graveyard. There's a focus on token generating effects upon death with cards like Abzan Ascendancy, Field of Souls, Korozda Guildmage, and Sifter of Skulls; these cards really help against board wipes, and pair really well with your own board wipes, especially Hour of Reckoning. Its typically very easy to play something like Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis after a lot of creatures die, which is a really nice tempo gain. And since all your non-token creatures will typically go to the graveyard after dying, it becomes easier to play Karador, Ghost Chieftain again! I really love this deck, it feels so great to generate all this value.

Edit: Recently found there is an infinite combo in this deck with Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis, Teysa, Orzhov Scion, Teysa Karlov, Open the Gates, any other token generate effect upon death, and a sac outlet. It is a bit of work to piece together which is why I never noticed it existed but it essentially goes like this: With all cards on board, you sacrifice Hogaak and then Teysa, Orzhov Scion and the two other token generators will make six tokens total, including 2 spirits and 2 zombies. You can then tap one of the combo creatures and the six tokens to re-summon Hogaak. You can then sac him again and make another six tokens, and additionally sacrifice one of the tapped zombie tokens, which will create two spirit tokens off of Teysa, Orzhov Scion, so you've created eight tokens in all.

There are many different things you can do depending on what is on board and which cards are your combo enablers. Most obviously, if your sac outlet is Altar of Dementia you can mill out all of your opponents. If you have any ETB or death trigger cards like Corpse Knight or Poison-Tip Archer then this deals infinite damage to all opponents. If Sifter of Skulls is on board for token generation, then you can generate infinite colourless mana, etc. Hard to pull off but in reality doesn't seem too difficult given the level of recursion you can pull off in the deck. Just wasn't a very obvious combo to me.

Edit 2: Okay so there's another infinite combo I found. This one involves Ghave, Guru of Spores, Mikaeus, the Unhallowed, Sifter of Skulls, a sac outlet, and any other non-token, non-human creature. It is a very simple loop. First sacrifice the non-human creature, Sifter of Skulls will trigger and create a scion, and then the non-human will come back with a +1/+1 counter from Mikaeus, the Unhallowed. You then sac the scion for colourless to pay for Ghave, Guru of Spores first ability, to remove the +1/+1 counter from the non-human, and the loop is complete. With Teysa out this again makes infinite tokens and infinite colourless mana, and with any other aristocrat cards like Poison-Tip Archer it again does infinite damage, and so on.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 39 - 0 Rares 29 - 0 Uncommons 16 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.75
Tokens	Angel of Sanctions 3/4 W, Eldrazi Scion 1/1 C, Experience Token, Goat 0/1 W, Plant 0/1 G, Plant 1/1 G, Saproling 1/1 G, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	EDH, Liked Decks