Karador's Many Returns

Commander / EDH BGW (Abzan, Junk) Combo Dredge Lifegain Reanimator

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Creature (34)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Ashen Rider
• 1x Butcher of Malakir
• 1x Custodi Squire
• 1x Deadwood Treefolk
• 1x Geth, Lord of the Vault
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Hallowed Spiritkeeper
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Kami of False Hope
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Magister of Worth
• 1x Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
• 1x Meren of Clan Nel Toth
• 1x Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
• 1x Pharika's Mender
• 1x Reaper of the Wilds
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Restoration Gearsmith
• 1x Reya Dawnbringer
• 1x Saffi Eriksdotter
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Siege Rhino
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Soul of Innistrad
• 1x Spore Frog
• 1x Stonehorn Dignitary
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Teneb, the Harvester
• 1x Teysa, Orzhov Scion
• 1x Thief of Blood
• 1x Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
• 1x Twilight Drover

Land (36)

• 1x Blighted Woodland
• 1x Blossoming Sands
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crypt of Agadeem
• 2x Forest
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Graypelt Refuge
• 1x Grove of the Guardian
• 1x High Market
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Jungle Hollow
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Mistveil Plains
• 1x Mortuary Mire
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 2x Plains
• 1x Rupture Spire
• 1x Sandsteppe Citadel
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Shambling Vent
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Svogthos, the Restless Tomb
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Tectonic Edge
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Transguild Promenade
• 1x Verdant Catacombs

Instant (4)

• 1x Grim Return
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Putrefy
• 1x Wretched Confluence

Commander (1)

Artifact (13)

• 1x Abzan Banner
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Bonehoard
• 1x Carnage Altar
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Golgari Cluestone
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Orzhov Cluestone
• 1x Selesnya Cluestone
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Attrition
• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Deadbridge Chant
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Evolutionary Leap
• 1x Gift of Immortality
• 1x Grave Pact

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Kirtar's Wrath
• 1x Necromantic Selection
• 1x Rise from the Grave
• 1x Spider Spawning
• 1x Worm Harvest

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Creature (11)

• 1x Hermit Druid
• 1x It That Betrays
• 1x Knight of Autumn
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Renegade Rallier
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Satyr Wayfinder
• 1x Teysa Karlov
• 1x Woodfall Primus
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Buried Alive

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Journey to Eternity  ^Flip

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An updated version of my previous deck, Karador's Sacrifices (EDH). I built the first copy of this deck when Siege Rhino came out, but the stars of the deck proved to be Kami of False Hope and Spore Frog . That version of the deck had a heavy (somewhat forced) spirit subtheme. I moved away from that, instead adding in a few more utility spells and abilities that take advantage of your graveyard.

The basic function of the deck revolves around effects that reward you for sacrificing creatures and effects that return creatures from your graveyard. Many of the creatures also have abilities when they enter or leave the battlefield (like the above mentioned Siege Rhino ). This allows you to cycle creatures on and off the board repeatedly (sometimes in the same turn) to maximize the effect of both the creatures and the other synergies.

There are a variety of cheap to free, repeatable sacrifice outlets that further your cause: Ashnod's Altar , Carnage Altar , Attrition , Evolutionary Leap , and Teysa, Orzhov Scion .

You have a simple, oppressive way to control the board with Butcher of Malakir , Dictate of Erebos , and Grave Pact , which all force your opponents to sacrifice creatures whenever yours die.

You can create a powerful draw engine, digging for the tools you need with cards like Grim Haruspex , Harvester of Souls , and Reaper of the Wilds .

There are several creatures that act as removal, like Acidic Slime , Ashen Rider , and Reclamation Sage , and Aura Shards adds this feature for every creature.

Even with the suite of graveyard recovery in this deck, it does require some momentum to get started. Cards like Kirtar's Wrath , Necromantic Selection , Spider Spawning , and Worm Harvest can quickly return your control of the board and get things started again.

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Feel free to check out descriptions of my Commander decks here.

The analysis of my decks are posted on GoogleDrive here.

The TappedOut folder for these decks are listed here.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 39 - 0 Rares 28 - 0 Uncommons 15 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.30
Tokens	Elemental 8/8 GW, Experience Token, Morph 2/2 C, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Spider 1/2 G, Spirit 1/1 W, Worm 1/1 BG
Folders	EDH Constructed