Karlov Lifegain

Commander / EDH WB (Orzhov)

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Land (37)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Arch of Orazca
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Kabira Crossroads
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 5x Plains
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Shambling Vent
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vault of the Archangel
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold

Artifact (8)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Creature (21)

• 1x Archangel of Thune
• 1x Auriok Champion
• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Cataclysmic Gearhulk
• 1x Cliffhaven Vampire
• 1x Crested Sunmare
• 1x Giver of Runes
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Kambal, Consul of Allocation
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Ranger of Eos
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Sunscorch Regent
• 1x Twilight Prophet
• 1x Vampire Nighthawk
• 1x Windborn Muse

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Cleansing Nova
• 1x Debt to the Deathless
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Fumigate
• 1x Hallowed Burial
• 1x Hour of Revelation
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Vindicate

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Sorin, Grim Nemesis

Commander (1)

Enchantment (14)

• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Bloodchief Ascension
• 1x Dauthi Embrace
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Felidar Umbra
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Grasp of Fate
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Phyresis
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation
• 1x Righteous Aura
• 1x Sanguine Bond

Instant (8)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Despark
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Utter End
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

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Sorcery (1)

• 1x Torment of Hailfire

Creature (1)

• 1x Athreos, God of Passage

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This is a Karlov of the Ghost Council lifegain deck tuned to my playgroup's meta. It is neither straight voltron nor degenerate combo, but has elements of both. A tutor/card draw package smooths out consistency and helps to answer specific threats. There are a menagerie of win-cons, from a jacked up Karlov wearing Whispersilk Cloak to Exquisite Blood combo with any of Sanguine Bond , Cliffhaven Vampire , or Aetherflux Reservoir . The number of answers and outs in this deck is what keeps it fun for me and miserable for my playgroup.

Here are some of my flex slots at the moment:

Currently overperforming: Crested Sunmare , Kor Haven , Vampire Nighthawk

Currently underperforming: Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim

Previously tested and cut: Riot Control , Doom Whisperer , Faith's Reward , Vizkopa Guildmage , Knights of the Black Rose , Crypt Ghast , Defiant Bloodlord , Suture Priest , Felidar Sovereign , Gray Merchant of Asphodel , Unmake ,

Date added	5 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 0 Mythic Rares 46 - 0 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.16
Tokens	City's Blessing, Horse 5/5 W, Vampire Knight 1/1 B
Folders	Gonna make soon