Karlov Lifegain

Commander / EDH Combo Lifegain WB (Orzhov)

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Creature (33)

• 1x Amalia Benavides Aguirre
• 1x Archangel of Thune
• 1x Athreos, God of Passage
• 1x Baneslayer Angel
• 1x Cliffhaven Vampire
• 1x Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
• 1x Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Gifted Aetherborn
• 1x Gisela, the Broken Blade  ^Meld
• 1x Giver of Runes
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Heliod, Sun-Crowned
• 1x Kambal, Consul of Allocation
• 1x Knight of Dawn's Light
• 1x Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
• 1x Lurrus of the Dream-Den
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Nighthawk Scavenger
• 1x Nykthos Paragon
• 1x Resolute Archangel
• 1x Rhox Faithmender
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x Spectrum Sentinel
• 1x Sunscorch Regent
• 1x Suture Priest
• 1x Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
• 1x Voice of the Blessed
• 1x Walking Ballista
• 1x Wall of Reverence
• 1x Witch of the Moors

Land (33)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Mortuary Mire
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 9x Plains
• 1x Sandstone Bridge
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Shineshadow Snarl
• 9x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Thriving Heath
• 1x Thriving Moor
• 1x Vault of Champions

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Damn
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Grim Tutor
• 1x Raise Dead
• 1x Revival / Revenge
• 1x Ruinous Path
• 1x Toxic Deluge

Artifact (8)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Cosmos Elixir
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Tablet of the Guilds

Commander (1)

Instant (9)

• 1x Ad Nauseam
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Flawless Maneuver
• 1x Long Goodbye
• 1x Not on My Watch
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Utter End

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x No Mercy
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Revenge of Ravens
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Smothering Tithe

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Goal is life gain value, there is a lot of synergy of for effects that happen when you gain life… Karlov being so cheap is a beast when life gain start, but it’s also important removal using its {W}{B} ability to Exile target creature.

Win Cons:

• Karlov swinging for Commander damage. There are a lot of one casting card creatures/enchantments that will kick off the Karlov Engine.
• Bolas's Citadel + Sensei's Divining Top + Aetherflux Reservoir = Bolas’s Citadel to cast cards and use Sensei’s top to move around lands/cards you don’t want to cast until you have a cast count to eliminate all opponents with Aetherflux Reservoir.
• Ad Nauseam + Teferi's Protection - Draw your deck, don't lose life.

Cheap Win Combos:

• Exquisite Blood + Sanguine Bond/Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + gain 1 life to start the chain = drain life of all opponents. While I have ability to “find” these cards with search. I see it as cheep win, so depends on the “class” of deck group is playing for… if some CEDH decks are being played, this is in play for searching.
• Cliffhaven Vampire + Exquisite Blood - similar to the one above.
• Aetherflux Reservoir + Exquisite Blood - Need at least 51 life to do it, use Aetherflux dmg for 50 and gain 50 back from Exquistie Blood.

Date added	2 years
Last updated	2 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.91
Tokens	Companion Zone, Treasure
Folders	Stuff I might Use, Wish List