Karador - Gain Life/Pay Life

Commander / EDH* BGW (Abzan, Junk) Lifegain Multiplayer

ElfMage0880

Creature (40)

• 1x Archangel of Thune
• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Bramble Sovereign
• 1x Chainer, Dementia Master
• 1x Children of Korlis
• 1x Circle of Dreams Druid
• 1x Crested Sunmare
• 1x Divinity of Pride
• 1x Druid of Purification
• 1x Elenda's Hierophant
• 1x Essence Warden
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Heliod, Sun-Crowned
• 1x K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
• 1x Kambal, Consul of Allocation
• 1x Meren of Clan Nel Toth
• 1x Ravenous Chupacabra
• 1x Resplendent Angel
• 1x Rhox Faithmender
• 1x Rodolf Duskbringer
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Selvala, Explorer Returned
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
• 1x Silverback Elder
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x Spore Frog
• 1x Sunscorch Regent
• 1x Tivash, Gloom Summoner
• 1x Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
• 1x Twilight Prophet
• 1x Valkyrie Harbinger
• 1x Vilis, Broker of Blood
• 1x Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
• 1x Vizkopa Guildmage
• 1x Wall of Reverence
• 1x Witch of the Moors

Land (31)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Bountiful Promenade
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Deathcap Glade
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 3x Forest
• 1x Gaea's Cradle
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Overgrown Farmland
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 3x Plains
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Shattered Sanctum
• 1x Silent Clearing
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Undergrowth Stadium
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vault of Champions
• 1x Vault of the Archangel
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

Instant (5)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi's Protection

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Ajani, Strength of the Pride

Commander (1)

Artifact (13)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Pristine Talisman
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Talisman of Resilience
• 1x Talisman of Unity
• 1x The Book of Exalted Deeds
• 1x The Great Henge
• 1x Well of Lost Dreams

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Black Market Connections
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Righteous Aura
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Sylvan Library

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Living Death
• 1x Revival / Revenge
• 1x Toxic Deluge

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Sideboard

Creature (46)

• 1x Angel of Destiny
• 1x Angel of Vitality
• 1x Athreos, God of Passage
• 1x Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
• 1x Beledros Witherbloom
• 1x Bloodletter of Aclazotz
• 1x Blossoming Bogbeast
• 1x Caustic Caterpillar
• 1x Cliffhaven Vampire
• 1x Defiant Bloodlord
• 1x Defiler of Faith
• 1x Defiler of Flesh
• 1x Defiler of Vigor
• 1x Drana's Emissary
• 1x Drana, the Last Bloodchief
• 1x Eradicator Valkyrie
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Ezzaroot Channeler
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Fiend Artisan
• 1x Gravebreaker Lamia
• 1x Indulging Patrician
• 1x Kami of False Hope
• 1x Karlov of the Ghost Council
• 1x Knight of Autumn
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn
• 1x Lisette, Dean of the Root  ^Flip
• 1x Lurrus of the Dream-Den
• 1x Mangara, the Diplomat
• 1x Marauding Blight-Priest
• 1x Marshland Bloodcaster
• 1x Nyxbloom Ancient
• 1x Razaketh, the Foulblooded
• 1x Regna, the Redeemer
• 1x Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant  ^Flip
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Shriekmaw
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Siege Rhino
• 1x Speaker of the Heavens
• 1x Sproutback Trudge
• 1x The Gaffer
• 1x Underrealm Lich
• 1x Veinwitch Coven
• 1x Vona, Butcher of Magan

Sorcery (18)

• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Command the Dreadhorde
• 1x Culling Ritual
• 1x Debt to the Deathless
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Duneblast
• 1x Essence Pulse
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Killing Wave
• 1x Life / Death
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Rishkar's Expertise
• 1x Three Visits
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes
• 1x Victimize

Artifact (10)

• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Basilisk Collar
• 1x Behemoth Sledge
• 1x Birthing Pod
• 1x Chalice of Life  ^Flip
• 1x Eternity Vessel
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Loxodon Warhammer
• 1x Shadowspear
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana, Dreadhorde General

Enchantment (18)

• 1x Angelic Chorus
• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Cleric Class
• 1x Cryptolith Rite
• 1x Debtors' Knell
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Elemental Bond
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Grim Feast
• 1x Guardian Project
• 1x Pernicious Deed
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Trudge Garden
• 1x True Conviction

Land (8)

• 1x Brushland
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Woodland Cemetery

Instant (7)

• 1x Beacon of Immortality
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Hatred
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Slaughter
• 1x Vanishing Verse

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Maybeboard

Creature (65)

• 1x Ajani's Pridemate
• 1x Archon of Justice
• 1x Ashen Rider
• 1x Auriok Champion
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Blood Baron of Vizkopa
• 1x Bloodthirsty Aerialist
• 1x Celestial Force
• 1x Corpse Knight
• 1x Courser of Kruphix
• 1x Cruel Celebrant
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Darien, King of Kjeldor
• 1x Dark Confidant
• 1x Demonlord Belzenlok
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Disciple of Griselbrand
• 1x Doom Whisperer
• 1x Elvish Piper
• 1x Epicure of Blood
• 1x Faeburrow Elder
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Foundation Breaker
• 1x Ghost Council of Orzhova
• 1x Healer's Hawk
• 1x Karametra, God of Harvests
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Krav, the Unredeemed
• 1x Loxodon Lifechanter
• 1x Martyred Rusalka
• 1x Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
• 1x Merciless Executioner
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Obzedat, Ghost Council
• 1x Phyrexian Colossus
• 1x Plaguecrafter
• 1x Pontiff of Blight
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Primal Druid
• 1x Protean Hulk
• 1x Ranger of Eos
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Regal Bloodlord
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Saffi Eriksdotter
• 1x Sangromancer
• 1x Serra Avatar
• 1x Shalai, Voice of Plenty
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Souls of the Faultless
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Suture Priest
• 1x Sylvan Ranger
• 1x Teysa Karlov
• 1x Twinblade Paladin
• 1x Tymna the Weaver
• 1x Vampire Cutthroat
• 1x Vesper Ghoul
• 1x Viridian Emissary
• 1x Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
• 1x Windborn Muse
• 1x Wood Elves
• 1x Yavimaya Elder
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Artifact (27)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Blood Clock
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Claws of Gix
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Fountain of Renewal
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Isolation Cell
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Norn's Annex
• 1x Orazca Relic
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Phyrexian Processor
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Thaumatic Compass  ^Flip
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Umbilicus
• 1x Vedalken Orrery
• 1x Venser's Journal
• 1x Wand of Denial

Instant (12)

• 1x Dark Bargain
• 1x Dash Hopes
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Faith's Reward
• 1x Final Payment
• 1x Momentous Fall
• 1x Moonlight Bargain
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Necrologia
• 1x Sanguine Sacrament
• 1x Utter End
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Land (12)

• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x High Market
• 1x Lotus Vale
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Miren, the Moaning Well
• 1x Nurturing Peatland
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Spire of Industry
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Tarnished Citadel
• 1x Tectonic Edge

Sorcery (24)

• 1x Ambition's Cost
• 1x Ancient Craving
• 1x Approach of the Second Sun
• 1x Ashes to Ashes
• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Bond of Agony
• 1x Cleansing
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Deadly Tempest
• 1x Death Grasp
• 1x Dread Return
• 1x Fumigate
• 1x Kaya's Wrath
• 1x Obzedat's Aid
• 1x Painful Truths
• 1x Rain of Daggers
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Righteous Fury
• 1x Sublime Exhalation
• 1x Temporal Extortion
• 1x Torment of Hailfire
• 1x Traverse the Ulvenwald
• 1x Vindicate

Enchantment (23)

• 1x Angelic Accord
• 1x Arguel's Blood Fast  ^Flip
• 1x Boon Reflection
• 1x Carnival of Souls
• 1x Circle of Despair
• 1x Dark Tutelage
• 1x Dawn of Hope
• 1x Font of Agonies
• 1x Greed
• 1x Koskun Falls
• 1x Luminarch Ascension
• 1x Mirari's Wake
• 1x Painful Quandary
• 1x Palace Siege
• 1x Polluted Bonds
• 1x Protective Sphere
• 1x Purgatory
• 1x Sphere of Safety
• 1x Subversion
• 1x Tainted Remedy
• 1x Test of Endurance
• 1x Underworld Connections
• 1x Zendikar Resurgent

Planeswalker (4)

• 1x Ajani Goldmane
• 1x Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
• 1x Sorin, Grim Nemesis
• 1x Vraska, Golgari Queen

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I have an Oloro Lifegain deck, but I found that I was barely using blue. I wanted to try incorporating green instead, and landed on Karador as the commander. It has nothing to do with lifegain, but at least I can recur my lost creatures and I can swap out some cards to make it more creature focused. I could definitely use some help to tune this and see if I can take advantage of Karador a little more.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	1 month
Exclude colors	UR
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	16 - 20 Mythic Rares 56 - 58 Rares 11 - 23 Uncommons 9 - 7 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.36
Tokens	Ajani's Pridemate, Angel 3/3 W, Angel 4/4 W, Angel 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, Beast 3/3 G, City's Blessing, Companion Zone, Copy Clone, Demon X/X B, Elephant 3/3 G, Experience Token, Fungus Beast 4/4 G, Horse 5/5 W, Pest 1/1 BG, Shapeshifter 3/2 C, Soldier 1/1 W, Treasure, Vampire 1/1 W, Warrior 1/1 W, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Active
Based on	Oloro - Gain Life/Pay Life ElfMage0880 EDH