Karlovin' Life

Commander / EDH Aristocrats Combo WB (Orzhov)

Meeknomore

Creature (38)

• 1x Adarkar Valkyrie
• 1x Athreos, God of Passage
• 1x Ayara, First of Locthwain
• 1x Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Cliffhaven Vampire
• 1x Cruel Celebrant
• 1x Dusk Urchins
• 1x Elenda, the Dusk Rose
• 1x Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Hallowed Spiritkeeper
• 1x Karlov of the Ghost Council
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Krav, the Unredeemed
• 1x Massacre Girl
• 1x Midnight Reaper
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Nether Traitor
• 1x Nightmare Shepherd
• 1x Pawn of Ulamog
• 1x Pitiless Plunderer
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Reassembling Skeleton
• 1x Regna, the Redeemer
• 1x Requiem Angel
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Seraph of the Scales
• 1x Sifter of Skulls
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Syr Konrad, the Grim
• 1x Teysa, Orzhov Scion
• 1x Twilight Drover
• 1x Vindictive Lich
• 1x Vizkopa Guildmage
• 1x Woe Strider
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Land (35)

• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x High Market
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Orzhov Guildgate
• 6x Plains
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 11x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Bitterblossom
• 1x Black Market
• 1x Dark Prophecy
• 1x Doom Foretold
• 1x Hidden Stockpile
• 1x Open the Graves
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation

Instant (2)

• 1x Mortify
• 1x Secure the Wastes

Commander (1)

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Beseech the Queen
• 1x Blood for Bones
• 1x Debt to the Deathless
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Kaya's Wrath
• 1x Martial Coup
• 1x Torment of Hailfire
• 1x Victimize
• 1x Vindicate
• 1x Winds of Abandon

Artifact (6)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Bontu's Monument
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana, Dreadhorde General

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Im doing it and you can't stop me! I'm throwing my hat into the Teysa Karlov ring. I've seen a bunch of different variations floating around and I've taken bits and pieces here and there and put my own spin on it...something I haven't seen people taking advantage of. Everyone looks at Teysa's primary ability, but gloss over her second ability...primarily the one about giving lifelink to tokens.

Well...I want to weaponize that ability. There are so many ways to gain life out there for BW that it was hard to choose, but melding that focus into the value engine that Teysa is, the deck ended up here. There are the standard issue Blood Artist, Zulaport Cutthroat, and Cruel Celebrant to maximize on death triggers. Cliffhaven Vampire, Karlov of the Ghost Council, and Vizkopa Guildmage help to weaponize the life gain from everything else. The Guildmage also combos with Teysa and Kokusho, the Evening Star. Sac Kokusho with them on the field, each opponent will lose 10, gaining you 30 in the process, which then hits our opponents again. So nasty! I became aware of the Karmic Guide/Reveillark combo so that made it in here. So many shenanigans!

I had to cut a lot of cards to get down to 100, so as playtesting begins the deck will likely get tweaked pretty often. Cards like Campaign of Vengeance are itching to make the 99 if the deck shifts to a more combat focused stance.

Thanks for checking the deck out! Please feel free to leave comments/questions/suggestions. I appreciate any and all feedback and I'm always looking to make my decks better.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	4 years
Exclude colors	URG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 48 - 0 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 4 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.42
Tokens	Copy Clone, Eldrazi Scion 1/1 C, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Faerie Rogue 1/1 B, Goat 0/1 W, Human Cleric 1/1 BW, Knight 2/2 W w/ Vigilance, Morph 2/2 C, Servo 1/1 C, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 WB, Treasure, Vampire 1/1 W, Warrior 1/1 W, Zombie 2/2 B