Removal Tribal (Karlov of the Ghost Council EDH)
Commander / EDH
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Update —Oct. 16, 2022
Cuts: Liliana of the Dark Realms, Idyllic Tutor, and Rhox Faithmender
Additions: Sheoldred, the Apocalypse, Imperial Seal, and Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse is a powerhouse. I've ran Liliana of the Dark Realms since the dawn of this deck, so I'm a little sad to see her go. With the recent inclusion of so many fetch lands, we don't need so much fixing. Plus beefing up Karlov with her -3 isn't the goal of the deck, and there's a variety of ways to destroy creatures without using it as a -X/-X. Additionally, causing opponents to lose two life from drawing cards can just destroy mass card draw decks, and us gaining 2 life when we draw cards is just good. Karlov gets bigger meaning we can exile more creatures, we still draw our card, and everything works out!
Idyllic Tutor is a good card, but Imperial Seal costs less mana, and it doesn't cause us to reveal. The downside is that we have to put it on top rather than in our hand. Other than that, it's overall a better card. It'll let us set up combos more efficiently for less mana, earlier in the game.
Rhox Faithmender is another card that's been in the deck for a while. The Doubling Life effect is good for cards like Test of Endurance, Celestial Convergence, and even Aetherflux Reservoir,. But with Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim being a Soul Sister for our creatures entering the battlefield and pinging all opponents for 1 each time one of our creatures dies, Karlov will get bigger and our opponents' life total will get smaller. This also brings the average CMC of the deck down, which is something I always love doing. Overall, this just seems all-around better for the deck.