Karador: Landfall Chieftain; Annihilation's Herald

Commander / EDH* Competitive Multiplayer

Kradz

Creature (27)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Admonition Angel
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Azusa, Lost but Seeking
• 1x Captain Sisay
• 1x Duplicant
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Emeria Angel
• 1x Emeria Shepherd
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Iona, Shield of Emeria
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Knight of the Reliquary
• 1x Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Loyal Retainers
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Reassembling Skeleton
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Riftsweeper
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Titania, Protector of Argoth
• 1x Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
• 1x Varolz, the Scar-Striped
• 1x Yosei, the Morning Star

Land (37)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Bayou
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Canopy Vista
• 1x Dryad Arbor
• 1x Eye of Ugin
• 1x Glacial Chasm
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Golgari Rot Farm
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Murmuring Bosk
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Savannah
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary
• 6x Snow-Covered Forest
• 3x Snow-Covered Plains
• 1x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Tranquil Thicket
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Attrition
• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Pernicious Deed
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Survival of the Fittest
• 1x Sylvan Library

Artifact (8)

• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Oblivion Stone
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring

Instant (9)

• 1x Abrupt Decay
• 1x Abzan Charm
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Go for the Throat
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Unexpectedly Absent

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Genesis Wave
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Increasing Ambition
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Life from the Loam
• 1x Skyshroud Claim
• 1x Tempt with Discovery

Commander (1)

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Creature (3)

• 1x Nissa, Vastwood Seer  ^Flip
• 1x Seedborn Muse
• 1x Spawnsire of Ulamog

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Exploration

Instant (1)

• 1x Vampiric Tutor

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The Deck is designed to maintain board control by establishing engines; Once your opponents are effectively locked-down, Eye of Ugin can be used to tutor-out and cycle through (if needed) the Eldrazi Titans.

The Deck aims for synergy betweens various cards, such as:Reassembling Skeletons/Emeria Angel + Attrition/skullclamp + Aura ShardsAzusa, Lost but Seeking/Oracle of Mul Daya + Crucible of Worlds + Strip Mine/Fetch Land + Titania, Protector/Emeria Angel/Admonition Angel/Emeria ShepherdSurvival of the Fittest + Loyal Retainers + Legendary Creature

The ideal combination of lands for late-game would be Cabal Coffers + Eye of Ugin + Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth ; Once established, the Eldrazi and be appropriately abused as-needed.

The Deck also employs a few win-condition orientated combos Like Revillark + Karmic Guide + Acidic Slime + Duplicant + Varloz, the Scar-Striped and Karador, Ghost Chiefitan + Yosei, the Morning Star + Loyal Retainers. While effective, these are rarely used: usually only when faced with an opponent's own combo of sorts.

There is s sub-theme of Reanimation, however, it's mainly used as a way to cheat out the heavy-hitters when needed; even Karador himself is only cast when your hand runs low or resources are hard to find. That being said: the deck is not as susceptible to gave-hate as other Karador decks.

Riftsweeper holds a surprising amount of weight in this deck: even though (as I said before) I don't consider this a reanimation-themed deck, exiling will occasionally impede your ability to maintain your engines- enter Riftsweeper. Also, the synergy between him and Increasing Ambition/Varloz, The Scar-Striped is fairly impressive in my book.

The Eldrazi Titans and the Landfall Angels (Emeria Angel, Admonition Angel and Emeria Shepherd) are Key: each group fulfills a vital role in the deck once engines need to be or have been established:Titans= Removal/card advantage/shuffle/Win-ConAngels= Removal/token generation/instant-speed recursion

One weakness I would say is it's speed and inability to gain life: High-speed Aggro and Burn-orientated strategies hurt significantly.

There are, in fact, a few cards I would like to add, however:Vampiric Tutor (increase my ability to tutor for non-legendary/colorless cards)Nissa, Vastwood Seer   (Legendary, green, land-fixes, recurs w/ Reveillark, Flips to Planeswalker- what's not to love?)Spawnsire of Ulamog (Allows Eye of Ugin to also tutor for token generation/win-con, allows me to play an Eldrazi-board w/ Ulamog, Ceaseless Hunger, It The Betrays, Void Winnower, All is Dust, Pathrazer, excreta)Seedborn Muse + Winding Canyons (Makes shit hit the fan; downside: does relativity nothing in a vacuum)

Overall, I'm quite satisfied with this build: it does exactly what I want it to do, when I need it to do it. The consistency is fantastical and the deck rarely draws-dead.

Suggestions/comments are welcomed.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	6 years
Key combos	Seedborn Muse + Winding Canyons Cabal Coffers + Eye of Ugin + Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 49 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	99
Avg. CMC	3.66
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Bird 1/1 W, Elemental 5/3 G
Folders	Kradz's Kreations