Karador, Ghost Chieftain

Commander / EDH BGW (Abzan, Junk) Elves Reanimator

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Creature (51)

• 1x Academy Rector
• 1x Archon of Justice
• 1x Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 1x Bane of Progress
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Elves of Deep Shadow
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x False Prophet
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Fiend Hunter
• 1x Fierce Empath
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Gaddock Teeg
• 1x Golgari Grave-Troll
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Hermit Druid
• 1x Kami of False Hope
• 1x Karametra, God of Harvests
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Leonin Relic-Warder
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Merciless Executioner
• 1x Meren of Clan Nel Toth
• 1x Mindslicer
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Peacekeeper
• 1x Phyrexian Delver
• 1x Priest of Titania
• 1x Ranger of Eos
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sadistic Hypnotist
• 1x Satyr Wayfinder
• 1x Shaman of Forgotten Ways
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Skullwinder
• 1x Somberwald Sage
• 1x Stinkweed Imp
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer
• 1x Whisperwood Elemental
• 1x Wood Elves
• 1x Yavimaya Elder
• 1x Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

Land (38)

• 1x Ancient Ziggurat
• 1x Bayou
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Canopy Vista
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x High Market
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 1x Murmuring Bosk
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Savannah
• 1x Scrubland
• 8x Snow-Covered Forest
• 2x Snow-Covered Plains
• 2x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Twilight Mire
• 1x Vault of the Archangel
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Bastion
• 1x Wooded Foothills
• 1x Woodland Cemetery

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Hunting Grounds
• 1x Lurking Predators
• 1x Survival of the Fittest
• 1x Sylvan Library

Artifact (3)

• 1x Birthing Pod
• 1x Mesmeric Orb
• 1x Skullclamp

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Life from the Loam
• 1x Primal Surge

Commander (1)

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Creature (8)

• 1x Dark Confidant
• 1x Genesis
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Hokori, Dust Drinker
• 1x Kataki, War's Wage
• 1x Mirror Entity
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Titania, Protector of Argoth

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Phyrexian Arena

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I think the Junk/Necra/Abzan wedge is very deep. I've always been fascinated with toolbox style decks like pod, maverick, nic-fit, stone blade variants, and even Yisan, the Wanderer Bard.

I tried to build Karador, Ghost Chieftain previously and explored a theme focused on hatebear style attrition. I took the deck apart when I wasn't able to achieve a build I enjoyed piloting. I then moved into a typical, cookie-cutter build that featured all the big players like Avacyn, Angel of Hope and a bunch of other good-stuff. I was super unhappy with how mindless this list was even though it was super-powerful. I tore it apart.

Then I rebuilt the deck again. I love this version... 50 creaure Karador. It's inspired by the French EDH format abzan/necra/junk decks but plays a multi-player game. It takes some time to learn the deck so that you can finish games, rather than just stalling the board with a card like Peacekeeper and a recursion engine. Once you start playing the attrition game this deck is good at and grinding players out through incremental advantage and a toolbox, it feels more like a modern or legacy fair-creature midrange deck. I love it.

I try to adhere to the philosophy of playing as few mindless, broken staples as possible. The deck still needs win-cons though, so cards like Sun Titan, Rune-Scarred Demon, Bane of Progress, Ashen Rider, and Craterhoof Behemoth are in the deck.

Date added	11 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 53 - 0 Rares 13 - 0 Uncommons 15 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.32
Tokens	Experience Token, Manifest 2/2 C, Morph 2/2 C