Ghost chieftain EDH

Commander / EDH*

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Creature (34)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Akroma, Angel of Wrath
• 1x Angel of Despair
• 1x Archon of Justice
• 1x Ashen Rider
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Dimir House Guard
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Doomed Necromancer
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Harmonic Sliver
• 1x Hermit Druid
• 1x Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Lord of Extinction
• 1x Managorger Hydra
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Nyx Weaver
• 1x Qasali Pridemage
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Resolute Archangel
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Saffi Eriksdotter
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Twilight Shepherd
• 1x Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter
• 1x Woodfall Primus

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Nissa, Sage Animist  ^Flip

Land (35)

• 1x Blossoming Sands
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 6x Forest
• 1x Golgari Guildgate
• 1x High Market
• 1x Jungle Hollow
• 1x Orzhov Guildgate
• 7x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Sandsteppe Citadel
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Selesnya Guildgate
• 1x Strip Mine
• 7x Swamp
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Windswept Heath

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Greater Good
• 1x Mirari's Wake
• 1x Phyrexian Arena

Artifact (6)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Birthing Pod
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Thran Dynamo

Instant (3)

• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Utter End

Sorcery (16)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Dread Return
• 1x End Hostilities
• 1x Explosive Vegetation
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Planar Cleansing
• 1x Rise of the Dark Realms
• 1x Tempt with Discovery
• 1x Unburial Rites
• 1x Wrath of God

Commander (1)

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This deck uses the graveyard as a resource quite heavily due to Karador, Ghost Chieftain being the commander. It also includes a lot Enter the battlefield effects with Magister of Worth , Ashen Rider, Karmic Guide being some MVPs. ETB effects can be abused with Conjurer's Closet

The game plan is control the flow of the game with repeatable removal / board wipes (which don't really set this deck back) and deal damage over time.

Being able to sacrifice creatures in order to play them again from the graveyard is a big theme as well.

The deck also has a good creature mana cost build to abuse Birthing Pod when it comes out. There are a few tutors for this as well: Diabolic Tutor, Rune-Scarred Demon, Dimir House Guard.

The deck naturally contains retrieve effects Regrowth, Treasured Find, Obzedat's Aid. And some big reanimate effects in Rise of the Dark Realms and Living Death.

I have had to omit some cards that would definitely have a place in this deck due to cost reasons.

Any card recommendations that I may have overlooked are welcome!

Date added	9 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	15 - 0 Mythic Rares 29 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.52
Tokens	Ashaya, the Awoken World, Plant 0/1 G