Karlov's Chapel

Commander / EDH* Lifegain Multiplayer Soul Sisters Voltron WB (Orzhov)

Imaru

Creature (24)

• 1x Aegis of the Gods
• 1x Agent of Masks
• 1x Angel of Despair
• 1x Angelic Arbiter
• 1x Angelic Skirmisher
• 1x Ashen Rider
• 1x Athreos, God of Passage
• 1x Defiant Bloodlord
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Geist-Honored Monk
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Kambal, Consul of Allocation
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Magister of Worth
• 1x Odric, Lunarch Marshal
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Suture Priest
• 1x Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
• 1x Thalia's Lancers
• 1x Victory's Herald

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Debt to the Deathless
• 1x Descend upon the Sinful
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Fumigate
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Rout
• 1x Wrath of God

Land (38)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Emeria, the Sky Ruin
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x New Benalia
• 14x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Scrubland HP
• 9x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Artifact (11)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Angel's Feather
• 1x Demon's Horn
• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Oketra's Monument
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Tablet of the Guilds
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Sorin, Grim Nemesis

Commander (1)

Enchantment (11)

• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Banishing Light
• 1x Dark Tutelage
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Oblivion Ring
• 1x Path of Bravery
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Retribution of the Ancients
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Sunbond
• 1x Vampiric Link

Instant (7)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Eerie Interlude
• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Sudden Spoiling
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Unmake

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Maybeboard

Creature (9)

• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
• 1x Resplendent Mentor
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Smothering Abomination
• 1x Springjack Shepherd
• 1x Sunblast Angel
• 1x Vizkopa Guildmage
• 1x Yosei, the Morning Star

Instant (1)

• 1x Beacon of Immortality

Land (7)

• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Salt Flats
• 1x Vault of the Archangel

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Hissing Miasma

Artifact (3)

• 1x Chalice of Life  ^Flip
• 1x Energy Chamber
• 1x Genesis Chamber

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Dust to Dust
• 1x In Garruk's Wake
• 1x Open the Vaults

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion

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The plan here is to gain an unreasonable amount of life, and use Karlov to control your opponent's fields until you can swing lethal with him or otherwise combo off through Aetherflux Reservoir or, if your opponents aren't paying attention, Felidar Sovereign.

An important thing to note is that I don't want to gain tons of life all at once. Sure, Ajani, Mentor of Heroes is nice if you ult him, but Karlov sees that as the same as gaining 1 life (and yes I know I can't run that Ajani, I used him for an example). I would prefer to gain life in small increments many times rather than lots of life in one action. Also I'd have more risk of it being countered.

I think the deck is pretty much done, but I'll still make changes as I get new cards for it. Notably, I am thinking of replacing Lightning Greaves with Swiftfoot Boots so that Odric can share all the abilities they yeild. Also make it easier to work with on my side of the field. Additionally, I no longer play at the LGS that bans 2 card combos, so I've actively got my eyes open for an Exquisite Blood.

As usual with my decks, I don't plan to spend too much on this deck, especially since it is one of three decks I'm semi-actively working on building.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	3 months
Exclude colors	URG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 37 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 10 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.82
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Spirit 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 WB, Vampire Knight 1/1 B, Warrior 1/1 W w/ Vigilance, Zombie 2/2 B
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