Karona, False Hug

Commander / EDH* Combo Five Color

Ravenblight

Creature (20)

• 1x Academy Rector
• 1x Avatar of Slaughter
• 1x Blazing Archon
• 1x Child of Alara
• 1x Composite Golem
• 1x Fumiko the Lowblood
• 1x Godhead of Awe
• 1x Hanna, Ship's Navigator
• 1x Heartwood Storyteller
• 1x Ixidron
• 1x Karona, False God
• 1x Liege of the Hollows
• 1x Maddening Imp
• 1x Noble Benefactor
• 1x Phage the Untouchable
• 1x Platinum Angel
• 1x Platinum Emperion
• 1x Pulsemage Advocate
• 1x Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
• 1x Veteran Explorer

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Jace Beleren

Land (40)

• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crumbling Necropolis
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 3x Forest
• 1x Glacial Chasm
• 1x Grand Coliseum
• 1x Homeward Path
• 3x Island
• 1x Jungle Shrine
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 3x Mountain
• 4x Plains
• 1x Rainbow Vale
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rupture Spire
• 1x Savage Lands
• 1x Seaside Citadel
• 1x Shimmering Grotto
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Unstable Frontier
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vesuva
• 1x Vivid Crag
• 1x Vivid Creek
• 1x Vivid Grove
• 1x Vivid Marsh
• 1x Vivid Meadow

Enchantment (22)

• 1x Bedlam
• 1x Crescendo of War
• 1x Endless Whispers
• 1x Genju of the Realm
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Grand Melee
• 1x Greater Auramancy
• 1x Hive Mind
• 1x Humility
• 1x Invasion Plans
• 1x Island Sanctuary
• 1x Leyline of Sanctity
• 1x Palliation Accord
• 1x Privileged Position
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Rites of Flourishing
• 1x Shield of the Oversoul
• 1x Solitary Confinement
• 1x Spirit of Resistance
• 1x Sterling Grove
• 1x Vow of Wildness

Artifact (11)

• 1x Anvil of Bogardan
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Eon Hub
• 1x General's Kabuto
• 1x Naked Singularity
• 1x Nim Deathmantle
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x That Which Was Taken
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak
• 1x Witchbane Orb

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Collective Voyage
• 1x Hypergenesis
• 1x Insurrection
• 1x Minds Aglow
• 1x Trade Secrets
• 1x Weird Harvest

Commander (1)

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Creature (6)

• 1x Aku Djinn
• 1x Hell's Caretaker
• 1x Hunted Wumpus
• 1x Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Sorceress Queen

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Eye of the Storm
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Polluted Bonds

Instant (4)

• 1x Condemn
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Sorcery (1)

• 1x March of Souls

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Karona, False God has been one of my favorite cards in magic for a long time, but I had never built a deck using her. I was talking to my friend about Group Hug decks, and decided to do some research, and to my surprise found Karona was a good general. I had an idea for a unique EDH deck that took full advantage of Karona and set out to build it!

Because of the use of friendly cards, like Collective Voyage, many people I've played against think I go into the game playing Group Hug, when I have something completely different planned. The idea is I use protection and stall (Island Sanctuary, Platinum Angel) until I can win by opponents killing each other (Avatar of Slaughter, Bedlam) or I pull a win condition (Insurrection).

Karona can also work as a win condition because she's great for commander damage. She has a chance to attack every turn and encourages people to attack, benefiting me overall. However, she's venerable to players who don't want her on the field. She usually needs protection like Whispersilk Cloak or Shield of the Oversoul to survive.

This deck sports a few cool combos as well.

Weird Harvest +Hypergenesis in EDH makes the field crazy. Usually, everyone play as many creatures as they can, but no one expects it to be followed by an Ixidron!

Glacial Chasm+ Unstable Frontier is another cool combo. You can't pay it's cumulative upkeep when it's a Swamp!

Phage the Untouchable + Endless Whispers can win games in an interesting way. If Phage dies while this is in effect, she'll be sent to the player of your choice. Because she enters from the graveyard, they lose. Phage returns to the owner's graveyard and triggers Endless Whispers again.

Composite Golem +Nim Deathmantle gives infinite mana. This is a good advantage with cards like Liege of the Hollows, Naked Singularity and Minds Aglow.

Due to the fact that most of the cards protecting me from death have a discard cost (Solitary Confinement), and I make up for it with card draws. The biggest weakness of this deck is excessively long games with lots of field wipes and control. Polluted Bonds is mostly a place holder until I can get Kozilek, Butcher of Truth, who will hopefully help with accidental self mill.

Suggestions and ideas are welcome! EDH is flexible and change is always good! Let me know if you think of anything cool that would fit well with this deck. :)

Date added	12 years
Last updated	12 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 55 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 4 - 0 Commons
Cards	101
Avg. CMC	4.00
Tokens	Spirit 1/1 C, Squirrel 1/1 G
Folders	EDH deck ideas