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Things get pretty spooky when you run this removal themed W/B deck. This deck has the removal to make your opponent's threats disappear just like a ghooooost. Eventaully your life total will be so high that you can just win via Angel of Destiny, Test of Endurance or Aetherflux Reservoir. Without those, the deck can win via direct damage with Karlov. Shadowspear and Shizo, Death's Storehouse enable your fat ghost to slam opponents into an early grave.

Since our life total is so high, we can include many effects that let us use life as a resource. Cards like: Erebos, God of the Dead, Vilis, Broker of Blood, Necropotence, and others that allow us to turn life into card advantage. It also allows for cards like Hatred, Ad Nauseam, and Bolas's Citadel to be used with less restraint than usual.

Karlov excels at countering creature decks or decks that rely on key permanents. It struggles against decks that win from the hand (such as control, or instant/sorcery based combo). Be sure to avoid drawing too much attention early game, as it can exhaust your hand and kneecap your ghostly knees going into mid game.

9/1/2020

Major revamps, reduced mana curve, added upgrades.

12/10/2020

Changed card draw options, reduced curve, changed non-creature to creature ratio. Added commander legends/zendikar rising cards.

6/8/2021

Minor changes

Exsanguinate > Benevolent offering (this deck isn't usually a big mana deck, Benevolent gains me way more life. Debt to the deathless might be next.)

Bloodgift demon > Wall of reverence (I'm tired of Bloodgift not being twilight prophet, I'm also tired of twilight prophet being 35$. In the meantime, wall of reverence gains me a ton of life once Karlov is big.)

11/23/2021

Keeper of the accord > witch of the moors (Witch is a great value piece, and keeper is too slow.)

Suture priest > keen duelist (trading a bit of lifegain for a bit of card draw)

swamp > castle locthwain (easy swap)

Fountain of renewal > abiding grace (mana increase but serves the same purpose, plus reanimates soul sisters)

Erebos > Heliods intervention (No one will have more life then me, and the card draw cost is too high. Heliods is very good)

Fumigate > cleric class (just a straight swap here)

7/3/2022

Liesa > Esper sentinel (angel too slow, sentinel very good)

Debt > Damn (debt is cool but really mana hungry)

Eviction > Mask of G-boy (Eviction has been left behind by power creep, the mask is nuts)

swamp > hagra mauling (that's good)

benevolent offering > twilight prophet (I'm a bit sad about taking out offering. But, I finally have a twilight prophet)

Bitterblossum > vamp tutor (blossum has no synergy, vamp tutor is vamp tutor)

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98% Casual

Competitive

Date added 6 years
Last updated 2 years
Exclude colors URG
Splash colors WB
Legality

This deck is Commander / EDH legal.

Rarity (main - side)

13 - 0 Mythic Rares

55 - 0 Rares

13 - 0 Uncommons

6 - 0 Commons

Cards 100
Avg. CMC 3.05
Tokens Ajani's Pridemate, City's Blessing, Elephant 3-3 G, Horse 5/5 W
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