Karlovation - Taxation is extortion
Commander / EDH
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RexStrangelove says... #2
If you've already got an Ashnod's Altar, an Exsanguinate, a Debt to the Deathless, why not add a Teysa, Orzhov Scion and a Darkest Hour to give you another win-con?
Maybe even toss in a Phyrexian Altar to boot, so that the Teysa/Darkest Infinite Sacrifice Combo can pay for your triple/quadruple color symbol spells and your Extort costs.
Overall a very nice deck. The whole Extort mechanic seems very well suited to multiplayer EDH.
November 15, 2015 9:36 p.m.
MrHighscore says... #3
Dumping 'Maybeboard' here, to keep the deck as clean as possible:
- 1x Angel of Despair #Control
- 1x Aura of Silence #Tax
- 1x Bloodgift Demon #Card_Advantage
- 1x Deathbringer Liege #Control
- 1x Dictate of Erebos #Tax
- 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion #Control
- 1x Ghost Council of Orzhova #Drain
- 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel #Drain
- 1x Merciless Eviction #Control
- 1x Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath #Drain
- 1x Ob Nixilis Reignited #Card_Advantage
- 1x Obzedat's Aid #Utility
- 1x Profound Journey #Card_Advantage
- 1x Rhox Faithmender #Lifegain
- 1x Rout #Control
- 1x Ruinous Path #Control
- 1x Sorin Markov #Drain
- 1x Spectral Procession #Utility
- 1x Sublime Archangel #Utility
- 1x Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts #Tax
- 1x Teysa, Orzhov Scion
- 1x Wurmcoil Engine #Lifelink
November 16, 2015 8:18 a.m. Edited.
With all the drain and extort you have Karlov of the Ghost Council would be pretty good. He benefits from the life gain and provides removal/control.
November 16, 2015 11:27 a.m.
MrHighscore says... #5
@Sa-Kage I think you are right. He'll get a spot for now.
Dumping the remaining maybeboard here and removing the prototype flag.
Cheers
- 1x Agent of Masks #Drain
- 1x Athreos, God of Passage #Tax
- 1x Bubbling Muck #Ramp
- 1x Chromatic Lantern #Ramp
- 1x Dark Prophecy #Card_Advantage
- 1x Death Grasp #Drain
- 1x Exquisite Blood #Combo
- 1x Grave Betrayal #Card_Advantage
- 1x Mystic Barrier #Control
- 1x Pillory of the Sleepless #Control
- 1x Polluted Bonds #Drain
- 1x Sanguine Bond #Combo
- 1x Sorin, Solemn Visitor #Lifelink
- 1x Strionic Resonator #Utility
- 1x Subversion #Drain
- 1x Thornbite Staff #Combo
- 1x Unburial Rites #Card_Advantage
- 1x Vindicate #Control
November 16, 2015 12:58 p.m.
MrHighscore says... #7
@freeall he is a 'destroy target permanent' on a 2/2 body. That is pretty good, no?
Cheers
November 17, 2015 3:03 a.m.
Devilyouknow says... #8
Nice job! +1 for sure. I have a Tiny Leader version of this.. Still needs some tweaks though I think. I'll post it
http://www.mtgvault.com/devilyouknow/decks/karlov-tl-extort/
November 18, 2015 12:06 a.m.
I would assume he runs Necrotic Sliver for the same reason I do, recurrable Vindicate is really really good.
November 19, 2015 12:49 p.m.
MrHighscore says... #10
Swapped Obzedat, Ghost Council to the 99 and upped Karlov of the Ghost Council to commander, as it seems likely that I'll have enough lifegain triggers to use his exile ability frequently.
Cheers
November 21, 2015 5:14 a.m.
logansullivan says... #11
How about adding Greed to the deck? Might be good for card advantage.
November 21, 2015 11:53 p.m. Edited.
MrHighscore says... #12
@logansullivan I think that Greed is pretty good, but I'm not sure there is anything I would take out for it (it is CMC4). What do you think I should drop?
Cheers
November 25, 2015 12:05 p.m.
logansullivan says... #13
possibly Painful Quandary because it really doesn't do enough for the mana cost
November 25, 2015 12:52 p.m.
Ghost Council of Orzhova for a cheap sac outlet and life gain triggers for ?
November 26, 2015 4:25 p.m.
HyperViper191 says... #15
Nice deck! I just noticed that most of the cards in your mainboard are 3 cmc or lower, making it entirely possible to make a second Karlov deck in Tiny Leaders. I tried it, it works great. However, in Tiny Leaders, I think you will find that Karlov is more for dumping evasion on and beating than removing. Removal on him in Tiny Leaders is just a side effect, if you happen to need it. Anyways, great deck. +1 for sure!
November 27, 2015 10:42 a.m.
VesuvanDoppelbanger says... #16
Great deck, good picks. I think Unspeakable Symbol might put some of that lifegain to good use, and has some minor synergies w/ other +1/+1 counter cards.
November 28, 2015 10:26 p.m.
MrHighscore says... #19
Thank you for the feedback and support :)
-You may be right. I just assembled the deck, and will try it out, but I'm keeping Greed in mind as a candidate replacement for Painful Quandary
- Good suggestion. If I find myself lacking sac outlets I'll replace Obzedat, Ghost Council with Ghost Council of Orzhova
- I have not tried Tiny Leaders yet, but nice to know that I have someting to work with :)
- Good suggestion, though I can't find anything I would want to drop for Unspeakable Symbol.
- I think Curse of the Forsaken will be too situational, and may hurt me more than I like. I'll pass for now.
- Righteous Cause is too expensive for what it does, but it would be okay vs. token decks.
Cheers
Changes
- Plains --> Expedition Map: Not optimal, but I need to be able to fetch the land I need
- Scrubland --> Shambling Vent: Aparently I don't own that many Scrublands so a vent will have to do for now.
- Swamp --> Caves of Koilos: Just in case. I probably should not.
December 22, 2015 10:14 a.m.
BlueMageBrandon says... #20
I wish I could help more but I would agree that Treasury Thrull would be good in here and I might add Temple of Silence.
December 22, 2015 11:32 a.m.
MrHighscore says... #21
@Mtg_mill Thank you for the feedback.
I would really like Treasury Thrull in the mix to complete the extort creature list, but I am having a hard time finding a spot for him. Thematically I could drop Sun Titan but it is just so much better. My next choice is High Priest of Penance, but that is not optimal either. I would like to hear suggestions and reasoning.
I try to avoid lands that enters tapped especially when I'm only running two colors, so I won't be adding Temple of Silence.
Cheers
December 22, 2015 2:23 p.m.
Gravemind111 says... #22
I know he isnt exactly theme but Athreos, God of Passage fits your mechanic well with some taxation. Indestructible is always nice to have as well.
December 22, 2015 8:25 p.m.
SmokeyBear15 says... #24
I'm going to be building a deck with Karlov soon and the extort idea is an excellent way to get multiple life gaining triggers. +1
April 6, 2016 9 p.m.
MrHighscore says... #25
I have played quite a few games with this deck now, and it is way more powerful than it looks! :)
Cheers
MrHighscore says... #1
Removed the first 17 cards from the set. Only 14 more to go.
Cheers
November 15, 2015 3:56 p.m.