The Eternal Greed Of House Karlov

Commander / EDH Counters Death and Taxes Exile Lifegain Lifelink Soul Sisters WB (Orzhov)

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Lands (38)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Grimclimb Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 8x Plains
• 1x Radiant Fountain
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Seraph Sanctuary
• 1x Shattered Sanctum
• 1x Shineshadow Snarl
• 1x Silent Clearing
• 9x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Vault of Champions
• 1x Vault of the Archangel
• 1x War Room

Protection (7)

• 1x Inkshield
• 1x Lapse of Certainty
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant  ^Flip
• 1x Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Recursion (1)

• 1x Sun Titan

Lifegain (15)

• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Chalice of Life  ^Flip
• 1x Contemplation
• 1x Fountain of Renewal
• 1x Gift of Orzhova
• 1x Heliod, Sun-Crowned
• 1x Obzedat, Ghost Council
• 1x Shadowspear
• 1x Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Soul's Attendant
• 1x Tablet of the Guilds
• 1x Wall of Reverence
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Draw (9)

• 1x Krav, the Unredeemed
• 1x Lunar Convocation
• 1x Necrologia
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Pain's Reward
• 1x Silverquill Command
• 1x Stargaze
• 1x Vampiric Tutor
• 1x Vilis, Broker of Blood

Ramp (7)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
• 1x Marshland Bloodcaster
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Pristine Talisman
• 1x Sol Ring

Commander (1)

Payoffs (10)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Amalia Benavides Aguirre
• 1x Angel of Destiny
• 1x Archangel of Thune
• 1x Enduring Tenacity
• 1x Regna, the Redeemer
• 1x Resplendent Angel
• 1x Sunscorch Regent
• 1x Test of Endurance
• 1x Vizkopa Guildmage

Drain (7)

• 1x Debt to the Deathless
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Kambal, Consul of Allocation
• 1x Liesa, Shroud of Dusk
• 1x Revival / Revenge
• 1x Sorin, Grim Nemesis
• 1x Twilight Prophet

Removal (5)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Vona, Butcher of Magan

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Other (3)

• 1x Batwing Brume
• 1x Delaying Shield
• 1x Elenda's Hierophant

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Karlov midrange life gain deck, utilizing small but consistent tax and life gain at every point in the game. This build is very flexible as it can be fast with lots of 1 and 2 drops that can pump and protect Karlov early, or it can switch gears to grind out the win over time with tax effects.

The core game plan is to control with Karlov, Vona and Authority of the Consuls gaining life and card advantage at every point, before hitting hard with a pumped up Karlov or simply making yourself almost untouchable through having a huge life total.

A couple of other sneaky win cons include utilizing both of Vizkopa Guildmage's ability with a beefy Karlov, Sunscorch Regent or Angel of Thune. (Angel of destiny is a tricky card to spot coming).

If all else fails becoming a dictator with fully armed and operational Aetherflux reservoir will also do just fine...have fun fighting for second place everybody...

Recently added in is the K'rrik and Vilis synergy, because it's too bonkers not too!

Date added	6 years
Last updated	1 month
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 0 Mythic Rares 41 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.47
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, Bat 1/1 B, City's Blessing, Inkling 2/1 WB, Vampire Knight 1/1 B, Warrior 1/1 W
Folders	EDH, Potential decks, Commander, Deck Ideas, EDH, Commander, numbers, Shit looks good, Interesting, Decks to look at later