v2 by Corgros

Format: Commander

Commander: Karlov of the Ghost Council

Bracket: 2

Deck overview

Karlov of the Ghost Council turns every instance of lifegain into rapid power growth and targeted creature exile. The deck deploys low-cost lifegain triggers like Soul Warden, Authority of the Consuls, and Creeping Bloodsucker to quickly scale Karlov and secondary beaters like Voice of the Blessed and Bloodthirsty Aerialist into massive threats. Combat damage, accelerated by evasion from cards like Shizo, Death's Storehouse, provides the main win condition by eliminating opponents sequentially. Alternatively, dedicated engines generate massive life totals to weaponize Aetherflux Reservoir for direct eliminations, while stax pieces such as Blind Obedience and Ghostly Prison slow opposing strategies.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abiding Grace
  • 1 Aerith Gainsborough
  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 Ajani Resolute
  • 1 Ajani's Pridemate
  • 1 Alhammarret's Archive
  • 1 Amalia Benavides Aguirre
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Archangel of Thune
  • 1 Archivist of Oghma
  • 1 Ashes of the Abhorrent
  • 1 Auriok Champion
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Bloodbond Vampire
  • 1 Bloodthirsty Aerialist
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway
  • 1 Castle Ardenvale
  • 1 Cleric Class
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Concealed Courtyard
  • 1 Creeping Bloodsucker
  • 1 Crypt Ghast
  • 1 Damn
  • 1 Damning Verdict
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Deathgreeter
  • 1 Delney, Streetwise Lookout
  • 1 Despark
  • 1 Dr. Beverly Crusher
  • 1 Drana's Emissary
  • 1 Eclipsed Steppe
  • 1 Enduring Innocence
  • 1 Enlightened Confidant
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Essence Channeler
  • 1 Exemplar of Light
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Fiendish Panda
  • 1 Fisk Tower
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Fountain of Renewal
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Karlov of the Ghost Council
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Monologue Tax
  • 1 Mortify
  • 1 Moseo, Vein's New Dean
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 1 Murder
  • 1 Nyx-Fleece Ram
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 15 Plains
  • 1 Pristine Talisman
  • 1 Protection Racket
  • 1 Scoured Barrens
  • 1 Serra Ascendant
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Soul's Attendant
  • 6 Swamp
  • 1 Tainted Field
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 The Gaffer
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Vindicate
  • 1 Voice of the Blessed
  • 1 Wall of Reverence
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Well of Lost Dreams
  • 1 Windborn Muse
  • 1 Witch of the Moors