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Karlov, Voltron & Lifegain
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Est deck cost: $626.46
Salt sum: 43.71
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Commander

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Karlov of the Ghost Council

Whenever you gain life, put two +1/+1 counters on Karlov. {W}{B}, Remove six +1/+1 counters from Karlov: Exile target creature.

Creature
Karlov of the Ghost Council (c15) 46

Commander

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Artifact

Qty: 16 Price: $143.50
Aetherflux Reservoir

Whenever you cast a spell, you gain 1 life for each spell you've cast this turn. Pay 50 life: This artifact deals 50 damage to any target.

Artifact
Aetherflux Reservoir (plst) KLD-192
Arcane Signet

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Artifact
Arcane Signet (voc) 159
Bontu's Monument

Black creature spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. Whenever you cast a creature spell, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

Artifact
Bontu's Monument (akh) 225
Cosmos Elixir

At the beginning of your end step, draw a card if your life total is greater than your starting life total. Otherwise, you gain 2 life.

Artifact
Cosmos Elixir (khm) 237
Expedition Map

{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Search your library for a land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Artifact
Expedition Map (plst) 2XM-255
Kusari-Gama

Equipped creature has "{2}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn." Whenever equipped creature deals damage to a blocking creature, this Equipment deals that much damage to each other creature defending player controls. Equip {3} ({3}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Kusari-Gama (chk) 260
Lightning Greaves

Equipped creature has haste and shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.) Equip {0}

Artifact
Lightning Greaves (afc) 331
O-Naginata

This Equipment can be attached only to a creature with power 3 or greater. Equipped creature gets +3/+0 and has trample. Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
O-Naginata (2xm) 278
Orzhov Signet

{1}, {T}: Add {W}{B}.

Artifact
Orzhov Signet (c21) 254
Pristine Talisman

{T}: Add {C}. You gain 1 life.

Artifact
Pristine Talisman (c21) 258
Shadowspear

Equipped creature gets +1/+1 and has trample and lifelink. {1}: Permanents your opponents control lose hexproof and indestructible until end of turn. Equip {2}

Artifact
Shadowspear (thb) 236
Sol Ring

{T}: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Sol Ring (cc2) 7
Tablet of the Guilds

As this artifact enters, choose two colors. Whenever you cast a spell, if it's at least one of the chosen colors, you gain 1 life for each of the chosen colors it is.

Artifact
Tablet of the Guilds (rtr) 235
The Ozolith

Whenever a creature you control leaves the battlefield, if it had counters on it, put those counters on The Ozolith. At the beginning of combat on your turn, if The Ozolith has counters on it, you may move all counters from The Ozolith onto target creature.

Artifact
The Ozolith (iko) 237
Well of Lost Dreams

Whenever you gain life, you may pay {X}, where X is less than or equal to the amount of life you gained. If you do, draw X cards.

Artifact
Well of Lost Dreams (c21) 275
Whispersilk Cloak

Equipped creature can't be blocked and has shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.) Equip {2}

Artifact
Whispersilk Cloak (plst) PCA-115

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Creature

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Archangel of Thune

Flying Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.) Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.

Creature
Archangel of Thune (2xm) 5
Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim

Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.) {1}, Sacrifice another creature: You gain life equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness. {1}{W}{B}, Sacrifice another creature: Exile target nonland permanent. Activate only if you have at least 10 life more than your starting life total.

Creature
Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim (ogw) 151
Blood Artist

Whenever this creature or another creature dies, target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

Creature
Blood Artist (voc) 119
Cliffhaven Vampire

Flying Whenever you gain life, each opponent loses 1 life.

Creature
Cliffhaven Vampire (ogw) 153
Crested Sunmare

Other Horses you control have indestructible. At the beginning of each end step, if you gained life this turn, create a 5/5 white Horse creature token.

Creature
Crested Sunmare (plst) HOU-6
Esper Sentinel

Whenever an opponent casts their first noncreature spell each turn, draw a card unless that player pays {X}, where X is this creature's power.

Creature Artifact
Esper Sentinel (mh2) 12
Gray Merchant of Asphodel

When this creature enters, each opponent loses X life, where X is your devotion to black. You gain life equal to the life lost this way. (Each {B} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)

Creature
Gray Merchant of Asphodel (tsr) 323
Grim Haruspex

Morph {B} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.) Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, draw a card.

Creature
Grim Haruspex (plst) UGIN-73
Heliod, Sun-Crowned

Indestructible As long as your devotion to white is less than five, Heliod isn't a creature. Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature or enchantment you control. {1}{W}: Another target creature gains lifelink until end of turn.

Creature Enchantment
Heliod, Sun-Crowned (thb) 18
Kor Celebrant

Whenever this creature or another creature you control enters, you gain 1 life.

Creature
Kor Celebrant (znr) 22
Marauding Blight-Priest

Whenever you gain life, each opponent loses 1 life.

Creature
Marauding Blight-Priest (znr) 112
Ranger of Eos

When this creature enters, you may search your library for up to two creature cards with mana value 1 or less, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.

Creature
Ranger of Eos (mm3) 19
Soul Warden

Whenever another creature enters, you gain 1 life.

Creature
Soul Warden (plst) MM3-24
Soul's Attendant

Whenever another creature enters, you may gain 1 life.

Creature
Soul's Attendant (plst) ROE-44
Sun Titan

Vigilance Whenever this creature enters or attacks, you may return target permanent card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Creature
Sun Titan (afc) 73
Sunscorch Regent

Flying Whenever an opponent casts a spell, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature and you gain 1 life.

Creature
Sunscorch Regent (c21) 107
Suture Priest

Whenever another creature you control enters, you may gain 1 life. Whenever a creature an opponent controls enters, you may have that player lose 1 life.

Creature
Suture Priest (nph) 25
Thrull Parasite

Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.) {T}, Pay 2 life: Remove a counter from target nonland permanent.

Creature
Thrull Parasite (gtc) 81
Tithe Drinker

Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.) Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)

Creature
Tithe Drinker (plst) C17-200
Vampire of the Dire Moon

Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.) Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)

Creature
Vampire of the Dire Moon (m20) 120
Veinwitch Coven

Menace Whenever you gain life, you may pay {B}. If you do, return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

Creature
Veinwitch Coven (c21) 46
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose

Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life. {3}{B}{B}: Creatures you control gain lifelink until end of turn.

Creature
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose (m21) 127
Vizkopa Guildmage

{1}{W}{B}: Target creature gains lifelink until end of turn. {1}{W}{B}: Whenever you gain life this turn, each opponent loses that much life.

Creature
Vizkopa Guildmage (gk2) 47
Witch of the Moors

Deathtouch At the beginning of your end step, if you gained life this turn, each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice and you return up to one target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

Creature
Witch of the Moors (plst) JMP-18

Creature

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Enchantment

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Abiding Grace

At the beginning of your end step, choose one — • You gain 1 life. • Return target creature card with mana value 1 from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Enchantment
Abiding Grace (mh2) 1
Ajani's Welcome

Whenever a creature you control enters, you gain 1 life.

Enchantment
Ajani's Welcome (m19) 6
Arguel's Blood Fast

Enchantment
Arguel's Blood Fast // Temple of Aclazotz (v17) 2Arguel's Blood Fast // Temple of Aclazotz (v17) 2
Authority of the Consuls

Creatures your opponents control enter tapped. Whenever a creature an opponent controls enters, you gain 1 life.

Enchantment
Authority of the Consuls (kld) 5
Blind Obedience

Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.) Artifacts and creatures your opponents control enter tapped.

Enchantment
Blind Obedience (c17) 57
Dawn of Hope

Whenever you gain life, you may pay {2}. If you do, draw a card. {3}{W}: Create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token with lifelink.

Enchantment
Dawn of Hope (grn) 8
Exquisite Blood

Whenever an opponent loses life, you gain that much life.

Enchantment
Exquisite Blood (jmp) 231
Gift of Orzhova

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has flying and lifelink.

Enchantment
Gift of Orzhova (plst) MM3-209
Gryff's Boon

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +1/+0 and has flying. {3}{W}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield attached to target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.

Enchantment
Gryff's Boon (afc) 67
Phyrexian Arena

At the beginning of your upkeep, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.

Enchantment
Phyrexian Arena (cc2) 4
Sanctum of Stone Fangs

At the beginning of your first main phase, each opponent loses X life and you gain X life, where X is the number of Shrines you control.

Enchantment
Sanctum of Stone Fangs (m21) 120
Sanguine Bond

Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.

Enchantment
Sanguine Bond (c21) 153
Trespasser's Curse

Enchant player Whenever a creature enchanted player controls enters, that player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

Enchantment
Trespasser's Curse (plst) AKH-112
Vampiric Link

Enchant creature Whenever enchanted creature deals damage, you gain that much life.

Enchantment
Vampiric Link (plc) 92

Enchantment

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Instant

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Despark

Exile target permanent with mana value 4 or greater.

Instant
Despark (afc) 184
Fracture

Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or planeswalker.

Instant
Fracture (stx) 188
Generous Gift

Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.

Instant
Generous Gift (h1r) 2
Mortify

Destroy target creature or enchantment.

Instant
Mortify (tsr) 381

Instant

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Land

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Command Tower

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Land
Command Tower (cc2) 8
Concealed Courtyard

This land enters tapped unless you control two or fewer other lands. {T}: Add {W} or {B}.

Land
Concealed Courtyard (kld) 245
Fetid Heath

{T}: Add {C}. {W/B}, {T}: Add {W}{W}, {W}{B}, or {B}{B}.

Land
Fetid Heath (2xm) 316
Godless Shrine

({T}: Add {W} or {B}.) As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.

Land
Godless Shrine (unf) 282
Marsh Flats

{T}, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Plains or Swamp card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land
Marsh Flats (mh2) 248
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (unf) 235
Radiant Fountain

When this land enters, you gain 2 life. {T}: Add {C}.

Land
Radiant Fountain (c21) 310
Shizo, Death's Storehouse

{T}: Add {B}. {B}, {T}: Target legendary creature gains fear until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)

Land
Shizo, Death's Storehouse (plst) CHK-283
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (unf) 237
Tainted Field

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {W} or {B}. Activate only if you control a Swamp.

Land
Tainted Field (c21) 320
Temple of Silence

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.) {T}: Add {W} or {B}.

Land
Temple of Silence (c21) 325
Urza's Saga

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I — This Saga gains "{T}: Add {C}." II — This Saga gains "{2}, {T}: Create a 0/0 colorless Construct artifact creature token with 'This token gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control.'" III — Search your library for an artifact card with mana cost {0} or {1}, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land Enchantment
Urza's Saga (mh2) 259
War Room

{T}: Add {C}. {3}, {T}, Pay life equal to the number of colors in your commanders' color identity: Draw a card.

Land
War Room (cmr) 361
Witch's Clinic

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}: Target commander gains lifelink until end of turn.

Land
Witch's Clinic (c21) 81

Land

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Planeswalker

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Sorin, Solemn Visitor

+1: Until your next turn, creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain lifelink. −2: Create a 2/2 black Vampire creature token with flying. −6: You get an emblem with "At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, that player sacrifices a creature of their choice."

Planeswalker
Sorin, Solemn Visitor (ktk) 202
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord

During your turn, creatures and planeswalkers you control have lifelink. +2: Sorin deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker. −X: Return target creature card with mana value X from your graveyard to the battlefield. That creature is a Vampire in addition to its other types.

Planeswalker
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord (sld) 524

Planeswalker

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Sorcery

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Damn

Destroy target creature. A creature destroyed this way can't be regenerated. Overload {2}{W}{W} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")

Sorcery
Damn (mh2) 80
Dusk

Sorcery
Dusk // Dawn (c19) 63
Vindicate

Destroy target permanent.

Sorcery
Vindicate (mh2) 294

Sorcery

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Deck Info

Deck stats

39 pips - 31 cards
22 mana - 20 cards
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0 mana - 2 cards
35 pips - 29 cards
24 mana - 22 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 2 cards
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0 mana - 2 cards
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9 mana - 8 cards
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Description

{"ops":[{"insert":"Karlov lifegain + Voltron deck\n\nSub cEDH-level.\nPower level: 8\n\nStrong and fast deck with multiple wincons including: commander damage, lifedrain, Aetherflux Reservoir.\n\nOriginal deck review in "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://edhchamber.com/blog/karlov-of-the-ghost-counsil-cedh-or-casual"},"insert":"EDH Chamber: Karlov, cEDH or Casual?"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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