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Karador, Ghost Chieftain
This spell costs
less to cast for each creature card in your graveyard.
Once during each of your turns, you may cast a creature spell from your graveyard.
Legendary Creature - Spirit Centaur
Karador, Ghost Chieftain (cmd) 207

Commander

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Altar of Dementia
Sacrifice a creature: Target player mills cards equal to the sacrificed creature's power.
Artifact
Altar of Dementia (mh1) 218
Birthing Pod
(
can be paid with either
or 2 life.)
,
, Sacrifice a creature: Search your library for a creature card with mana value equal to 1 plus the sacrificed creature's mana value, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Activate only as a sorcery.
Artifact
Birthing Pod (nph) 104
Phyrexian Altar
Sacrifice a creature: Add one mana of any color.
Artifact
Phyrexian Altar (2x2) 311
Skullclamp
Equipped creature gets +1/-1.
Whenever equipped creature dies, draw two cards.
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Skullclamp (plst) C17-222
Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (pf19) 7
Umezawa's Jitte
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage, put two charge counters on Umezawa's Jitte.
Remove a charge counter from Umezawa's Jitte: Choose one —
• Equipped creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
• Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
• You gain 2 life.
Equip
Legendary Artifact - Equipment
Umezawa's Jitte (plst) BOK-163

Artifact

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Academy Rector
When this creature dies, you may exile it. If you do, search your library for an enchantment card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Creature - Human Cleric
Academy Rector (uds) 1
Accursed Marauder
When this creature enters, each player sacrifices a nontoken creature of their choice.
Creature - Warrior Zombie
Accursed Marauder (mh3) 80
Aftermath Analyst
When this creature enters, mill three cards. (Put the top three cards of your library into your graveyard.)
, Sacrifice this creature: Return all land cards from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
Creature - Elf Detective
Aftermath Analyst (mkm) 148
Arbor Elf
: Untap target Forest.
Creature - Elf Druid
Arbor Elf (plst) A25-160
Avacyn's Pilgrim
: Add
.
Creature - Human Monk
Avacyn's Pilgrim (plst) MM3-119
Birds of Paradise
Flying
: Add one mana of any color.
Creature - Bird
Birds of Paradise (plst) CN2-176
Blood Artist
Whenever this creature or another creature dies, target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Creature - Vampire
Blood Artist (dsc) 132
Bloodline Recollector
At the beginning of each end step, if three or more creatures died this turn, this creature becomes prepared. (While it's prepared, you may cast a copy of its spell. Doing so unprepares it.)
Creature - Vampire Warlock
Bloodline Recollector // Ancestral Craving (fra) 49
Boggart Trawler
When this creature enters, exile target player's graveyard.
Creature - Goblin
Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog (mh3) 243Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog (mh3) 243
Carrion Feeder
This creature can't block.
Sacrifice a creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Creature - Zombie
Carrion Feeder (plst) MH1-81
Cavalier of Night
Lifelink
When this creature enters, you may sacrifice another creature. When you do, destroy target creature an opponent controls.
When this creature dies, return target creature card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Creature - Knight Elemental
Cavalier of Night (plst) M20-94
Dark Confidant
At the beginning of your upkeep, reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its mana value.
Creature - Human Wizard
Dark Confidant (rvr) 71
Disciple of Freyalise
When this creature enters, you may sacrifice another creature. If you do, you gain X life and draw X cards, where X is that creature's power.
Creature - Elf Druid
Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise (mh3) 250Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise (mh3) 250
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
Flying, lifelink
Creature spells you cast have convoke. (Your creatures can help cast those spells. Each creature you tap while casting a creature spell pays for
or one mana of that creature's color.)
At the beginning of your first main phase, you may pay
. If you do, transform Eirdu.
Legendary Creature - Elemental God
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight (ecl) 13Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight (ecl) 13
Elves of Deep Shadow
: Add
. This creature deals 1 damage to you.
Creature - Elf Druid
Elves of Deep Shadow (gk1) 56
Esper Sentinel
Whenever an opponent casts their first noncreature spell each turn, draw a card unless that player pays
, where X is this creature's power.
Creature Artifact - Human Soldier
Esper Sentinel (mh2) 12
Eternal Witness
When this creature enters, you may return target card from your graveyard to your hand.
Creature - Human Shaman
Eternal Witness (plst) UMA-163
Fell Stinger
Deathtouch
Exploit (When this creature enters, you may sacrifice a creature.)
When this creature exploits a creature, target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.
Creature - Zombie Scorpion
Fell Stinger (vow) 112
Fiend Hunter
When this creature enters, you may exile another target creature.
When this creature leaves the battlefield, return the exiled card to the battlefield under its owner's control.
Creature - Human Cleric
Fiend Hunter (plst) CMA-10
Grave Researcher
At the beginning of your upkeep, surveil 1. Then if there are three or more creature cards in your graveyard, this creature becomes prepared. (While it's prepared, you may cast a copy of its spell. Doing so unprepares it.)
Creature - Troll Warlock
Grave Researcher // Reanimate (sos) 85
Grist, Voracious Larva
Deathtouch
Whenever Grist or another creature you control enters, if it entered from your graveyard or you cast it from your graveyard, you may pay
. If you do, exile Grist, then return it to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control.
Legendary Creature - Insect
Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm (mh3) 251Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm (mh3) 251
Hermit Druid
,
: Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a basic land card. Put that card into your hand and all other cards revealed this way into your graveyard.
Creature - Human Druid
Hermit Druid (inr) 202
Icetill Explorer
You may play an additional land on each of your turns.
You may play lands from your graveyard.
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, mill a card.
Creature - Scout Insect
Icetill Explorer (eoe) 192
Insidious Fungus
, Sacrifice this creature: Choose one —
• Destroy target artifact.
• Destroy target enchantment.
• Draw a card. Then you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped.
Creature - Fungus
Insidious Fungus (dsk) 186
Karmic Guide
Flying, protection from black
Echo
(At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
When this creature enters, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Creature - Angel Spirit
Karmic Guide (cma) 13
Kokusho, the Evening Star
Flying
When Kokusho dies, each opponent loses 5 life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
Legendary Creature - Dragon Spirit
Kokusho, the Evening Star (ima) 95
Llanowar Elves
: Add
.
Creature - Elf Druid
Llanowar Elves (plst) M19-314
Reveillark
Flying
When this creature leaves the battlefield, return up to two target creature cards with power 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Evoke
(You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters.)
Creature - Elemental
Reveillark (uma) 31
Saffi Eriksdotter
Sacrifice Saffi Eriksdotter: When target creature is put into your graveyard this turn, return that card to the battlefield.
Legendary Creature - Human Scout
Saffi Eriksdotter (tsp) 245
Sakura-Tribe Elder
Sacrifice this creature: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Creature - Shaman Snake
Sakura-Tribe Elder (plst) C18-160
Simulacrum Shaper
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
When this creature dies, draw a card.
Creature - Elf Druid
Simulacrum Shaper (fra) 113
Spore Frog
Sacrifice this creature: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.
Creature - Frog
Spore Frog (mh1) 180
Stitcher's Supplier
When this creature enters or dies, mill three cards. (Put the top three cards of your library into your graveyard.)
Creature - Zombie
Stitcher's Supplier (j22) 472
Studious First-Year
This creature enters prepared. (While it's prepared, you may cast a copy of its spell. Doing so unprepares it.)
Creature - Wizard Bear
Studious First-Year // Rampant Growth (sos) 162
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 - Giant
Sun Titan (c19) 76
Thalia and The Gitrog Monster
First strike, deathtouch
You may play an additional land on each of your turns.
Creatures and nonbasic lands your opponents control enter tapped.
Whenever Thalia and The Gitrog Monster attacks, sacrifice a creature or land, then draw a card.
Legendary Creature - Human Horror Frog
Thalia and The Gitrog Monster (mom) 255
Umbral Collar Zealot
Sacrifice another creature or artifact: Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
Creature - Human Cleric
Umbral Collar Zealot (eoe) 123
Vastlands Scavenger
Deathtouch
This creature enters prepared. (While it's prepared, you may cast a copy of its spell. Doing so unprepares it.)
Creature - Druid Bear
Vastlands Scavenger // Bind to Life (sos) 166
Voice of Victory
Mobilize 2 (Whenever this creature attacks, create two tapped and attacking 1/1 red Warrior creature tokens. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step.)
Your opponents can't cast spells during your turn.
Creature - Human Bard
Voice of Victory (tdm) 33
Wall of Roots
Defender
Put a -0/-1 counter on this creature: Add
. Activate only once each turn.
Creature - Plant Wall
Wall of Roots (ncc) 319
Warren Soultrader
Pay 1 life, Sacrifice another creature: Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Creature - Wizard Goblin Zombie
Warren Soultrader (mh3) 110
Wight of the Reliquary
Vigilance
This creature gets +1/+1 for each creature card in your graveyard.
, Sacrifice another creature: Search your library for a land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Creature - Knight Zombie
Wight of the Reliquary (mh3) 207
Witch Enchanter
When this creature enters, destroy target artifact or enchantment an opponent controls.
Creature - Human Warlock
Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow (mh3) 239Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow (mh3) 239
Wood Elves
When this creature enters, search your library for a Forest card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Creature - Elf Scout
Wood Elves (cma) 170
Zulaport Cutthroat
Whenever this creature or another creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Creature - Human Rogue Ally
Zulaport Cutthroat (gnt) 36

Creature

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Aura Shards
Whenever a creature you control enters, you may destroy target artifact or enchantment.
Enchantment
Aura Shards (plst) CMD-182
Birthing Ritual
At the beginning of your end step, if you control a creature, look at the top seven cards of your library. Then you may sacrifice a creature. If you do, you may put a creature card with mana value X or less from among those cards onto the battlefield, where X is 1 plus the sacrificed creature's mana value. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Enchantment
Birthing Ritual (mh3) 146
Dictate of Erebos
Flash
Whenever a creature you control dies, each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice.
Enchantment
Dictate of Erebos (plst) JOU-65
Guardian Project
Whenever a nontoken creature you control enters, if it doesn't have the same name as another creature you control or a creature card in your graveyard, draw a card.
Enchantment
Guardian Project (pip) 199
Mirari's Wake
Creatures you control get +1/+1.
Whenever you tap a land for mana, add one mana of any type that land produced.
Enchantment
Mirari's Wake (cmm) 928
Pernicious Deed
, Sacrifice this enchantment: Destroy each artifact, creature, and enchantment with mana value X or less.
Enchantment
Pernicious Deed (a25) 212
Survival of the Fittest
, Discard a creature card: Search your library for a creature card, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Enchantment
Survival of the Fittest (exo) 129

Enchantment

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Crop Rotation
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a land.
Search your library for a land card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Instant
Crop Rotation (dmr) 154
Stinging Study
You draw X cards and you lose X life, where X is the mana value of a commander you own on the battlefield or in the command zone.
Instant
Stinging Study (c21) 44

Instant

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Boseiju, Who Endures
: Add
.
Channel —
, Discard this card: Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or nonbasic land an opponent controls. That player may search their library for a land card with a basic land type, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. This ability costs
less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Legendary Land
Boseiju, Who Endures (neo) 266
Command Tower
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Land
Command Tower (eld) 333
Dryad Arbor
(This land isn't a spell, it's affected by summoning sickness, and it has "
: Add
.")
Creature Land - Dryad Forest
Dryad Arbor (tsr) 277
Field of the Dead
This land enters tapped.
: Add
.
Whenever this land or another land you control enters, if you control seven or more lands with different names, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
Land
Field of the Dead (m20) 247
Forest
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Forest
Forest (10e) 381
Gaea's Cradle
: Add
for each creature you control.
Legendary Land
Gaea's Cradle (wc99) ml321
Glacial Chasm
Cumulative upkeep—Pay 2 life. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
When this land enters, sacrifice a land.
Creatures you control can't attack.
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you.
Land
Glacial Chasm (ice) 353
Godless Shrine
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Plains Swamp
Godless Shrine (prna) 248p
Golgari Rot Farm
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
: Add
.
Land
Golgari Rot Farm (clu) 236
Isolated Chapel
This land enters tapped unless you control a Plains or a Swamp.
: Add
or
.
Land
Isolated Chapel (pdom) 241p
Lush Portico
(
: Add
or
.)
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
Land - Plains Forest
Lush Portico (mkm) 263
Marsh Flats
, 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 (mm3) 239
Overgrown Tomb
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Swamp Forest
Overgrown Tomb (pgrn) 253p
Phyrexian Tower
: Add
.
, Sacrifice a creature: Add
.
Legendary Land
Phyrexian Tower (mh3) 303
Plains
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Plains
Plains (shm) 283
Riftstone Portal
: Add
.
As long as this card is in your graveyard, lands you control have "
: Add
or
."
Land
Riftstone Portal (jud) 143
Shadowy Backstreet
(
: Add
or
.)
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
Land - Plains Swamp
Shadowy Backstreet (mkm) 268
Shifting Woodland
This land enters tapped unless you control a Forest.
: Add
.
Delirium —
: This land becomes a copy of target permanent card in your graveyard until end of turn. Activate only if there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard.
Land
Shifting Woodland (mh3) 228
Sunpetal Grove
This land enters tapped unless you control a Forest or a Plains.
: Add
or
.
Land
Sunpetal Grove (pxln) 257p
Swamp
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Swamp
Swamp (lrw) 292
Talon Gates of Madara
When this land enters, up to one target creature phases out.
: Add
.
,
: Add one mana of any color.
: Put this card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Land - Gate
Talon Gates of Madara (m3c) 134
Temple Garden
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Plains Forest
Temple Garden (pgrn) 258p
Underground Mortuary
(
: Add
or
.)
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
Land - Swamp Forest
Underground Mortuary (mkm) 271
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Each land is a Swamp in addition to its other land types.
Legendary Land
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth (tsr) 287
Verdant Catacombs
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Swamp or Forest card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Verdant Catacombs (mm3) 249
Windswept Heath
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Forest or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Windswept Heath (ktk) 248
Woodland Cemetery
This land enters tapped unless you control a Swamp or a Forest.
: Add
or
.
Land
Woodland Cemetery (pdom) 248p
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Each land is a Forest in addition to its other land types.
Legendary Land
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth (mh2) 261

Land

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Damnation
Destroy all creatures. They can't be regenerated.
Sorcery
Damnation (2x2) 73
Green Sun's Zenith
Search your library for a green creature card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Shuffle Green Sun's Zenith into its owner's library.
Sorcery
Green Sun's Zenith (2x2) 150
Life from the Loam
Return up to three target land cards from your graveyard to your hand.
Dredge 3 (If you would draw a card, you may mill three cards instead. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.)
Sorcery
Life from the Loam (rvr) 148
Living Death
Each player exiles all creature cards from their graveyard, then sacrifices all creatures they control, then puts all cards they exiled this way onto the battlefield.
Sorcery
Living Death (plst) A25-96
Wrath of God
Destroy all creatures. They can't be regenerated.
Sorcery
Wrath of God (cmm) 70

Sorcery

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Deck Info

Deck stats

20 pips - 15 cards
18 mana - 18 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 6 cards
30 pips - 22 cards
20 mana - 19 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 6 cards
41 pips - 33 cards
24 mana - 24 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
6 mana - 5 cards
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