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Karlov of the Ghost Council
- Commander 2015
Reviewed
June 23, 2017
Constructed: 3.00
Casual: 4.25
Limited: 3.00
Multiplayer: 3.13
Commander [EDH]: 4.25
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David Fanany
Player since
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Karlov of the Ghost Council
You may remember from one or both Ravnica blocks
that Teysa's surname is actually Karlov. I'm not
sure if this guy was her father, grandfather, or
a more distant relative. I suspect that
doesn't really affect his applications in
Commander, though.
Actually, I feel like he is worth considering in
a lot of different settings. His mana cost being
cheap definitely helps him in Commander, as he's
also likely to go to the graveyard more
frequently and the "tax" doesn't hurt him as
badly, but that also helps him for 60-card
formats where people often look for speed. He
has a growth rate that actually exceeds Ajani's
Pridemate in the Soul Sisters style of deck,
although his exile ability does take a long
time. I'm not sure I'd pick him over the
Pridemate every time, but he is certainly often
a good call even compared to the original Ghost
Council from Guildpact - between all the Soul
Sisters cards and things like Sorin Markov's +2,
he can actually take over a game pretty fast.
Constructed: 3/5
Casual: 4/5
Limited: 3/5
Multiplayer: 3/5
EDH/Commander: 4/5 |
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James H. |
Karlov of the Ghost Council (4/23)
Karlov is pretty good, all things considered.
He's cheap and quick to hit play, and his effect
is powerful. Black/white is very good at
bleeding effects and incremental life gain, and
getting six +1/+1 counters (only three separate
instances of life gain!) lets you exile a
creature for two mana. He's powerful in a shell
built to take advantage of Orzhov's various
taxing effects, and he can definitely make your
opponents have a hard time keeping anything on
board.
Constructed: 3
Casual: 4.5
Multiplayer: 3.25
Commander: 4.5 |
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